181. Ilham Tohti wins EU's Sakharov Prize   … professor is a tireless mediator between Uyghurs and Han Chinese - Fierce protests expected in China  

182. There is reason for doubt about Beijing's commitment towards reforms   …The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) expresses skepticism about China's plans to abolish labor camps and reeducation camps. China's government is a world champion in announcing intentions, but shows no real…  

183. Unjust sentence against professor for literature from Nanjing Former university professor sentenced to ten years imprisonment for appeals for democracy   … has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment because he spoke out for the democratisation of China. Thereafter his political rights will be withdrawn for three years. The Society for Threatened Peoples…  

184. German human rights activist excluded from UN conference   Following the exclusion of a German human rights activist from a UN conference in New York, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) accused the world organization of ignoring its own principles.  

185. No German trade partnership with Kazakhstan without human rights!   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) criticized the German government's planned commodity trading partnership with Kazakhstan, because this Central Asian nation violates basic human rights and  

186. The Pope must advocate for protection of refugees from North Korea and their helpers   … to South Korea. Every year, about 1,500 people flee from North Korea to South Korea, mostly via China and other countries in south-eastern Asia.  

187. Three monks sentenced to long prison terms for "inciting self-immolation"   … and two of his employees have been sentenced to long prison terms for "inciting self-immolation" in China's province of Qinghai. China's authorities are trying to use this wrong judgment to intimidate the…  

188. Don't forget human rights! Alarming situation in Tibet: 6 self-immolations in the past 13 days   … to EU Commission president José Manuel Barroso to address the alarming situation in Tibet at the EU-China summit to be held this Wednesday in Beijing. The grievous human rights situation should not be left out…  

189. EU must show commitment to have imprisoned Uyghurs released   … talks with the Egyptian government to try and have more than 200 imprisoned Uyghur students from China released.  

190. Panchen Lama abducted 25 years ago (May 17)   11th Panchen Lama missing for 25 years: Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was abducted on May 17, 1995 The Dalai Lama had recognized the six-year-old as the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen