221. Global Conference of Confucius Institutes in China (December 7/8)   …On occasion of the 9th global Conference of Confucius Institutes (December 7/8) in Xiamen, China, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) demands that the German Bundestag should conduct a hearing to clarify what…  

222. China announces the end of organ harvesting: Doubts concerning "voluntary" organ donations   …The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) raises doubts concerning China's statement about the end of organ harvesting from executed prisoners unless the organ donations are 'voluntary'. Prisoners of conscience and their…  

223. German-Chinese Human Rights Dialogue in Berlin (December 4)   …Given the escalating human rights violations in China, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) suggests that the Human Rights Dialogue with the People's Republic should be suspended. In the relations to China, the…  

224. "China Time" in Hamburg – Celebrating the partnership with Shanghai (November 4)   …On occasion of the beginning of the "China Time" in Hamburg, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) and Hamburg's regional group of the Tibet Initiative Deutschland e.V. (TID) demand that the Hanseatic city must show…  

225. China: Harsh criticism of the death sentences against 27 Uyghurs   …The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) is shocked by the death sentences against 27 Uyghurs on Monday in China – and expressed harsh criticism. Considering several eyewitness reports, there are legitimate doubts about…  

226. A new human rights report documents increasing attacks on human rights activists in China   … a new human rights report, which documents the increasing persecution of human rights activists in China. In the 56-page long report, the STP lists 347 examples of human rights activists in the People's…  

227. Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng's wife Geng He speaks out about his health   … the religious freedom of the persecuted Christians and Falun Gong practitioners. For the lawyers in China, such commitment is especially risky, because the authorities often punish them by withdrawing the…  

228. Merkel should use the bilateral meetings in China to advocate for democracy in Hong Kong and on behalf of persecuted human rights activists   … to Chancellor Angela Merkel, asking her use next week's bilateral meetings between Germany and China in Berlin to advocate for a political reform and for more dialogue in Hong Kong.  

229. China: Life Sentence Against the Uyghur Professor Ilham Tohti   … Peoples (STP) sharply criticizes the life sentence against the Uyghur professor Ilham Tohti in China. "This is an unjust ruling – a politically motivated sham to silence unwanted critics," said…  

230. Human rights organization honors human rights activist   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) decided to present Bernard Kouchner, the former French Foreign Minister, with the Victor Gollancz Prize – an award for his lifelong commitment to fight human