251. The Society of Threatened Peoples asks the Emir of Qatar for help: Enlighten the fate of the two kidnapped Christian dignitaries!   The Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV) has appealed to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday to assist in the investigation of the fate of two Christian bishops. The 22th…  

252. The Society for Threatened Peoples warns that Islamists are trying to exclude the Copts in the new constitution   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) warns that Coptic people are about to be excluded from the Egyptian society. We are deeply concerned that the Islamist Al-Nour is trying to include the…  

253. The Society for Threatened Peoples STP (Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker GfbV) congratulates Ernst Tugendhat on his 80th birthday   We congratulate our patron, the philosopher and humanist Ernst Tugendhat on his 80th birthday today. His constant work for persecuted minorities has always helped our human rights work and evened…  

254. The Society for Threatened Peoples sends an appeal to the Interior Minister: Stop deporting children of refugees who were born or brought up here!   In 2011, the number of births in Germany has decreased by 15,000 compared to the year before. A problematic development that – according to many economists and entrepreneurs – is getting worse every…  

255. The Society for Threatened Peoples honors the commitment of Simone Veil, Simon Wiesenthal and Indira Gandhi for Sinti and Roma   On the occasion of the European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and Roma being awarded to Simone Veil, the former president of the European parliament, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP)…  

256. The Society for Threatened Peoples criticizes: Sochi 2014 - Putin persecutes minorities and human rights activists   The Russian people are still denied some important political and social rights – as was announced by the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) in the context of a human rights action in Kassel on…  

257. The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) appeals: "Please advocate for a fair dialogue between the Mapuche and the Chilean government"   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) addressed a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, asking her to use the opportunity of the EU-CELAC summit – which will take place in Santiago de Chile…  

258. The situation of the Guaraní-Kaiowá is getting more serious   Human rights activists from Europe are helping the indigenous Guarani-Kaiowá, who live in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and who feel left alone by the Brazilian government, to defend their land…  

259. The situation of Chechen refugees in Poland. Human rights issues   This report aims to improve the status of Chechen refugees by drawing the attention of the international community and responsible decision makers at all levels to their current situation. The…  

260. The scandalous judgment is a serious setback for the freedom of the press and the process of democratization in Burma/Myanmar   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) criticizes sentences against five journalists from Burma / Myanmar – ten years of imprisonment and forced labor – to be "outrageous" and "scandalous". The…