291. "Europe is betraying its constitutional ideals" - Criticism of human rights issues being left out during the EU-China Summit   …Before the opening of the 15th EU-China Summit in Brussels on Thursday, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) accuses the European Union (EU) of trying to avoid any discussions about human rights issues during the…  

292. Native inhabitants are more and more suppressed by mega-projects of the Russian government   On occasion of the summit held by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Vladivostok, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) points out that the native inhabitants of the Russian Far East  

293. Chancellor must advocate for a real dialogue between the Chinese and the Tibetans!   …Prior to Chancellor Merkel's visit to China, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) asked her to try to persuade the Chinese government to take up the dialogue between China and Tibet again. "Judging by the bitterly…  

294. Five self-immolations in one week: When will the world hear the Tibetans' call for help?   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) warns of a dramatically escalating crisis in Tibet. Never before have five Tibetans in a single week set themselves on fire to protest the Chinese policies on  

295. Hamburg should do more for human rights in twin town of Shanghai   … Peoples and the Hamburg branch of the Tibet Initiative Germany to mark the opening of the annual “China Time” event in the Hanseatic city. Human rights campaigners and political prisoners are pinning their…  

296. 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…  

297. Chinese hacker-attacks on Uyghur human rights activists   Just before the third anniversary of the serious riots in Urumqi on July 5, 2009, Chinese hackers attacked the computer systems of several Uyghur human rights activists living in exile – trying to  

298. World Refugee Day   On occasion of the World Refugee Day on Wednesday, the General Secretary of the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), Tilman Zülch, comments: As a "Refugee Nation", Germany should also accept  

299. Serious allegations against China: Systematical breaches of the Convention against Torture – at least 114 Tibetans died in custody since March 2008   … died in police custody, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) accused the People's Republic of China of violating the Convention against Torture systematically. Our human rights organization knows the…  

300. China is trying to force 1.2 million nomads of the People's Republic to settle until 2015   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) in Göttingen sharply criticizes the Chinese government's plans to force at least 1.2 million nomads in the People's Republic to settle until the year 2015. If