821. Germany must take a stand for human rights in North Africa   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) has appealed to the German government to do more for human rights in North Africa. Europe must put more pressure on North African authoritarian governments to  

822. According to the STP, the Winter Games are becoming a mere propaganda event for Putin's repressive state. Arbitrary measures against civilians are likely to increase!   On Wednesday – 100 days before the official beginning of the Winter Olympics in Sochi – Russian President Vladimir Putin and IOC President Thomas Bach will announce the final spurt for the  

823. Destroyed cities, scorched earth – the severe human rights violations must be punished!   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) accuses all conflict parties in South Sudan of serious human rights violations and demands that those who are responsible must be punished. It is not enough  

824. Lower Saxony’s Economics Minister expected in Teheran (October 2nd)   Lower Saxony’s Economics Minister Olaf Lies (SPD) should champion the release of political prisoners in Iran, as urgently requested by the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) in Göttingen on  

825. Nepal: Border blockade and winter weather are a serious threat to hundreds of thousands of earthquake victims   The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) and the partnership organization Ketaaketi have called for an immediate end to the border blockade between Nepal and India, which has been going on for the  

826. Glacial melt due to climate change threatens Tibet and over one billion people in Asia - Dalai Lama concerned   … by Wikileaks in mid-December, the spiritual and international leader of the Tibetans told US diplomats as…  

827. Nigeria: Natives protest against the sale of oil fields. "The retreat of the oil companies is a calculated move against the indigenous peoples!"   The native people in Nigeria's Niger Delta announced that they are prepared to occupy the oil fields of the Nigerian Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in case the company decides to sell an  

828. A refugee tent in front of the “Neue Wache” in Berlin to draw attention to the tragic fate of the Rohingya   Last Friday, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) held a human rights vigil in front of the “Neue Wache” in Berlin, to commemorate the beginning of the mass exodus of 750,000 Rohingya from Burma  

829. Continuing arrests in Tibet: China imprisons family members as well   On the occasion of the arrest of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and more than two dozen other dissidents, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) points out that Chinese security forces do not shrink from  

830. Society for Threatened Peoples warns about escalating tension at the Belo Monte dam construction site in Brazil   … Arara tribes, the Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV) has issued a warning about the gravity of the…