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China clamps down on the Internet once again
20 October 2009 at 17:14 by Steve B
At last year's Olympics, the Chinese authorities' restrictions on the Internet became quite a story, not least when international journalists attending the Games couldn't access a new Amnesty report exposing human rights abuses linked to the Olympics. The Chinese government's promise of complete media freedom during the Games was shown to be pretty hollow. However there was some reported easing of
A Day of Dignity
14 October 2009 at 17:15 by Steve B
Almost missed writing our blog today – the whole of Amnesty's UK Section has been in an all-day meeting, looking at how we're going to advance our campaigning work on social, economic and cultural rights (or to be less jargony, poverty and human rights).
Quite an eye-opener for me, as I haven't been closely involved with this work so far. What ...
Online free speech under attack in Cuba
13 October 2009 at 17:23 by Steve B
Yesterday, Cuban journalist Yoani Sánchez tweeted to her Twitter followers:
“The immigration office has just confirmed that they maintain the prohibition on letting me leave the country. This is the fourth time that has been refused permission by the authorities to travel outside Cuba in the past two years.”
Yoani was hoping to go to New York to collect an award ...
China's Big Party - but not everyone's invited
01 October 2009 at 14:20 by Steve B
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China and they're having quite a party. Not unlike the Olympics, it's an event that has been choreographed to the last detail, in this case down to each marching soldier and parading missile. As Isabel Hilton points out in her comment today, only a handful of people will watch the ...
Iran - you're havin' a laugh
29 September 2009 at 14:00 by Steve B
If you're in London tonight and at a loose end, head along to the Bloomsbury Theatre, where you can catch some of the UK's top comedy names performing to raise money for Amnesty and awareness of human rights in Iran.
It's a benefit gig with a personal story behind it: BBC sketch comedian Miriam Elia and Iranian human rights activist Hengameh ...