Posts Tagged ‘amnesty international’
posted by Jon King
on amnesty international, china, dalai lama, free tibet, human rights, illegal occupation, jon king, lhasa, new world politics, tibet
â— â— â— The brutal crackdown on Tibetan monks increases as West continues to turn a blind eye… Tibet: Chinese Brutality Just Gets Worse By “Heidi Minx”:http://www.care2.com/causes/author/heidiminx/ â— Care2 Kirti Monastery in the Ngaba prefecture of Tibet has been victim to Chinese repression for many years. On March 16, 2008, the Chinese police prohibited a [...]
posted by Jon King
on amnesty international, china, dalai lama, free tibet, human rights, illegal occupation, lhasa, new world politics, tibet
â— â— â— Dalai Lama to devolve power to a “freely elected†political leader of the Tibetan people… Dalai Lama To Resign Political Role “Agence France Press”:http://www.rawstory.com/rs/author/agencefrance-presse/ â— Raw Story DHARAMSHALA, India – The Dalai Lama announced Thursday his plan to retire as political head of the exiled Tibetan movement, saying the time had come [...]
posted by Jon King
on amnesty international, china, conspiracy, dalai lama, free tibet, human rights, illegal occupation, jon king, lhasa, potala, tibet
â— â— â— Wealthy Tibetan businessman sentenced to life in prison for allegedly donating funds to the Dalai Lama… Life In Prison For Supporting Dalai Lama “Free Tibet”:http://www.freetibet.org/campaigns/life-sentence-tibetan-former-darling-communist-party Tibetan millionaire, hotel owner and Communist Party member Dorje Tashi has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The elite businessman was detained shortly after the 2008 protests and [...]
posted by Jon King
on amnesty international, china, conspiracy, free tibet, human rights, new world politics, tashi dhondup, tibet
â— â— â— Hard labour for Tibetan poet and singer who dared write songs containing ‘subversive’ lyrics… Help Free Tashi Dhondup – Tibetan Singer And Poet “Care2”:http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/162/373/144/?z00m=19908122 Tashi Dhondup is languishing in a forced labour camp for his pro-Tibetan music. His crime? Writing songs. Dhondup was arrested following the 2009 release of a CD containing [...]
posted by Jon King
on amnesty international, china, conspiracy, cover-up, human rights, liu xiaobo, new world politics, nobel peace prize
â— â— â— Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize by risking everything to speak out for freedom and human rights in China—now he needs your voice… Free Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo “Amnesty International”:http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=14817&ICID=I1010A03&tr=y&auid=7157933 China expressed outrage last week over the Nobel committee’s decision to award its prestigious Peace Prize to incarcerated Chinese [...]
posted by Jon King
on amnesty international, aung san suu kyi, burma, conspiracy, cover-up, human rights, myanmar, new world politics
â— â— â— Amnesty International calls for immediate release of all prisoners of conscience in Myanmar… Free All Prisoners Of Conscience In Myanmar “Amnesty International”:http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=14811&ICID=I1010A01&tr=y&auid=7125324 The last time an election took place in Myanmar (also known as Burma), the results were ignored and the winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, was locked up. Twenty years later [...]
posted by Jon King
on amnesty international, aung san suu kyi, burma, conspiracy, human rights, myanmar, new world politics, political prisoner, pro-democracy leader
Amnesty International calls for the immediate and unconditional release of political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi… Time To Free Aung San Suu Kyi, Says Amnesty “Amnesty International”:http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=12656 On May 14, 2009, Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy, and two of her assistants were taken from her home to Insein Prison [...]
posted by Jon King
on amnesty international, childbirth, global poverty, healthcare, human rights, maternal death clock, pregnancy
Help Amnesty International prevent hundreds of thousands of women and girls from dying in pregnancy and childbirth… Stop The Maternal Death Clock: End Maternal Mortality “Amnesty International”:http://www.amnestyusa.org/demand-dignity/maternal-health-is-a-human-right/stop-the-maternal-death-clock-end-maternal-mortality/page.do?id=1691094 Beginning September 20 at 9am EST, the start of the Millennium Development Goals Summit, the Maternal Death Clock will begin to tick – keeping track of the total [...]
posted by Jon King
on amnesty international, gaza, human rights, illegal occupation, ism, israel, palestine, palestinian, settlements, taysir hayb, tom hurndall, west bank
Amnesty describe early release of Tom Hurndall’s killer as ‘symptom of wider Israeli crimes’… Israeli Soldier Who Murdered British Student To be Freed … 3 Years Early “ISM / Pal Solidarity”:http://palsolidarity.org/ The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) condemns the early release from prison of the Israeli soldier that murdered photography student and ISM volunteer Tom Hurndall [...]
posted by Jon King
on adultery, amnesty international, ashtiani, care2, death penalty, human rights, iran, mina ahadi, sakineh mohammadi ashtiani, womens rights
â— â— â— Amnesty International is heading up a worldwide effort to ban the barbaric practice of stoning in Iran… Stop The Stoning Of Ashtiani By Ximena Ramirez So far this year about 126 people in Iran have been executed. At any moment “Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of 2, could be the next”:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/05/iran.stoning/index.html?hpt=T2&fbid=Svu8QKz-XDE. Her [...]