04.07.2017 – Vor dem Treffen des chinesischen Präsidenten Xi Jinping mit Angela Merkel appelliert Reporter ohne Grenzen (ROG) an die Bundeskanzlerin, sich öffentlich für die Freilassung inhaftierter Journalisten und die Ausreise des schwerkranken Friedensnobelpreisträgers Liu Xiaobo einzusetzen.
Eight years after unrest in Urumchi, families are still unsure of the fate of their loved ones
Die demokratischen Freiheiten werden bedrängt
(Shenyang, Liaoning—June 28, 2017) ChinaAid calls for the full, immediate, and unconditional release of Chinese writer, democracy advocate, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo in order to honor his wish to seek medical treatment abroad.
June 29, 2017 - Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang are ordering residents to hand in all digital devices for “checking” at local police stations by Aug. 1, as part of an operation targeting “terrorist videos,” according to an announcement and official sources.
The letter states:
"The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo has been diagnosed with liver cancer. His wife, Liu Xia, who has been under house arrest for almost seven years, is also ill.
Exactly a year ago, the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission published a report on China's human rights crisis.
June 27, 2017 - Jailed former Chongqing chief Bo Xilai has been released from prison, where he was serving a life prison term for corruption and abuse of power, after being granted medical parole following a diagnosis of liver cancer, RFA has learned.
