Monthly Archives: April 2008

GU Amnesty Committee Minutes 27/04/08

Minutes after the jump

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AGM 08 – New Committee!

So we had our AGM and amongst other things we elected our new committee! Click the jump to see who they are and read the minutes.

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Hundreds abducted in Central Africa

Hey all this was posted on the website today, I thought I would put it up on the blog as recently the attention has been on china, therefore I think we should possibly get an urgent action going on this. … Continue reading

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Chinese Police Dressing As Monks

We were recently sent a number of images (shown after the jump) by someone close to what is going on in Tibet. I personally don’t want to identify them as it could potentially compromise their safety (whether this is likely … Continue reading

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Cabinet Split Over 42 Day Detention Limit

As part of their campiagn against the 42 day limit, Liberal Conspiracy brings us the news that there is a split in the cabinet over plans to extend the limit that terror suspects can be detained for without charge. The … Continue reading

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GU Amnesty Committee Meeting 10/3/08

Apologies for late posting.

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More Torch Troubles, And Why The Relay Is Fair Game For Protests

The Olympic torch saga continues, with the flame having a “secret parade” (a phrase which Libertyblog took exception to). Chinese officials recently declared that ‘no force‘ could stop the relay, and that any protests during the Tibet leg would face … Continue reading

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Olympic Torch Sparks Protests

By now, the olympic flame has made its way through both London and Paris, garnering the attention of both protests and One China ‘anti-protests’ alike. As usual, the BBC has a good writeup of what happened in both London and … Continue reading

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Human Rights in China getting worse, not better.

BBC report Amnesty report So, Amnesty says that Chinese human rights are getting worse ahead of the games, because they are ‘clamping down on dissent in order to portray a stable and harmonious image’. This is just one of many … Continue reading

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