Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo Needs Your Help

https://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/c.6oJCLQPAJiJUG/b.8084361/k.63DD/May_Membership_Drive/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp?&msource=W1205ESMD1J Dear Tracy, As you read this, Chinese human rights defender Liu Xiaobo is wrongfully in jail. Police seized the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner from his home in Beijing and detained him in 2008. He was subsequently sentenced to 11 years in prison because he wrote a proposal advocating peaceful political change in China. He is currently incarcerated in Jinzhou prison. And until he is free, Amnesty will fight for his release. We've fought this kind of battle before. And we've won. Throughout Amnesty's 50-year history, we have helped release thousands of prisoners of conscience. You can help us free one more. Join our grassroots movement today. In our longstanding fight for human rights, we look to past success for strength and a reminder of what is possible. An extraordinary milestone in our efforts to protect human rights defenders was the release of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar in 2010. Recipient of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, Aung San Suu Kyi had spent nearly 15 of the preceding 21 years under detention and house arrest for supporting human rights and political freedom. Amnesty International applied relentless pressure until the military junta released her in November of 2010. It was a remarkable moment as Suu Kyi was sworn in as a member of the country's parliament earlier this month. We know that --- despite all odds – it can be done. Will you help us? To mark our 51st birthday on May 28, our goal is to recruit 1,500 new supporters who can help Amnesty put urgent pressure on repressive governments by: Mobilizing protests that raise the profile of specific cases of concern.   Empowering volunteers to put pressure on key leaders through creative tactics. Participating in global efforts like Amnesty's Write for Rights initiative, the world’s largest annual human rights event. Investigating human rights abuses through research missions to key countries. But we are only as strong as our members. Take the next step, and join Amnesty International with a gift of support. You can help make 2012 the year that Liu Xiaobo walks out of prison a free man. Sincerely, Michael O'Reilly Senior Campaign Director, Individuals at Risk Amnesty International USA
		"Liu Xiaobo is not forgotten, we will work as diligently for his release as we have for that of our sister Aung San Suu Kyi." - Jody Williams, Nobel Peace laureate
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