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The National: Family's dangerous journey to safety
Excerpted from The National : The non-governmental organisation Human Rights in China last month published an account by the lawyer in which he described 50 days of torture in Sept 2007. The article, titled "Dark Night, Dark Hood, and Kidnapping by Dark Mafia," detailed severe beatings and electric...
March 17, 2009
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Deutsche Welle: 姚福信女儿姚丹谈父亲获释 (Yao Fuxin's daughter talks about her father's release from prison)
Excerpted from Deutsche Welle : 本周一，纽约中国人权中心公布了7年前因"聚众扰乱社会秩序"和"颠覆国家政权" 两项罪名被逮捕的中国劳工维权人士姚福信被辽宁省第二监狱释放的消息。 Access to the full text of this article may require a subscription and password. HRIC is not responsible for outdated web links to external sites. For more information on this issue: “Labor...
March 17, 2009
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AFP: China Denies Persecuting Family Of Rights Lawyer
Excerpted from AFP : State security personnel took Gao [Zhisheng] from his home village in the northwestern province of Shaanxi on Feb. 4 and he hasn't been heard from since, according to the New York-based Human Rights in China. Access to the full text of this article may require a subscription...
March 17, 2009
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AP: China releases 2 imprisoned intellectuals
Excerpted from AP : Human Rights in China said they were all in their 20s when they were detained, and the trial rested on three witnesses who also were members of the study group, one who was an informant for the Ministry of Public Security. After the conviction, all three witnesses said their...
March 14, 2009
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JURIST: China releases two democracy activists: rights group
Excerpted from JURIST : The Chinese government released two democracy activists Thursday after serving eight years of their ten-year prison sentences, according to US-based Human Rights in China (HRIC). [...] According to HRIC, all four of the dissidents, including the two who remain imprisoned, Xu...
March 14, 2009
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The New York Times: Two Chinese Dissidents Freed After Years in Prison
Excerpted from The New York Times : Human rights organizations have long sought the release of the men, citing the severity of their sentences and pointing out that none of those convicted were veteran dissidents. They say the defendants, all in their 20s and graduates of the country’s most...
March 13, 2009
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AFP: China frees two jailed dissidents: rights groups
Excerpted from AFP : They were both freed on Thursday but are subject to a two-year ban on speaking to foreign media or rights organisations without official approval, the New York-based Human Rights in China said in a statement late Friday. Access to the full text of this article may require a...
March 13, 2009
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TVOntario's The Agenda with Steve Paikin: Political Change in China?
Excerpted from TVOntario's The Agenda with Steve Paikin : The political fallout of a painful recession: what happens when the money starts drying up? Part II of The Agenda's special look at China and the global economic crisis. Guests: Gordon Chang , columnist at Forbes.com. Bernie Frolic ,...
March 12, 2009
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KCRW's To The Point: Getting to Know You - The Obama Administration and China
Excerpted from KCRW's To The Point : Host Warren Olney: Were you disappointed, as we have heard other human rights groups described as being? Sharon Hom: We were disappointed with both the substance and the strategy of how human rights were raised. [...] The message that clearly was received by the...
February 23, 2009
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Radio Netherlands Worldwide: The state of China's human rights lawyers
Excerpted from Radio Netherlands Worldwide : In the longer term, Sharon Hom of Human Rights in China is concerned that the harassment of rights defenders will increase as the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen protests nears. "This is a process where rights defenders are picked up, released,...
February 19, 2009
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