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Hospital: Nobel Peace dissident Liu's condition 'critical'
Kyodo News, Published on 11/07/2017
» SHENYANG - Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer, is in "critical" condition, the hospital treating him said Monday.
Mahathir's comeback revives opposition as polls loom
News, Published on 07/07/2017
» Prime Minister Najib Razak won Malaysia's last general election, despite losing the popular vote. Since then, he has been embroiled in a corruption scandal that has been investigated in a half-dozen countries.
NKorea frees US college student - in a coma
Associated Press, Published on 14/06/2017
» WASHINGTON - North Korea has released an American college student who was serving a 15-year prison term with hard labour for trying to steal a propaganda banner.
In reversal, Chinese lawyer confesses
New York Times, Published on 09/05/2017
» BEIJING -- Before the Chinese human rights lawyer stood trial for subversion, he wrote a letter saying he would confess to such charges only if he was tortured.
US agents foil Chinese, spirit family out of Thailand
Associated Press, Published on 08/05/2017
» BEIJING - Stuck in a Bangkok jail with a deportation order against her, Chen Guiqiu waited with dread over what seemed certain to come next. A Thai immigration official showed her surveillance video of the jail entrance, where more than a dozen Chinese security agents were waiting.
China activist tried for subversion, 4th case in 4 days
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» BEIJING - A Chinese human rights activist was on Friday given a three year suspended prison sentence for subversion, state media said -- the fourth such case this week as authorities crack down on dissent.
China jails rights lawyer for seven years: Xinhua
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» TIANJIN (CHINA) - A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer was convicted of subversion and sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday, state media reported -- the third such trial this week as authorities crack down on dissent.
Suspended jail sentence for China protester
AFP, Published on 02/08/2016
» BEIJING - A Chinese court on Tuesday handed a rights activist a three year suspended jail sentence for organising street demonstrations, state media said, the latest conviction in a sweeping crackdown on dissent.
China charges lawyer, activists in sweeping crackdown
AFP, Published on 15/07/2016
» BEIJING - Chinese prosecutors on Friday said they had formally charged a prominent human rights lawyer and three activists with "subverting state power" a year after detaining them in a sweeping crackdown.
China jails three 'civil disobedience' activists
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» BEIJING - A Chinese court sentenced three activists to prison on Friday for allegedly attempting to start a non-violent civil rights movement, campaign groups said, the latest example of the Communist Party's intensifying crackdown on dissent.