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Guizhou Riots ‘Stem From Oppression’

2008-07-08

A provincial Communist Party boss and former top Party aide take aim at officials after rioting in southwestern China.

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Outspoken Buddhist Patriarch Dies

2008-07-08

Vietnam's outlawed Unified Buddhist Church plans a funeral for its outspoken patriarch.

Grisly Job for Burma's Volunteers

2008-07-06

A monk describes the grisly task faced by his team of volunteers in dealing with the bodies of those who died in Cyclone Nargis.

Girl's Death Probed After Riots

2008-07-02

Guizhou police have re-opened an investigation into the death of a schoolgirl in Weng'an county in southwestern China after a previous verdict sparked mass riots. Reporters witnessed an autopsy being performed on her body by provincial-level forensic experts.

Released Dissident Vows to Appeal

2008-07-01

Zha Jianguo was jailed nine years ago for "incitement to subvert state power." He has rejected attempts by police to keep tabs on him after his release and vows to continue to appeal his sentence.

Suspected Rioters Detained in China

2008-06-29

Police detain hundreds of people suspected of rioting over alleged mishandling of a teenage girl's death.

Quake Teacher Detained

2008-06-28

Chinese police detain a teacher who openly criticized the construction of schools that collapsed in the Sichuan earthquake.

Updates on Tibet

As communication becomes more difficult with people living inside Tibet, cell phone conversations with family and friends overseas and second-hand accounts continue to describe events. For security reasons, we do not identify some of our sources by name in order to protect them from retaliation.

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Burma: What Witnesses are Saying

Witnesses in Burma have been contacting RFA Burmese service staff with heartbreaking accounts of devastation, death, and a major humanitarian crisis in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Nargis. Read their first-hand accounts of the storm and its aftermath.


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