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Quake Activist Gets Five Years

2010-02-09

Two Chinese activists look set to stay in jail.

Tank Victim Gets US Asylum

2010-02-09

A victim of China's 1989 crackdown says he's looking forward to his new life.

Chinese Authors Mull Lawsuit

2010-02-08

Burned by rampant piracy at home, Chinese writers now take aim at Google.

Urumqi’s Winter of Discontent

2010-02-08

Chinese authorities anticipate more Uyghur unrest over the year's biggest holiday.

Vietnam's Street Children

2010-02-05

Who will help the hundreds of children living on the streets of the capital?

Dissidents Named for Peace Prize

2010-02-05

Chinese authorities aren't celebrating these nominees.

Lawyer ‘Missing’ for a Year

2010-02-04

A Chinese rights lawyer’s disappearance in custody raises cries of alarm.

Karen Said To Face Danger

2010-02-03

Fears mount that Thailand will force ethnic Karen refugees to return to a heavily mined area in Burma.

Resettlement in ‘30 Days’

2010-02-03

Two Uyghur Guantanamo detainees could be sent to Switzerland within one month.

Obama to Meet Dalai Lama

2010-02-02

President Barack Obama says he will meet with the Dalai Lama, as talks stall between the Chinese government and the Tibetan government-in-exile.

Activist Sent to Mental Hospital

2010-02-02

Chinese police have confined another Charter 08 signatory.

Uyghur Decision Imminent

2010-02-02

Will Switzerland resettle two Uyghur men held for years at Guantanamo Bay?

‘Rape’ Drugs Sold Online

2010-02-02

Chinese sellers tout drugs as aids for sexual assault.

Activist Will Go Home

2010-02-01

Chinese rights activist spent months in an airport.

Junta Frees Boy Soldier

2010-02-01

Experts say Burma still has numerous child conscripts.


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