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Parole Refusal Sparks Fears For Jailed Chinese Dissident's Health

Veteran democracy activist Zhu Yufu's wife is warned not to speak out about his health.

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Mayor's Tweet Sparks Anger Over Chinese PX Plan

While government censors bar talk of the protest, comments fly thick and fast.
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Death Sentence for Zhejiang Woman Who Played Markets

Lin Haiyan is found guilty of illegal fundraising in what some say is a harsh blow to private enterprise in China.
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China Graft Probe 'Likely First of Many'

Top planning official Liu Tienan's dismissal is seen as an attack on political interests linked to ex-premier Li Peng.
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China's Sex Workers Suffer Attacks, Abuse

Chinese prostitutes risk HIV infection and fear harassment and violence from police, a report says.
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Man Sues Chinese Hospital Over Forced Psychiatric Admission

Lawyers say a new law should make it harder to commit people.
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Bereaved Parents 'Let Down' After 2008 Sichuan Quake

They say the ruling Communist Party has never investigated the widespread collapse of schools in the disaster.
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Lawyers Held, Beaten After Sichuan 'Black Jail' Visit

They were trying to help several hundred people held illegally, a lawyer says.
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China To Probe Zhang Yimou Amid Online Anger Over Children

The director faces the prospect of being fined millions of dollars.
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Mongolian Medical College Founder Jailed For Three Years

He is arrested in Guangzhou and accused of seeking political asylum.
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Chinese Police Detain Anti-Graft Activist's Supporters

Police question a lawyer who tried to visit Liu Ping, detained on subversion charges after calling for transparency.
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China's State Media Hits Out at Big Tweeters

Some fear the articles may herald a fresh crackdown on the country's hugely popular Twitter-like services.
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Chinese Netizens' White House Petition Draws Beijing Response

The appeal over the 19-year-old poisoning case gets more than 100,000 signatures.
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Official Children Get Crop of Chinese Graduate Jobs

Graduates with a parent in officialdom earn on average 15 percent more than their peers in their first job.
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Chinese Women With HIV Suffer Harassment and Stigma

Repressive policies hamper prevention goals, a leading doctor says.
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China Hits Back at Magazine Over Labor Camp Expose

Work on the May edition is delayed after last month's cover story draws official ire.
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Mongolian Herders Beaten for Refusing to Extend Lease to Chinese Farmers

The herders say they are victims of China's exploitation of resources.
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Chengdu Activists Held Ahead of Chemical Plant Protest

The demonstration falls on the sensitive May 4th Movement anniversary.
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Fears Grow in China Over Bottled Mineral Water

Standards for testing 'natural' bottled spring water date back to the 1950s.
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China's Mental Health Law Unlikely to End Petitioners' Incarcerations

Local authorities are still powerful enough to order psychiatric treatment.
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