International Herald Tribune - 1 hour
ago
By Graham Bowley Police officers loyal to Robert Mugabe, the
embattled president of Zimbabwe, struck back at the emboldened
opposition on Thursday, raiding its offices and arresting at least
two foreign journalists covering the disputed presidential
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/04/wchina104.xml
China has faced international condemnation on a new
front after jailing its most prominent young human rights activist
for three-and-a-half years.
Hu Jia, 34, was sentenced for inciting subversion after
a one-day trial in which he was accused of criticising the ruling
Communist Party.
Taipei Times, Taiwan - Mar 16, 2008
Police took away Chee Soon Juan ( 徐順全 ),
secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party, senior party
member Chee Siok Chin, and at least four
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