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News from China & asia with a focus on human rights and religious liberty.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
- Edmund Burke
Wednesday, October 01, 2003

Protesters in Hong Kong Demand Democracy. Pro-democracy activists scuffled with police early Wednesday at a flag-raising ceremony marking China's National Day holiday. Demanding an end to one-party rule by China's Communists, about 20 demonstrators chanted slogans including: "Atrocious regime stinks for 10,000 years." [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
12:11:39 PM    

China President Urges `democratic' Vote. President Hu Jintao called for a bigger public role in government and "democratic election," the government's official news outlet said Wednesday. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
12:11:21 PM    

Chinese No Longer Need Permission to Marry. Getting married in China became easier Wednesday as new rules took effect that eliminate a requirement for couples to get the permission of their employers before they tie the knot. The new marriage rules add to a series of social reforms that increasingly are liberating Chinese private lives from unpopular government controls. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
12:10:57 PM    

Activists: Food Aid in North Korea Sold. International food aid sent to ease the suffering of North Koreans is being sold on the black market for high prices, according to video footage released Wednesday by Japanese and South Korean human rights activists. The activists said the footage was secretly taken in September in Haesan, a North Korean town on the border with China. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
12:10:20 PM    

China loosens up marriage rules. Couples no longer need their employers' permission to get married, in an important move for individual rights. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition]
12:09:36 PM    

President of China Calls for a More 'Democratic' Vote. President Hu Jintao called for a bigger public role in government and "democratic election," the government said yoday. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: International]
12:09:00 PM    

Nepalese army 'beating rebels'. The army in Nepal says it has had significant successes against the country's Maoist rebels since the collapse of peace talks last month. [BBC News | South Asia | World Edition]
12:08:16 PM    

UNHCR Recognizes North Korean Refugees in China - Jubilee

12:06:29 PM    

Voice of the Martyr's Offers IDOP Kits

International Day of Prayer Kits are available at VOM. Order yours to spread the word about the persecuted church.


12:00:34 PM    

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER (IDOP) FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH - 9/16 NOVEMBER 2003 - ANS

International Day of Prayer (IDOP) for the Persecuted Church is approaching - mark your calender.


11:52:14 AM    

Protest Mars China's National Day Celebration - VOA

China's National Day celebrations were marred Wednesday when a man set fire to himself on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Police say the man was protesting after losing his job.


11:47:51 AM    

UZBEKISTAN: "PROTESTANTS CANNOT WORK AS TEACHERS," IDEOLOGY OFFICIAL
DECLARES - Forum 18

An ideology official in the town administration of Muinak in the autonomous
Karakalpakstan republic who helped have a Protestant sacked as a sports
teacher in a local school last July after he refused to renounce his faith
has explained why. "I am convinced that a Protestant may not work as a
school teacher in Uzbekistan," Jalgas Saidmuratov told Forum 18 News
Service. "Our state is moving towards Islam." The sacking of Lepesbai
Omarov violates Uzbekistan's constitution and religion law, which proclaim
Uzbekistan a secular state and outlaw discrimination on religious grounds.
Karakalpakstan is a religious freedom black spot, with only one non-Islamic
religious community that has been able to gain registration.

11:40:51 AM    



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