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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

Friday, November 07, 2003

Chinese Villagers Sentenced for Protest. More than a dozen Chinese villagers were sentenced to up to four years in prison for fighting with police during a protest over their land, which was confiscated to make way for a coal mine, a human rights organization and court officials said Friday. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
1:39:04 PM    

PrayforChina.net   

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After a series of mass poisoning, 100 tons of Dushuqiang (rat poison) was confiscated and destroyed. 300 times more potent than cyanide. It is a common household chemical in Henan, Anhui and Hubei. These 3 provinces are also where the attack of Eastern Lightening is most violent. We urge your prayer for the safety of all the church workers there


1:37:10 PM    

Exodus 14:14. "The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent." [English Standard Version Bible Daily Verse]
1:34:58 PM    

AIDS and China's Economy. For whatever reason, the AIDS crisis in China seems to be yet another calamity to which many, inside China and outside, turn a blind eye. The UN is now warning that the epidemic may soon threaten China's economy: Peter Piot,... [The Peking Duck]
1:34:45 PM    

Internet subversives sentenced. An update: A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced a veteran pro-democracy activist to eight years in prison on subversion charges, including accusations that he posted anti-government articles on overseas Web sites, a human rights organisation said. He Depu, who was... [The Peking Duck]
1:34:24 PM    

China has no sexual harassment law. An article that tells us about the first lawsuit brought by a woman in Bejing against her boss (she was deemed paranoid and so lost), has this quote from Ding Juan of the All China Woman's Federation: "In China, if... [PRC News]
1:33:21 PM    

Chinese Villagers Sentenced for Protest. AP via Los Angeles Times Nov 7 2003 1:34PM ET [Moreover - China news]
1:31:00 PM    

AIDS at 'frightening' levels in China, expert says. Globe and Mail Nov 7 2003 1:44PM ET [Moreover - China news]
1:28:30 PM    

Groups Urge US to Increase Pressure on N. Korean Human Rights. Stephanie Ho Human-rights advocates are calling for the United States to put human-rights concerns higher up on the agenda in any discussion about North Korea's nuclear-weapons program. The activists also urged Washington to put pressure on China to do more... [Free North Korea!]
1:27:16 PM    

RFE/RL Central Asia Report

HEADLINES:
* CONTROVERSY OVER KAZAKH DRAFT LAW ON MEDIA
* TURKMENISTAN'S COTTON SERFS


1:15:58 PM    





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