Radio Free China
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
Monday, November 10, 2003
This is the second day of prayer for the persecuted church worldwide.
9:35:45 AM
About 500 intellectuals in China and overseas have signed a petition urging Beijing to free Internet essayist Du Daobin, who was detained late last month for allegedly "subverting the state administration."
BEIJING - Authorities in China's eastern province of Zhejiang intent on curbing illegal religious activities have closed down hundreds of temples and 10 churches, a Hong Kong-based human rights group said on Sunday.
BEIJING, : A court here has turned down the appeals of four Internet dissidents who were sentenced to up to 10 years in jail for posting their views on social issues online, relatives said.
BEIJING, : A Chinese crackdown on online activism -- highlighted by a mounting wave of arrests and trials -- is unlike other recent government campaigns, because anyone can become a victim, experts said Monday.
8:51:58 AM
Time Asia:Exposing Pyongyang's Prison State. Human rights experts release a chilling report on North Korea's penal system Bryan Walsh North Korea is frequently referred to as a "gulag nation," but that must seem like empty rhetoric to the hundreds of thousands of North Koreans who... [Free North Korea!]
8:40:04 AM
Proverbs 3:5-6. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. [English Standard Version Bible Daily Verse]
8:31:07 AM