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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
- Edmund Burke
Wednesday, January 28, 2004

Falun Gong sues China minister. Four members of the spiritual Falun Gong movement file a suit in Paris against visiting Chinese Minister Sun Jiazheng. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition]
10:30:44 AM    

China tightens web control. Amnesty International reports a big increase in internet-related arrests in China as online activism grows. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition]
10:30:27 AM    

INDIA: A young man fighting against police corruption received death threats and his sister was kidnapped [Asian Human Rights Commission website]
10:30:05 AM    

N. Korean Capital Offers Some Fine Dining. Many North Koreans barely get enough to eat. But the capital of the totalitarian state is awash in good restaurants for those who can afford it, according to a guide compiled by three foreign aid workers. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
10:28:39 AM    

Group Wants China to Free 54 Dissidents. Amnesty International called Wednesday for the release of 54 people jailed in China for expressing opinions on the Internet, citing a "dramatic rise" in the number detained for anything from political speech to spreading news about SARS. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
10:28:10 AM    

Kurds' Dream Clashes With U.S. Plans. There is growing concern among Iraq's Kurds that the United States will once again abandon them midway in their age-old aspiration to set up a federal Kurdish state. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
10:27:13 AM    

MyDoom email worm spreads. Online: A self-replicating computer worm which hijacks email systems and installs a back door for hackers to access is spreading around the globe. [Guardian Unlimited]
10:26:35 AM    

China Finds Birds With Virulent Strain of Flu in 3 Provinces. The announcement by China coincided with a call for donor nations to help pay for Asia's fight to forestall a lethal epidemic in humans. By Keith Bradsher. [New York Times: International]
10:24:06 AM    

China Urged to Free 54 Jailed in Internet Use. Amnesty International called for the release of 54 people jailed in China for expressing opinions on the Internet. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: International]
10:23:32 AM    

1. China: E-repression leads to dramatic rise in those imprisoned for expressing opinions online. Amnesty International Jan 28 2004 12:13PM GMT [Moreover - China news]
10:22:42 AM    



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