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"Do you know what I want? I want justice--oceans of it.
I want fairness--rivers of it.
That's what I want. That's all I want." [Amos 5:24]
Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Hackers try to scupper Hong Kong rally. Sydney Morning Herald Jul 1 2004 0:12AM GMT [Moreover - China news]
. 10:22:27 PM    comments []

New Uighur Leader Calls for Non-Violent Opposition to China (with audio) [VOANews.com Headlines]
. 10:14:45 PM    comments []

Dalai Lama Meets Followers Despite Threat. Thousands of Indian Buddhists and Tibetan refugees attend ceremony near China-Tibet border [OhMyNews [International] - ExPress News [RSS feed]]
. 5:35:09 PM    comments []

N. Korean Defectors Seek Refuge in Beijing German School. Chosun Ilbo, Conservative daily of Seoul, South Korea [Breaking News Headlines from Around the World, Powered by Worldpress.org]
. 4:48:13 PM    comments []

'We Want to Make a Light Baby' (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - GENEINA, Sudan, June 29 -- At first light on Sunday, three young women walked into a scrubby field just outside their refugee camp in West Darfur. They had gone out to collect straw for their family's donkeys. They recalled thinking that the Arab militiamen who were attacking African tribes at night would still be asleep. But six men grabbed them, yelling Arabic slurs such as "zurga" and "abid," meaning "black" and "slave." Then the men raped them, beat them and left them on the ground, they said. [Yahoo! News - Top Stories]
. 1:15:38 PM    comments []

Human rights group calls for release of detained Chinese activists. ABC Online Jun 30 2004 1:50PM GMT [Moreover - China news]
. 1:13:30 PM    comments []

Hong Kong Braces for Big Democracy March. Beijing has told Hong Kong residents they can't directly choose their next leader, but thousands were ready to march Thursday, demanding universal suffrage and venting anger at the territory's unpopular government. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
. 1:10:13 PM    comments []

Sudan: Those responsible for war crimes must be held accountable. As US Secretary of State Colin Powell, and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan hold talks today with Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, Amnesty International calls on the leaders to end the impunity of those who have caused human rights and humanitarian tragedies in Sudan. [Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases]
. 1:09:03 PM    comments []

TURKMENISTAN: EU plans five-year aid package. The European Union (EU), under its Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States (TACIS) programme, plans to invest up to 35 million euros (US $42.5 million) in Turkmenistan over a period of five years. [United Nations - IRIN Asia Service]
. 1:08:12 PM    comments []

HK gears up for huge protest. Several hundred thousand people are due to take part in a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong on Thursday. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
. 1:04:38 PM    comments []

China's dams put Mekong on knife's edge, says researcher. China's damming of the Mekong River to help power its economy could pose a grave threat within a decade to the livelihoods of millions of Southeast Asian farmers and fishers, an Australian researcher said on Tuesday. [China - Topix.net]
. 9:16:08 AM    comments []

Hong Kong's first pro-democracy rock concert hits the right note [ChannelNewsAsia]
. 9:14:21 AM    comments []

Falun Gong dissident shot in Joburg. A member of China's banned Falun Gong movement has been shot in a Johannesburg drive-by attack - and the group claims the Chinese government is responsible. [China - Topix.net]
. 9:12:21 AM    comments []

Hong Kong's democracy champion wants talks with China (Houston Chronicle). HONG KONG - Hong Kong democracy champion Martin Lee said on today that he hoped Beijing would open official talks with the city's pro-democracy forces soon but vowed not to compromise on demands for more voting rights. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for China Human Rights]
. 9:11:18 AM    comments []

China Tries to Block News on Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy March (New York Times). The march on Thursday will protest Beijing's decision not to allow general elections in Hong Kong. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for China Human Rights]
. 9:09:25 AM    comments []

2 Timothy 2:22. So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. [English Standard Version Bible Daily Verse]
. 9:05:46 AM    comments []

Four North Koreans Enter German School in Beijing:Activists (donga.com). BEIJING, June 30 (Yonhap) - Four people claiming to be North Korean defectors made their way into a German government-run school in Beijing around 6 p.m. Wednesday,  human rights activists said. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for China Human Rights]
. 9:00:50 AM    comments []

Cambodia Parties to Share Power. Cambodia's two main political parties signed an accord Wednesday to share power, ending 11 months of political paralysis that was holding up the country's World Trade Organization bid and efforts to try Khmer Rouge suspects. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
. 8:57:02 AM    comments []

In Sudan, Militiamen Use Rape as a Weapon (www.washingtonpost.com). Interviews with two dozen women yielded reports that tribal fighters known as Janjaweed were raping African women as a seemingly systematic campaign to humiliate the women, their husbands and fathers, and to weaken tribal ethnic lines. By Emily Wax. By By Emily Wax. [washingtonpost.com - World]
. 8:42:53 AM    comments []

Act fast on Darfur or face new Rwanda, Chad president urges (AFP). AFP - The world must move quickly to avoid a repeat of the Rwandan genocide in Sudan's western Darfur region, Chadian President Idriss Deby said. [Yahoo! News - World]
. 8:38:03 AM    comments []



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