China News

News from China with a focus on human rights and religious liberty

Thursday, July 01, 2004

Marchers in Hong Kong demand democracy. Hundreds of thousands of people marched through Hong Kong today, demanding full democracy and venting anger at China's Communist leaders for denying them the right to directly elect their government. [BreakingNews.ie - World]
7:12:50 PM

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Thousands in HK protest march. A huge march takes place in Hong Kong, with protesters calling for full democracy and criticising their government. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition]
7:09:34 PM

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Xinhua's take on Hong Kong's "celebrations". China's official media reported on Hong Kong's "celebration" of the 7th anniversary of the handover, managing to not even mention the hundreds of thousands of protesters who took to the streets today. In the Xinhua report, one resident is quoted... [Feedster.com Results For: China]
7:07:08 PM

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Hong Kong Residents Push for Democracy (www.washingtonpost.com). Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in sweltering heat and humidity and marched through the valleys of Hong Kong's gleaming skyscrapers Thursday in a bold and spirited protest against China's refusal to expand elections in this former British colony. By Philip P. Pan. [washingtonpost.com - World]
7:04:22 PM

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US reaffirms push for political reform in Hong Kong after mass street protests (AFP). AFP - The United States reaffirmed its policy to push for greater democracy in Hong Kong after more than half a million people took to the streets of the Chinese-ruled territory to back calls for political reform. [Yahoo! News - World]
6:59:41 PM

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Hong Kong Stages Massive Democracy March. Angered by Beijing's decision ruling out full democracy in Hong Kong, hundreds of thousands of people marched Thursday to demand the right to choose their leader. [China - Topix.net]
6:56:57 PM

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Hundreds of thousands take part in Hong Kong pro-democracy march. ABC Online Jul 1 2004 7:43PM GMT [Moreover - China news]
6:49:19 PM

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9:20:27 AM

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Thousands Join Pro-Democracy March in Hong Kong. Protesters on Thursday demanded the right to elect their own leaders and lashed out at Beijing for clamping down on the territory's democratic aspirations. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [The New York Times > International]
9:18:57 AM

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Protesters pour onto HK streets [CNN World]
9:15:14 AM

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China selling organs of executed prisoners (WorldNet Daily). An outlawed religious sect in China is charging the government with torturing prisoners, executing them and trafficking in their body parts. The charge, by the banned Falun Gong group, is backed up by Chinese doctors and human rights experts who keep tabs on activities of the Beijing government. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for China Human Rights]
9:14:01 AM

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Ultrasound Or Ultra-Unsound Policy?. Gender imbalance woes in China blamed on modern technology A report recently in China's People's Daily looks at the growing gender imbalance in China and claims that it is as a direct result of modern technology which allows parents to find out the sex of an unborn child and then terminate the pregnancy if the child is a female. According to the report the National Population and Family [China Letter-News and Human Rights]
9:07:40 AM

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