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One-Party Rule's No Fun

Fri, 10/13/2006 - 12:00

Any dicussion of China would be incomplete without sufficient mention of human rights violations. There's the case of Zhao Yan, made quite public in the States by the New York Times, but it's hardly emblematic of the systematic abuses regularly carried out.

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China rights activist a candidate for Nobel Peace Prize

Thu, 10/12/2006 - 12:00

A human rights activist once imprisoned by Chinese authorities on charges of leaking state secrets is a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize to be announced Friday.

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Olympic Committee Under Fire Over Beijing 2008

Thu, 10/12/2006 - 12:00

Illegal arrests, forced labor camps, brainwashing centers, organ harvesting, torture, murder, no freedom of press, Internet blockades, widespread corruption, and nepotism.

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Nobel Peace Prize speculation in full swing

Thu, 10/12/2006 - 12:00

 An activist who has campaigned for an ethnic Turkish-speaking minority in China as well as an incumbent and former president who helped end a long-running conflict in Indonesia were among favourites to win the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Do women have edge over men for Nobel Peace Prize?

Thu, 10/12/2006 - 12:00

Women candidates might have slightly better chances than men to win the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday from a secretive committee with a female majority aware that just 12 women have won since 1901.

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All eyes on Nobel Peace Prize possibles

Thu, 10/12/2006 - 12:00

The annual Nobel Peace Prize guessing-game has been gathering pace, ahead of an announcement on Friday by the secretive Norwegian committee.

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China: Uyghur Activist In Nobel Spotlight

Thu, 10/12/2006 - 12:00

Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer is regarded among the favorites for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo on October 13.

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The Long Arm of China's Secret Police Reaches Into the U.S.

Wed, 10/11/2006 - 12:00

The white van gunned into a busy Fairfax County, Va., intersection last January, turned right and sped at the line of cars across the yellow line, seeming to aim at the Hyundai Elantra waiting for the light to change.

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Editorial: Defending a dissident's right to speak out

Wed, 10/11/2006 - 12:00

Right here in Northern Virginia, foreign agents seek to intimidate a Chinese dissident nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. But 58-year-old Rebiya Kadeer, a former national parliament member and one of China’s most prominent human rights advocates, refuses to back down.

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China's Iron Grip - Beijing Harasses Dissidents -- Even in America

Mon, 10/09/2006 - 12:00

It's no secret that China in recent years has stepped up its repression of political, religious and journalistic freedoms, to only the mousiest of objections from the outside world.

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