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    Jun 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Hong Kong may not be asylum NSA leaker Edward Snowden hoped for

    BEIJING -- Of all the places in the world for man on the run from the U.S. government, Hong Kong was an unlikely destination for Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program....

    Tags: Human Rights Watch, Politics, National Security, Civil Rights, Science and Technology

    2. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. China grants dissident's brother passport ahead of Xi-Obama meet

    Reuters
    By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, June 7 (Reuters) - China has granted passports to the mother and eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng which they hope to use to visit him in the United States, the brother said in Friday, a concession by...

    Tags: Personal Data Collection, Xi Jinping, Politics, Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events

    3. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. Grupos DDHH piden a Obama que presione a Xi por reos políticos en China

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, 6 jun (Reuters) - Legisladores estadounidenses y 30 grupos de derechos humanos exhortaron el jueves al presidente Barack Obama a utilizar una cumbre este fin de semana con su par chino, Xi Jinping, para presionar por la libertad de 16...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Karen Bass, Barack Obama, Liu Xiaobo, Bill Clinton

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. China warns blind dissident ahead of Taiwan trip

    Reuters
    BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - China warned blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng on Thursday to mind his language ahead of his trip next month to political rival Taiwan, on a visit which could infuriate Beijing if, as expected, Chen uses it to criticise...

    Tags: Travel, Dalai Lama, Taiwan, Trips and Vacations, Beijing (China)

    5. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Ai Weiwei at work on a heavy-metal rock album and movie project

    Ai Weiwei isn't able to leave Beijing because of his ongoing legal battles with the Chinese government, but the world comes to him. The artist is keeping busy with projects that include a planned heavy-metal album and a new movie.
    Ai Weiwei isn't able to leave Beijing because of his ongoing legal battles with the Chinese government, but the world comes to him. The artist is keeping busy with projects that include a planned heavy-metal album and a new movie. Ai's debut album...

    Tags: Festive Events, Politics, Ai Weiwei, Music, China

    6. Jan 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. China activists urge visits to confined wife of dissident

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    Her eyes showing anguish behind her glasses, Liu Xia whispers urgently into the ear of one of the Chinese activists who barrels past the guard at her Beijing apartment – a place that has become her prison. The brief video of their Friday...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Nobel Prize Awards, Politics, Civil Rights, New Year's Day

    7. Jun 27, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Chinese officials linked to forced-abortion scandal punished

    World Now
    Several Chinese officials tied to a forced abortion that spurred national outrage will be punished and one has already been dropped from his post, according to Chinese state media....
    8. May 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Blind Chinese Activist Chen Arrives In New York

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the two countries.
    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the...

    Tags: New York University, United Air Lines, Politics, Civil Rights, Hillary Clinton

    9. May 25, 2012 |Story| CNN
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    Tags: New York University, Politics, Trials, Human Rights, Justice System

    10. May 25, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  10. A Dissident Reminds Us Of Memorial Day's Value

    Memorial Day is — and should be — about remembering American sacrifices in war. It therefore may seem odd to look to a Chinese man as the exemplar of the holiday's meaning. But it is by no means a stretch. Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng...

    Tags: Holidays, Politics, Prisons, Human Rights, U.S. Embassy

    11. Jun 8, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Chinese village that blind activist escaped no longer on lockdown

    World Now
    The Times’ Barbara Demick recently reported on the surreal “virtual lockdown” of the Chinese village where blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng escaped. Weeks after Chen fled, his village and nearby ones were ringed by anywhere...
    12. May 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. South Korea marks Buddhist holiday amidst scandal

    World Now
    SEOUL -- South Korea marked a holiday honoring Buddha's birthday with services in 20,000 temples across the country amidst a scandal over the behavior of monks who had been filmed gambling, drinking and smoking in a hotel suite. About 22% of South Korea's...
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