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Amnesty Asks China to Free Anti-Olympic Activists

Saturday, December 08, 2007 9:30:00 PM

A London-based international human rights watchdog has called for China to free activists in custody for staging anti-Olympic protests over land grabs and forced evictions.   Full Story

Guantanamo Prisoners Get Day in U.S. High Court

Wednesday, December 05, 2007 6:53:00 AM

WASHINGTON—Lawyers for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay will argue in the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday that the prisoners' detention is unconstitutional, focusing renewed attention on the Unit ...   Full Story

Rights, Camera, Action

Sunday, December 02, 2007 9:20:00 PM

Australia's first ever Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) was launched in Melbourne last Thursday November 29 with a focus on action.   Full Story

Tiny Hong Kong Election Has Big Significance

Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:15:00 AM

HONG KONG—A by-election on Sunday to fill one seat in Hong Kong's 60-member legislature pits two celebrity politicians against each other, energising debate on democratic reform in a city that ...   Full Story

Human Rights Defender to Sue Regime Leaders for Information Censorship

Saturday, November 24, 2007 7:20:00 PM

Mainland rights defender Kong Qiang said he planned to sue the Minister of the Public Security and Information Industry during an interview with The Epoch Times on November 21.   Full Story

U.N. Rights Panel Rebukes Burma, Iran, North Korea

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 9:25:00 PM

A United Nations panel rebuked Burma, Iran and North Korea on Tuesday for human rights abuses, overcoming objections by developing nations that the move amounted to "demonization" of some states.   Full Story

'Special Administration' Targets Underground Churches in China

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 7:30:00 PM

Washington D.C.—China Aid Association (CAA), a Texas headquartered organization, said Chinese authorities' confidential documents show the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is secretly carrying on a " ...   Full Story

Musharraf's Last Days: The Beginning of the End of an Era

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 4:25:00 PM

Two weeks have transpired since Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf instated a "State of Emergency" in the country, yet the way Pakistanis have taken to the streets—all over the world—m ...   Full Story

Melbourne Welcomes the Torch of Freedom

Sunday, November 18, 2007 6:08:00 PM

The Human Rights Torch Relay, a worldwide campaign aimed at raising awareness about the human rights abuses in China, arrives in Melbourne, Australia.   Full Story

Chinese Rights Activist Sentenced to Five Years

Friday, November 16, 2007 7:20:00 PM

On November 14, Guo Feixiong, renowned mainland human rights activist, was charged with illegal business operation and sentenced to five years imprisonment and fined 40,000 yuan (approximately US$5,26 ...   Full Story

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