Two Chinese women in their 70s who applied to hold a protest during the Olympic Games were ordered to spend a year in a labour camp, a relative said Wednesday, as more foreign activists were detained. ...full story at CNews
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| 13 Aug 08 |
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pro-Tibet activists were detained during a protest »
YouTube video Activists, journalist detained 2:35
A journalist and pro-Tibet activists were detained during a protest near an Olympic venue.Like another nazi agenda
for usa empire |
| 13 Aug 08 |
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Journalists Protest After Correspondent’s Detention » China Journal The Foreign Correspondents Club of China is demanding an apology from Chinese authorities, who they say roughed up and detained a British journalist after he covered a Free Tibet protest close to the main Olympic zone. According to a statement by the... |
| 22 Aug 08 |
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China: Protesters' Trap » Global Voices Two 80 years old protesters was sent to labour education camp as they insisted to demonstrate in the Olympic protest area. Zhongoutese was very angry and said that the Olympic protest area was a trap for dissents. |
| 30 Nov 07 |
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China: Labour Protest » Global Voices Hunan BBS has a citizen report on a labour protest in Dongguan. Photos show that there are thousands of workers gathering outside the electronic factory demanding an increase of salary (zh). |
| 02 Mar 08 |
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Shanghai stops maglev protests, but smaller forms of protest go on » Shanghaiist A group of Shanghai residents who had applied to the government for the right to hold an anti-maglev protest were rejected by the government. Despite this, small numbers of them intended to go on another "walk" in order to publicly air their grievances.... |
| 18 Aug 08 |
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Beijing Approves No Protests to Date » China Journal The score so far: Government, 77; Protestors, zero. Ten days into the Olympic Games, Chinese authorities have disclosed how many applications they have received to hold demonstrations in special protest zones, but noted that none have been approved and... |
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