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Gitmo Uyghurs Ordered Released

Breaking news just coming across the wires, from AP: A federal judge has ordered the release of a small group of Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the United States.In a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina (ur-BEE'-nuh) said... ...full story at Opposite End of China

from Opposite End of China on Tue, Oct 07 2008

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02 Jun 08 visit 17th Annual Conference: Rule of Law Chinese Experience 2/9  »  YouTube videoModerator: Judge Ronald Lew*, Senior United States District Judge, Central District of California
09 Oct 08 visit No release for Guantanamo’s Uighurs  »  Peking Duck “Appeals court blocks release of Guantanamo detainees”: A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the release of 17 Chinese-born Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba , a day after a landmark decision required them to be freed to the...
19 Oct 09 visit Sex video judge jailed for corruption  »  Shanghai Daily A JUDGE in east China's Zhejiang Province has been jailed for 9 1/2 years for corruption discovered during an investigation into a sex video scandal. Guo Jian, a former deputy presiding judge of Wucheng District...
29 Apr 09 visit Chinese President Hu calls for stepped-up efforts to prevent swine flu  »  People's Daily China went on full alert Tuesday to guard against swine flu, as authorities ordered round-the-clock monitoring of the deadly virus and suspension of pork imports from Mexico and the United States. Chinese President Hu Jintao Tuesday ordered the...
22 Apr 09 visit Review ordered for jailed defamation man  »  Shanghai Daily THE case of a man jailed for defaming a local government is being reviewed. The Erdos Intermediate People's Court is reviewing the case on the instructions of its chief judge, court officials told Xinhua news...
24 Apr 09 visit Commentary: "Wangzhihe" case boosts Chinese companies' morale  »  People's Daily When the Bavarian Supreme Court ordered a German company to stop pirating the logo and trademarks of the century-old Chinese "Wangzhihe" brand, it took the judge a mere five minutes to read the ruling. But as a major trade player which has entered...

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