The Washington Post does an in-depth report on the death penalty in China, with special mention to Wo Weihan, executed for espionage, and Du Yimin, the owner of a beauty salon in Zhejing, who is appealing against her sentence: Wo told his family he... ...full story at Danwei
from Danwei on Thu, Dec 25 2008
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| 20 Apr 08 |
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If The Death Penalty Was An Olympic Sport - Tracey Curtis »
YouTube video If the death penalty was an olympic sport at the upcoming Beijing Olympics, China with its appaling human rights record would win the olympic gold medal. Over 1000 recieved the dealth penalty alone in 2006, with the USA and IRAN recording the 2nd and 3rd... |
| 13 Jan 09 |
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Court upholds parlor owner's death sentence » Shanghai Daily A COURT in east China has upheld the death penalty for the owner of a beauty parlor convicted of fraud and illegally raising more than 700 million yuan (US$102 million). Du Yimin, 44, was sentenced to death at... |
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Update: Wo Weihan » James Reynolds An update on the case of Wo Weihan, the Chinese businessman sentenced to death for espionage. (See also: 'Taiwan spy' executed by Beijing). On Friday evening, we received a statement from Mr Wo's family. Extracts below: Today, our beloved father, Wo... |
| 23 Mar 08 |
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Woman boss gets death penalty for fraud in E China » People's Daily A woman boss of a beauty parlor has been sentenced to death in east China's Zhejiang Province, convicted of fraud and illegally raising fund of more than 700 million yuan (100 million U.S. dollars), a local court has said. Du Yimin, ... |
| 26 Mar 08 |
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Beauty salon fire kills 8 in Hebei » Shanghai Daily A FIRE killed eight waiters today in a beauty salon in Tangshan City, Hebei Province, Xinhua news agency reported. The fire occurred at 4:30pm when Liu Di, the owner of the salon, and 10 waiters were sleeping in the Xiulizi Beauty Salon Company, the... |
| 25 Jun 09 |
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Six people executed for drug making, trafficking in China » People's Daily Six people who had been sentenced to death penalty on charges of drug making and trafficking were executed on Thursday morning, China's Supreme People's Court said. The death penalty was carried out on the eve of the annual International Day... |
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