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Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
China Verdict on Dissident Hu Jia Due Thursday: Lawyer
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 31, 2008
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Lawyer Li Fangping told AFP on March 31 that the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court will deliver the verdict for AIDS activist and human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) on April 3. Li said Hu could be sentenced to over five years in prison. Hu was charged for inciting subversion of state power for political articles he posted online and for interviews he gave to foreign media.
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Bilateral Ties
US Senator Criticizes China for 'Unfair' Attacks on Dalai Lama
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), March 31, 2008
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Corruption
陈良宇案审后新披露 (Caijing Magazine Reveals More Details About Chen Liangyu's Trial)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/31/
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Human Rights Defender - Zhou Zhirong (周志荣)
因协助三峡失地农民维权而坐牢的周志荣周一获释 ( Three Gorges Petitioner and Human Rights Defender Zhou Zhirong Released from Jail)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/31/china
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Land Policy
湖北黄石农场职工集体上访抗议非法征地 (Hubei Farmers Petition Against Illegal Lang Grab)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/31/
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Law
新修订民诉法正式实施 法院会积极应对新变化 (Amended Civil Litigation Law Takes Effect on April 1; Courts to Proactively Face Changes)
Legal Daily, April 01, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/0705/2008-04/01/content
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Life Sentence for ATM Withdrawal Cut to Five Years
South China Morning Post, April 01, 2008
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Olympics
China Greets Olympic Flame with Pride and Tight Security
Reuters, March 31, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK20334
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中国出台六条意见加强实施外国记者在华采访规定 (Chinese Authorities Issue Six Recommendations on the Implementation of Regulations on Foreign Journalists' Work)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/31/
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Tibet
Verbal Attack Against Dalai Lama Heats Up
South China Morning Post, April 01, 2008
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Young Tibetans Question Path of Nonviolence
Christian Science Monitor, April 01, 2008
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0401/p01s01-woap.html
China: Tibet Arson Suspects Caught
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 31, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/china_tibet;_ylt=Am_wfjRFp
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Police Confirm Identities of 14 Civilians Killed in Lhasa Riots
Xinhuanet, March 31, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/01/content_
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XUAR
新疆和田市近千人抗议 餐厅至今不能正常营业 (One Thousand People Protest in Hetian City, XUAR)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/31/
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