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China View » The complete text of U.S. House resolution 605: calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute, intimidate, imprison, and torture Falun Gong practitioners in China

Posted 26 minutes ago

Via The Epochtimes, Mar 16, 2010 -

HRES 605 IH 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 605

Recognizing the continued persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China on the 11th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party campaign to suppress the Falun Gong spiritual movement and calling for an immediate end …

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China View » Are You Being Followed by “the Man” ? (2)- Schools Have Become Sites of the Spies

Posted 62 minutes ago

He Qinglian, via SecretChina.com, Mar. 17, 2010- (cont’d)

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2. The Schools Have Become Sites of the Spies

Unfortunately, such a system does not only exist in Inner Mongolia as it did in years past, rather it is all around the country. There is a “System of Security Information Personnel” …

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» UK: Interrogation Policy Appears to Permit Complicity in Abuse of Detainees

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(London) - The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) should immediately clarify statements in its annual human rights report that appear to give a green light to complicity by UK security agencies in the mistreatment of terrorism suspects in other countries, Human Rights Watch said today.

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» UK: Interrogation Policy Appears to Permit Complicity in Abuse of Detainees

Posted 102 minutes ago

(London) - The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) should immediately clarify statements in its annual human rights report that appear to give a green light to complicity by UK security agencies in the mistreatment of terrorism suspects in other countries, Human Rights Watch said today.

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» UK: Interrogation Policy Appears to Permit Complicity in Abuse of Detainees

Posted 107 minutes ago

(London) - The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) should immediately clarify statements in its annual human rights report that appear to give a green light to complicity by UK security agencies in the mistreatment of terrorism suspects in other countries, Human Rights Watch said today.

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» Burma: Military Government Frees US Citizen

Posted 2 hours ago

The Burmese military government's release today of imprisoned US citizen Nyi Nyi Aung should be followed by the immediate and unconditional release of Burma's more than 2,100 political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today.

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» Burma: Military Government Frees US Citizen

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The Burmese military government's release today of imprisoned US citizen Nyi Nyi Aung should be followed by the immediate and unconditional release of Burma's more than 2,100 political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today.

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» Burma: Military Government Frees US Citizen

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The Burmese military government's release today of imprisoned US citizen Nyi Nyi Aung should be followed by the immediate and unconditional release of Burma's more than 2,100 political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today.

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» "Protect Jewelry Industry from the Taint of Blood Diamonds"

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~English translation of an op-ed published in the Swiss daily Le Temps on March 18, 2010

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» "Protect Jewelry Industry from the Taint of Blood Diamonds"

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~English translation of an op-ed published in the Swiss daily Le Temps on March 18, 2010

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» "Protect Jewelry Industry from the Taint of Blood Diamonds"

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~English translation of an op-ed published in the Swiss daily Le Temps on March 18, 2010

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Phayul Latest News » No further compromise possible on the issue of Tibet: Tibetan PM

Posted 7 hours ago

Prime Minister of Tibet’s government in exile Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche Thursday said there was no scope left for further compromise in its dealing with China on the issue of Tibet [Link]

Tibet Custom » German Parliament Hosts Meeting of Tibet Group Discussion

Posted 10 hours ago

Members of the Mr. Holger Haibach, Christian Democratic Party – Co-Chair of the Tibet
Discussion Group of the German Bundestag (first first left). From right: Kai Müller
(Managing Director International Campaign for Tibet Germany), Tseten S Chhoekyapa
(Representative of the Dalai Lama in Geneva), Mr. Volker Beck MP, Chief Whip … [Link]

Tibet Custom » His Holiness the Dalai Lama Praises India's Ancient Secular Traditions

Posted 10 hours ago

His Holiness the Dalai Lama (C) poses with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan (L) and Governor Rameshwar Thakur (R)/Photo:OHHDL

Bhopal: Praising the centuries old secular traditions of India, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said that they are more relevant in today’s world.

Delivering a lecture on human rights …

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Tibet Custom » Unconquerable Tibetan Voices Against Repression in Tibet: Report

Posted 10 hours ago

Dharamshala: Reports of peaceful protests by Tibetans in different parts of Tibet continue to surface as the Chinese government stepped up its crackdown prominently in the capital Lhasa and other Tibetan inhabited areas at the onset of this month.

According to reliable information received by the Central Tibetan Administration, innocent former …

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Tibet Custom » 'Let 1.3 billion Chinese people know the reality about Tibet'

Posted 10 hours ago

Dharamshala: Terming the media censorship in China as immoral, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said Thursday "the Chinese people have a right to know the truth about happening in Tibet".

His Holiness made the remarks at a press conference in Bhopal, capital of India's central state of Madhya Pradesh, where he …

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Phayul Latest News » Curfew like situation in the Tibetan capital

Posted 15 hours ago

The capital of the restive Himalayan region that saw one of the deadliest protests against the Chinese government in 2008 has been turned into a virtual fortr [Link]

Phayul Latest News » More Tibetan high school students arrested after fresh protests in Gansu

Posted 17 hours ago

At least 20 teenagers were taken into custody by police in the remote western town of Hezuo on Wednesday, shortly after a larger group began a protest, a hotel clerk there said. [Link]

Phayul Latest News » President Obama's Gift to the Dalai Lama

Posted 17 hours ago

When the Dalai Lama went to the White House last month, the media focused on China's predictable outrage at President Obama's guest. Others were disturbed by images of garbage sacks that the White House had failed to [Link]

Phayul Latest News » Compassion and love key to human rights, says Dalai Lama

Posted 17 hours ago

His Holiness the Dalai Lama said compassion, love and kindness are the basis for protection of human rights. The 74-year-old Tibetan leader was speaking yesterday [Link]

China View » Are You Being Followed by “the Man” ? (1) – Informer Is Everywhere in China

Posted 18 hours ago

He Qinglian, via SecretChina.com, Mar. 17, 2010-

While I was reading through information about the Chinese government hiring informers, my fingers automatically typed this topic on the keyboard, “Are You Being Followed by the Man?” It is indeed a question that any Chinese who cares about public affairs and who likes …

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China View » U.S. House Resolution Calls for End to Falun Gong Persecution in China

Posted 24 hours ago

WASHINGTON— In a landslide vote, the U.S. House of Representatives

LENDING A VOICE: In this file photo, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) speaks at a July 20, 2007 rally to memorialize the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong. The House of Representatives voted 412-1 …

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» Bangladesh: Hundreds Held One Year After Massacre

Posted 25 hours ago

(New York) - The Bangladeshi government should charge or release members of Bangladesh's border guards who have been held since the massacre of senior army officers and others a year ago, Human Rights Watch said today.

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» Bangladesh: Hundreds Held One Year After Massacre

Posted 25 hours ago

(New York) - The Bangladeshi government should charge or release members of Bangladesh's border guards who have been held since the massacre of senior army officers and others a year ago, Human Rights Watch said today.

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» Bangladesh: Hundreds Held One Year After Massacre

Posted 26 hours ago

(New York) - The Bangladeshi government should charge or release members of Bangladesh's border guards who have been held since the massacre of senior army officers and others a year ago, Human Rights Watch said today.

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