Topic: Political Dissent
AP News | 2010-02-04 03:20:01
1 year on, China still silent on missing lawyer, sign of indifference to outside pressure
One of China's most daring activist lawyers disappeared a year ago Thursday, and the government that so closely monitored him has not explained where he is, infuriating even those used to Beijing's indifference to outside pressure on human rights. High-profile dissidents have disappeared ...
AP News | 2010-02-02 20:43:29
FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2009 file photo, pro-democracy activists hold pictures of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was arrested after co-authoring a bold manifesto urging civil rights and political reform, outside the U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong ...
Reuters US Online Report World News | 2010-02-02 12:47:01
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said on Tuesday his fight for the nation's rights will continue despite pressure by hardliners to end anti-government protests, his website reported. "The green movement will not abandon its peaceful fight ... until people's rights are preserved," he told Kalemeh website. He said politically motivated arrests and hangings of protesters were ...
Getty Images | 2010-01-28 11:21:17
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - JANUARY 28: Indonesians stage a mass protest in front Presidential Place expected to include upto 10,000 people in criticism of the government to mark President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's 100th day in office at Istana Merdeka on ...
