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Liu Xiabo gets 11 years for being a pamphleteer
1 day ago ago from Journalism and the World
Once again the Chinese government shows that it really does not believe in its own constitution . ( Article 35. Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration.) Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years after a secret trial. He was found guilty of subversion. What Liu is really guilty of is drafting a petition that called for political and ...
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This music video for The Walkmen's Four Provinces , follows Lal Devi, a Nepalese child in the Kagbeni, Mustang. Made in using stop motion animation, we follow a girl in a stocking cap as she wanders between the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas' Annapurna peaks, yaks and sheep trailing behind her in the background, until eventually she meets up with a band of kids and they dance. This video illustrates the happiness that we tend to overlook ...
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BBC News - Chinese dissident's jailing draws international anger
19 hours ago ago from BBC
Liu Xiaobo (left) met his wife for the first time in months at his sentencing There has been widespread condemnation of the jailing by China of leading dissident, Liu Xiaobo, for subversion. The US, UN and EU were joined by human rights groups in a chorus of anger over Mr Liu's 11-year sentence. The UN human rights commissioner said it was extremely harsh , and cast an ominous shadow over China's commitments to protect human ...
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