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• Four foreigners detained after Olympic Tibet protest: activist group

  - 2008-08-20

  BEIJING AFP — China detained four more foreign pro-Tibet campaigners after a protest early Thursday near Beijing's main Olympic venue amid a "dramatic" increase in police surveillance, an activist group said. The four were taken away in a police vehicle after three of them unfurled a Tibetan flag and...

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• US "disappointed" by activist's jail sentence in China

  - 2008-04-03

  WASHINGTON AFP — The United States said Thursday it was "disappointed" by the prison term imposed on Chinese activist Hu Jia, adding his activities were legitimate under Chinese law. "We certainly, in that particular case, have raised our concerns about it and are disappointed to see the results that...

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• Protests overshadow lighting of China's Olympic flame

  - 2008-03-24

  ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece AFP — Protests against China's human rights record and crackdown in Tibet disrupted ceremonies on Monday to light the Olympic flame for the Beijing Games. Three men from a media rights group breached tight security around Ancient Olympia to unfurl a flag demanding a boycott of...

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• Activists warn China's Olympic PR woes set to deepen

  - 2008-02-16

  BEIJING AFP — China's public relations woes over the Olympics are just beginning, activists have warned, after a torrid stretch of headlines highlighted by Steven Spielberg ending his links to the Games. The international leg of the torch relay during April is set to be a target for protests...

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• US follows closely 'disturbing' case of detained Chinese activist

  - 2008-01-14

  WASHINGTON AFP — The US State Department said Monday it is following closely the "disturbing" case of one of China's most prominent human rights activists who was detained last month. Hu Jia, 34, was taken by police on December 27 on charges of "incitement to subvert state power." ...

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• Mandelson's WTO message drowned out by Xmas carols

  - 2005-12-15

  HONG KONG AFP — EU trade negotiator Peter Mandelson had a little trouble getting his message across thanks to some Christmas carol-singing activists dressed in Santa hats. To the tune of "Jingle Bells," the protestors sang: "Mandelson, Mandelson, this gift we give to you, trade for aid is the...

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• New Kenyan law allowing killing of wildlife enrages activists

  - 2004-12-17

  NAIROBI AFP — A controversial new Kenyan law, passed this month to allow sport hunting and killing of wildlife straying onto private land, has triggered complaints from conservationists, activists and local communities. "Just a few words of legislation could spell doom for wildlife conservation, or at least cause a...

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• Dean's amateurs, Gephardt's activists work the voters

  - 2004-01-15

  DES MOINES, United States AFP ? The Iowa caucuses may be the first real test of this year's crop of Democratic presidential hopefuls, but they are also a proving ground for the front runner's largely volunteer workforce. While the supporters of former Vermont governor Howard Dean have shown a...

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