China in the headlines – 7 October 2008
In the latest wrap-up from news outlets and bloggers across the globe:
Telegraph – Chinese dissidents favourites for Nobel Peace Prize
Two Chinese dissidents have emerged as favourites for the Nobel Peace Prize, in a potential embarrassment to China over its poor human rights record …Radio Free Asia– Sichuan quake complaints quashed
Parents who lost children in the devastating May 12 earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan province, and others whose homes are unrepaired, are told to keep quiet …China Digital Times– More ban for your buck in China
Karen Chu and Steven Schwankert from the Hollywood Reporter write on the Pusan International Film Festival, running from October 2-10, 2008, where Hong Kong director Tsui Hark’s film was recently pulled by Chinese film censors …Washington Post– Uighur detainees may be released to US
A federal judge is considering whether to order a group of detainees held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay released into the United States, in what would instantly become a landmark legal decision in the years-long battle over the rights of terrorism suspects there …
china AND human rights AND Olympics
I hope that Australia is bringing diplomatic pressure to bear in the fight against this prehistoric legislation.
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