Tag: Olympics protests

US Urges China to Release Eight Americans

From AFP: The United States on Saturday urged China to release immediately eight American nationals detained after pro-Tibet protests in Beijing during the Olympic Games. “We have asked for their immediate release and are continuing to follow their cases closely,” embassy spokeswoman Susan Stevenson told AFP. Beijing police said earlier this week that 10-day detention terms were handed

August 23, 2008 3:42 PM

Detained Activist’s Kafkaesque Nightmare

Der Spiegel revisits the case of legal activist Ji Sizun, who was detained during the Olympics a year ago after applying

August 5, 2009 9:28 PM

After 5 Months, China to Try Would-Be Protester

From Edward Wong of The New York Times: On Monday, a 62-year-old woman named Zhong Ruihua who traveled from southern Chin

February 21, 2009 10:06 PM

Protester Sentenced In China

From The International Herald Tribune: A legal advocate who was arrested after applying to hold a legal protest in Beijin

January 19, 2009 10:18 AM

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