Thursday, March 4, 2004 “BEIJING: A Chinese activist who helped organize the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and later co-founded a democracy party was released from prison Thursday and left for the United States, a human rights activist said. The medical parole of Wang Youcai, which followed the release of another prisoner and a sentence reduction […]
Read MoreThe L.A. Times reports that a Chinese political representative’s unusual appeal to her constituency resulted in hundreds of calls — citizens expressing their opinions on everything from political reform to migrant workers’ rights. By Mark Magnier, Times Staff Writer When National People’s Congress representative Zhou Xiaoguang took to the airwaves recently with a simple request, […]
Read MoreChina touts new churches, but rules crimp faithful Government still controls religion By Michael A. Lev Tribune foreign correspondent Published March 3, 2004 “BEIJING — Government officials and local Christian leaders showed off plans Tuesday for the first new churches being built in the capital in more than 50 years–evidence, they said, of the freedom […]
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