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1. News - China - HUMAN RIGHTS

   Blind activist Chen Guangcheng accuses Beijing of targeting his family

   Posted Sep 25th 2013, 10:13am by Agence France-Presse in Washington

   ... than 140 activists arrested since Obama met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Stockholm earlier this month, Chen said. “While I am so grateful for Mr John Kerry ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1317365/blind-activist-chen-guangcheng-accuses-beijing-targeting-his-family
2. News - China - HUMAN RIGHTS

   Wife makes plea for jailed activist Yang Maodong to Xi

   Posted Aug 21st 2013, 12:00am by Teddy Ng

   ... are in despair," said Zhang, who said that her daughter was also shocked by Yang's detention. "Mr Xi Jinping, you also have a daughter. Could you please tell me how I should talk to and comfort ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1298249/wife-makes-plea-jailed-activist-yang-maodong-letter-xi-jinping
3. News - China - HUMAN RIGHTS

   Another activist detained, US group says

   Posted Aug 17th 2013, 07:25pm by AFP

   ... continued repression of human-rights activists by Chinese authorities", Chinese Human Rights Defenders said. Rights groups have reported a crackdown on political activists since President Xi Jinping was formally appointed in March. At least 24 activists have been detained since late that month, the Chinese Human Rights Defenders group said in a statement in July. Another ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1297412/rights-group-says-china-detains-legal-activist
4. News - China - HUMAN RIGHTS

   Chinese activist Yang Lin arrested on subversion charge as crackdown deepens

   Posted Aug 11th 2013, 02:13pm by Reuters

   ... democracy,” the advocacy group said on its website on Sunday. Chinese liberals and intellectuals had hoped the new government that took over this year, under President Xi Jinping, would be more ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1295901/chinese-activist-yang-lin-arrested-subversion-charge-crackdown-deepens
5. News - China - HUMAN RIGHTS

   Beijing court rejects appeal by Nobel laureate's Liu Xiaobo's brother-in-law

   Posted Aug 16th 2013, 09:02am by Reuters, AP

   ... since President Xi Jinping took power. The Huairou court upheld the June sentence that Liu Hui, a manager at a real estate company in Shenzhen, defrauded a man called Zhang Bing of three million ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1297084/court-upholds-harsh-sentence-relative-nobel-peace-prize-winner
6. News - China Insider - HUMAN RIGHTS

   Detained activist Xu Zhiyong calls for 'courageous citizens to stand up' in secret video

   Posted Aug 08th 2013, 10:43am by Ivan Zhai and Patrick Boehler

   ... In one commentary on Wednesday, the Communist Party's leading paper said that the activists' call for constitutional governance was "wishful thinking". President Xi Jinping ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1295199/jailed-activist-xu-zhiyong-calls-courageous-citizens-stand-secret
7. News - China - HUMAN RIGHTS

   Wife of jailed Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo to petition for retrial

   Posted Jun 22nd 2013, 12:00am by AP

   ... to protest against the alleged persecution of her family. A week ago, her lawyers released an open letter she wrote to President Xi Jinping to protest against her brother's sentence. Since her ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1266198/wife-jailed-nobel-peace-laureate-liu-xiaobo-petition-retrial
8. News - Hong Kong - HUMAN RIGHTS

   Hong Kong police chief rejects claims in US report on human rights

   Posted Apr 21st 2013, 12:00am by Colleen Lee

   ... of expression or assembly." Earlier, police sent a serious crime unit from the Sha Tin district crime squad to investigate a case involving graffiti that said "Xi Jinping Go To Hell", ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1219491/hong-kong-police-chief-rejects-claims-us-report-human-rights
9. News - China - HUMAN RIGHTS

   Controversial list of 'illegal' petitioners is halted

   Posted May 13th 2013, 12:00am by Keith Zhai

   ... and was the eighth consecutive year in which the number of petitions declined. President Xi has stressed repeatedly the importance of the constitution and the rule of law since he took power in March. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1236325/controversial-list-illegal-petitioners-halted
10. News - Hong Kong - HUMAN RIGHTS

    Free Liu Xiaobo campaign hots up in Hong Kong

    Posted Feb 28th 2013, 12:00am by Stuart Lau

    ... a leader of the 1989 Tiananmen protests and one of those who signed the petition, urged President Ma Ying-jeou to raise the issue of the petition with Xi. "Hopefully, through the petition, ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1160376/free-liu-xiaobo-campaign-hots-hong-kong

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