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China police detain friend of activist Chen Guangcheng
Police in Beijing have detained Hu Jia, an outspoken government critic and friend of the Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng who escaped house arrest last weekend, Mr Hu's wife said on Sunday on Twitter.
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Chinese police may have power to disappear people
China is preparing to overhaul a key criminal law amid public confusion - and some dread - over whether the government is about to give police the legal authority to disappear people. At issue is an amendment to the criminal procedure law that would allow police to secretly detain suspects for months without informing their families. The effect wou...
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China releases human rights activist Hu Jia
One of China's most prominent prisoners of conscience, Hu Jia, returned home today after completing a jail term for subversion but looked likely to be muzzled along with other top dissidents.The human rights activist's release after more than three years in prison comes after outspoken artist Ai Weiwei emerged in Beijing last week from nearly three...
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China police detain friend of activist Chen Guangcheng
Police in Beijing have detained Hu Jia, an outspoken government critic and friend of the Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng who escaped house arrest last weekend, Mr Hu's wife said on Sunday on Twitter.
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Chinese police may have power to disappear people
China is preparing to overhaul a key criminal law amid public confusion - and some dread - over whether the government is about to give police the legal authority to disappear people. At issue is an amendment to the criminal procedure law that would allow police to secretly detain suspects for months without informing their families. The effect wou...
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China releases human rights activist Hu Jia
One of China's most prominent prisoners of conscience, Hu Jia, returned home today after completing a jail term for subversion but looked likely to be muzzled along with other top dissidents.The human rights activist's release after more than three years in prison comes after outspoken artist Ai Weiwei emerged in Beijing last week from nearly three...
