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Feb 3 2010 9:59AM
China Human Rights Briefing 2 February  2010

Headlines Beijing’s Yitong Law Firm Remains Closed after Ten Months Lawyer Li Zhuang’s Appeals Hearing Held in Chongqing Four More Petitioners Discovered to Be Detained in Guangxi LegalRights Beijing’sYitong Law Firm Remains Closed...

Feb 3 2010 9:34AM
The Islamic Republic has gone on a killing spree. Help us to stop their deadly machine.

The Islamic Republic of Iran, unable to stop the wave of unrest and dissatisfaction in Iran has gone on killing spree. Last week two young men were murdered for crimes they had not committed. They were in detention two months before...

Feb 2 2010 6:18PM
Control Orders under fire AGAIN - when will they scrap them?

The UK’s Home Affairs Select Committee , made up of MPs, are the latest to put the boot into the UK government’s Control Orders regime. I could hardly have put it better myself: “The legality of the control order regime is in serious...

Feb 2 2010 11:00AM
Unlocking data excitement

Governments and local authorities are starting to make their data available for re-use. Are we entering an new era of transparency? Obama launched data.gov , which offers feeds from various departments including the US defence...

Feb 2 2010 8:26AM
China Human Rights Briefing Ist February  2010

Headlines Beijing Dissidents Cha Jianguo and Gao Hongming Subjected to Soft Detention Six Injured in Clash between Developer and Landholders in Guangxi Draft of New Regulations Regarding Forced Evictions Released Revision of...