Chinese dissident giving up activism for ‘family feelings’
A crusading Chinese rights lawyer whose disappearance last year caused an international outcry said Wednesday that he is abandoning his once-prominent role as a government critic in hopes he’ll be allowed to reunite with his family
Imprisoned Chinese activist seeks medical parole
The wife of jailed Chinese dissident Hu Jia has appealed to prison authorities for her husband’s release, saying he has a serious disease that she fears might turn into liver cancer
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A woman wears a traditional Tibetan costume as she awaits the arrival of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the Tibetan Institut in the village of Rikon north of Zurich April 8, 2010.
REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann)
Machu Tibetan Middle School students stage second peaceful protest
Tibetan middle school students in Machu County in Gansu Province (traditionally in Tibet’s Amdo Province), last week staged yet another peaceful protest against government controls
Slovenia minister meets Dalai Lama despite China warning
A Slovenian minister held an unscheduled meeting with the Dalai Lama despite warnings by China of damage to ties, as the Tibetan spiritual leader wrapped up a three-day