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China makes arrests in Tibet protests
China has arrested 24 suspects in Tibet for their role in pro-Tibet protests that erupted throughout the region last week, the Tibet Daily reported Thursday. The suspects are charged with endangering national security, among other crimes, and many (More) |
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Nepal police arrest 50 in pro-Tibet protest
Nepalese police arrested 50 protesters Tuesday after roughly 200 Tibetan exiles demonstrated near the country's UN headquarters in Katmandu, demanding a UN investigation into China's recent crackdown against pro-Tibet protests . The proteste (More) |
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Dalai Lama accuses China of 'cultural genocide' in Tibet after protest crackdown
Exiled Tibetan spiritual and political leader Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama [personal website; BBC profile] on Sunday accused China of committing "cultural genocide" in Tibet, and said he will not call for an end to ongoing protests (More) |
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China blocks YouTube access after Tibet protests
The Chinese government on Sunday blocked Internet users in the country from accessing the video-sharing website YouTube after videos of a recent government crackdown on Tibetan protesters challenging Chinese rule were posted on the site. The prote (More) |
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State Department deplores rights records of North Korea, Iran, in annual reports
The US State Department Tuesday heavily criticized the right records of North Korea, Iran, Myanmar, Syria, Zimbabwe, Cuba, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Eritrea and Sudan Tuesday in its annual report on worldwide human rights observance. In the introduction (More) |
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China dissident writer faces trial on subversion charges
A Chinese dissident writer will face trial next week on subversion charges related to essays exposing corruption within the Communist Party of China , the writer's wife told AP Friday. Lu Gengsong was arrested last October on charges of "i (More) |
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Egypt police officers sentenced to 7 years for torture death
An Egyptian court sentenced three police officers to seven years in prison late Tuesday for torturing 38-year-old carpenter Nasr Abdullah to death in July. The sentencing is part of the country's recent crackdown on police brutality. Earlier thi (More) |
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Sanctions against Burmese junta would support human rights
Maureen Aung-Thwin [Director, Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative, Open Society Institute]: "The Burmese military junta crossed a line when they killed the monks. When thousands of maroon-robed monks led peaceful protests across Burma again (More) |
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China dissident writer arrested on 'subversion' charges
A Chinese dissident writer has been formally arrested in Hangzhou on charges of "inciting subversion of power," advocacy group Chinese Human Rights Defenders said Sunday. Lu Gengsong was initially detained on August 24 on suspicion of sub (More) |
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China still not remedying rights abuses in lead-up to 2008 Olympics: Amnesty
China has not kept its promises to improve human rights and press freedom in preparation for the 2008 Olympics slated to open next August in Beijing, according to a new report [text; press release] released Tuesday by Amnesty International . Amnest (More) |
Montgomery started racially-integrated bus service after boycott
On December 21, 1956, buses in Montgomery, Alabama, started racially-integrated service following federal court rulings ending on-board segregation.
Bus boycott leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy were among the first riders under the new scheme. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
