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Elderly would-be protesters face labor camp
Two elderly Chinese women who applied to hold a protest during the Olympics were ordered to spend a year in a labor camp, a relative said Wednesday. The women were still at home three days after being officially notified that they would have to undergo...Tags: Civil Rights, Demonstration, Justice and Rights, Olympic Games, Multi-Sport Events
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Apply to protest, face the music
The Washington PostBEIJING — Two elderly women were sentenced to a year of "re-education through labor" after they applied for permits to demonstrate during the Olympics, according to the son of one of the would-be protesters. Wu Dianyuan, 79, and Wang Xiuying, 77,...Tags: Labor Legislation, Olympic Games, Multi-Sport Events, International Olympic Committee
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Colombian troops kill civilians, groups charge
Tribune NewspapersMELGAR, Colombia — The number of civilians killed by the Colombian armed forces has soared, activist groups say, with many of the abuses committed by army units that had been vetted by the U.S. State Department. There were 329 so-called...Tags: New York, National Government, Murder, Civil Rights, Government
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Two car bombs kill at least 11 in Algeria
Two car bombs struck near a hotel and a military compound in Algeria yesterday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 31, the Algerian Interior Ministry said. The blasts followed Tuesday's deadly attack on prospective recruits at a police academy. The...Tags: Social Conditions, Vehicles, Terrorism, Civil Unrest, Religious Conflicts
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A Lifelong Pursuit To Understand Olympics
BEIJING — This is a story about legs. Two legs. One leg. And legs that don't work at all. Implicit in the Olympic motto "citius, altius, fortius," is that the leg — "tui" in Mandarin — will lift mankind faster, higher, stronger. On...Tags: Marathon, Seinfeld, Movies, Music Theater, Michael Johnson
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Colombia military atrocities alleged
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe number of civilians killed by the Colombian armed forces has soared, activist groups allege, with many of the abuses committed by army units that had been vetted by the State Department. There were 329 so-called extrajudicial killings by the...Tags: New York, Trade Agreements, National Government, Trade Dispute, Murder
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2 NJ girls trapped in Georgia now safe with Dad
Associated Press WriterTwo little girls from New Jersey were reunited with their father Thursday and could be returning home within a few days after being trapped by violence in the Republic of Georgia for two weeks. They arrived at the U.S. Embassy in the Georgian capital of...Tags: Chris Smith, New Jersey, McDonald's, Diplomacy
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Algeria car bombings kill 11
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTwo car bombs struck Wednesday near a hotel and a military compound in Algeria, killing at least 11 people and wounding 31 others, the Algerian Interior Ministry said. The blasts came a day after a deadly attack on prospective recruits at a police...Tags: Social Conditions, Terrorism, Civil Unrest, Vehicles, Religious Conflicts
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2 women reportedly ordered to labor camp
Associated PressTwo elderly Chinese women who applied during the Olympic Games to protest the loss of their homes have been ordered to spend a year in a labor camp, a relative said yesterday, as more foreign activists were detained. The women were still at home three...Tags: New York, Civil Rights, Demonstration, Justice and Rights, Olympic Games
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Minority students paddled more often
Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million U.S. schoolchildren got them last year -- and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human-rights group. The study,...Tags: Polk County, Florida, Civil Rights, Mississippi, Texas
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Cuban government uses slave labor to pay off its debts
If one travels throughout Latin America, you probably have seen them at hotel bars, Cuban trios playing traditional tropical music. The Cuban government sent them there and pays them survival wages. The rest of what they earn the hotels pay the Cuban...Tags: Court Administration, Labor Legislation, Employees, Justice System, Petroleum Industry
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Milwaukee deputy loses lawsuit against sheriff
A Milwaukee County deputy has lost a federal lawsuit alleging that he was placed on foot patrol in a high-crime neighborhood after he criticized the sheriff. Michael Schuh and the deputies' union alleged that Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. violated Schuh's...
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