Chinese dissident who criticized gov’t response to 2008 earthquake gets 3 years in prison

Chinese critic on quake response gets 3 years

Zimbabwe women, to receive rights award from Obama, speak out on their country’s rights record

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Chinese court sentences dissident Huang Qi to 3 years for illegal possession of state secrets

Chinese dissident Huang Qi sentenced to 3 years

Venomous headlines in Egyptian media fed soccer fans’ anger with Algeria

Egypt’s media stoked soccer fan anger with Algeria

Iran releases former vice president on bail after jail sentence in mass opposition trial

Iran releases ex-official on bail in mass trial

Northern Ireland police chief: IRA dissidents’ 400-pound car bomb in Belfast fails to explode

400-pound car bomb fails to detonate in Belfast

Iran former vice president sentenced to 6 years in jail in mass trial over election protests

Iran ex-official gets 6 years in jail for protests

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Top Iran reformer sentenced to 6 years in jail

UC Santa Cruz building still occupied in 3rd day of protest over fee hike, budget cuts

UC Santa Cruz protesters still occupy building

UC students protest 32 percent fee hike by occupying campus buildings in Berkeley, Santa Cruz

UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

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