Press freedom group Reporters Without Borders condemned China's conviction of a political dissident Friday, suggesting that officials "sneakily" handed down a guilty verdict on Christmas Day to minimize attention from the West.
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China convicts dissident while the West off enjoying Christmas Day
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Chinese Activist's Narita sit-in enters day 10
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A Chinese human rights activist who has been refused re-entry into his own country entered the 10th day of his sit-in at Narita Airport on Friday.
The New Activism of Japan's Youth
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A modest house in western Tokyo might not seem like the birthplace of a Japanese social movement. But in this warren of tatami mats, a cluster of earnest students are sitting with their laptops, sipping cold tea and, through their nationwide network of 5,000 volunteers, quietly making a difference.
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