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• Andrew Jacobs, "China Pledges Fewer Death Sentences," New York Times, 7/30/09
• Ariana Eunjung Cha, "China, Uighur Groups Give Conflicting Riot Accounts," Washington Post, 7/25/09
• Tania Branigan, "China officials shut legal aid centre," The Guardian, 7/18/09
• Michael Wines, "A Strongman Is China’s Rock in Ethnic Strife," New York Times, 7/10/09
• Edward Wong, "Clashes in China Shed Light on Ethnic Divide," New York Times, 7/7/09

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• Keith Bradsher, "Beijing Adds Curbs on Access to Internet," New York Times, 6/26/09 (online 6/25)
• Peter Ford, "Leading Chinese Dissident Charged With 'Inciting Subversion'," Christian Science Monitor, 6/24/09
• Alexa Olesen, "China Arrests Dissident Who Championed Reforms," AP, 6/24/09
• Keith Bradsher, "Chinese Dissident Charged With Subversion," New York Times, 6/24/09
• Marianne Barriaux, "China Arrests Leading Dissident For Subversion," AFP, 6/24/09
• Austin Ramzy, "Why the Case for China's Lawyers Doesn't Look Good," Time, 6/17/09
• Owen Fletcher, "Chinese Developer Surprised by Backlash to Porn Filter," PC World, 6/10/09
• Pascale Nivelle, "Hong Kong en communion avec les frères du continent" ["Hong Kong's solidarity with the Chinese on the mainland"], Libération, 6/2/09

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• Michael Wines, "China Said to Threaten Licenses of Human Rights Lawyers," New York Times, 5/27/09
• Alexa Olesen, "China lawyers: Touchy cases could mean disbarment," Associated Press, 5/27/09
• Leslie Hook, "Doomsday for Chinese Human-Rights Lawyers?" Wall Street Journal Asia, 5/27/09
• Barbara Demick, "Tiananmen anniversary unimportant to China's youth," Los Angeles Times, 5/22/09
• Shing Huei, "How Zhao was persuaded to write memoirs ," The Straits Times (reprinted in The Malaysian Insider), 5/22/09
• Leigh Thomas, "Tensions over Dalai Lama cloud EU-China summit," AFP, 5/20/09
• Barbara Demick, "Purged Chinese Communist chief wrote secret memoir," Los Angeles Times, 5/16/09
• "Tensions rise in China ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary," Kyodo/AP, 5/14/09
• "La ONG Dui Hua pide al Gobierno chino la liberación de 30 presos," El Mundo/Efe, 5/13/09
• Dan Martin, "China arrests 1989 student protest leader: brother," AFP, 5/13/09
• Quentin Sommerville, "Chinese reveal child quake toll," BBC News, 5/7/09
• Robert Saiget, "China says 5,335 children dead, missing in quake," AFP, 5/7/09
• Cláudia Trevisan, "China restringe ação de repórteres," O Estado de São Paulo, 5/7/09
• Peter Foster, "Hurray for the right to criticise in China (blog re Nat. Action Plan)," Telegraph.co.uk, 5/6/09
• Barbara Demick, "Life is a trial for Chinese lawyer," Los Angeles Times, 5/5/09
• Verna Yu, "Wary welcome for China's human-rights plan," Asia Times, 5/5/09

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• Woeser, "Justice Denied for Tibetans" [op-ed], Wall Street Journal, 4/27/09
• "ONG aplauden el plan de derechos humanos chino, pero lo ven insuficiente," ("NGOs applaud Chinese human rights plan, but view it as insufficient"), El Mundo/Efe, 4/14/09
• Loretta Chao, "Beijing Issues Plan to Improve Rights," Wall Street Journal, 4/14/09
• Chris Buckley, "China sets human rights agenda for sensitive year," Reuters, 4/13/09
• Robert Saiget, "China pledges to improve human rights," AFP, 4/13/09
• "China will ein bisschen demokratischer werden," ("China wants to become a bit more democratic"), Spiegel Online, 4/13/09
• "Plan für Menschenrechte: China verbietet Folter," ("Human Rights Plan: China Forbids Torture"), N-TV.de, 4/13/09
• Claudia Trevisan, "Perto de datas ''sensíveis'', China aumenta repressão" ("As 'Sensitive' Dates Approach, China Increases Repression"), O Estado de Sao Paulo, 4/6/09

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• Simon Elegant, "As China's Olympic Glow Fades, So Do Hopes for Reform," Time, 3/25/09
• Ed Johnson, "China Limits Media Freedom With Controls, Group Says," Bloomberg.com, 3/19/09
• Alexa Olesen, "Rights groups worried by Chinese media crackdown," Associated Press (IHT.com), 3/19/09
• Stephen Wade, "Did Olympics improve human rights in China?" Associated Press, 3/13/09
• VIDEO: Minky Worden on human rights in China, PBS (Worldfocus), 3/11/09   
• Tania Branigan, "Explosives and anger on eve of 50th anniversary of Dalai Lama's exile," The Guardian, 3/10/09
• Audra Ang, "China's show of force keeps Tibet quiet," Associated Press, 3/10/09

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• Amity Shlaes, "Clinton’s U.S. Bond Push Could Fill China’s Jails," Bloomberg.com, 2/26/09
• VIDEO: "U.S. Giving China A Pass On Human Rights?" CBS Evening News, 2/21/09  (Sophie Richardson at 1:29)
• Melinda Liu, "China's Year of Dangerous Anniversaries," Newsweek.com, 2/18/09
• Frank Jordans, "China denies censorship, persecuting activists," Associated Press, 2/9/09
• Peter Ford, "China faces unprecedented UN human rights scrutiny," Christian Science Monitor, 2/9/09
• Austin Ramzy, "Chinese Dissident Bao Tong Speaks Out," Time, 2/9/09
• Audra Ang, "China hammers dissent despite looming UN review," Associated Press, 2/6/09

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• Ben Blanchard, "China says Web crackdown to be "long-lasting"," Reuters, 1/23/09
• Audra Ang, "Would-be Olympics protester [Ji Sizun] sentenced to prison," Associated Press, 1/16/09
• Jonathan Adams, "Charter 08 worries China," Christian Science Monitor, 1/7/09
• Edward Wong, "Nearly 1,300 arrested in Muslim region of China," International Herald Tribune, 1/5/09

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• Shai Oster, "Prominent Figures Call for Release of Chinese Dissident [Liu Xiaobo]," Wall Street Journal, 12/23/08
• Edward Wong, "Petition over detained Chinese writer goes international," International Herald Tribune, 12/23/08
• "China urged to release dissident [Liu Xiaobo]," BBC News, 12/23/08
• Austin Ramzy, "Beijing Clamps Down After Call for Democracy," Time, 12/17/08
• Andrew Jacobs, "Chinese Police Detain Protesters," New York Times, 12/11/08
• Henry Sanderson, "300 Chinese activists sign public call for rights," Associated Press, 12/9/08
• Lucy Hornby, "Crackdown on drugs hurts China AIDS fight: report," Reuters, 12/8/08
• "Public security forces undermine China's HIV fight: rights group," Agence France Presse, 12/8/08

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• Paul Mooney, "China’s ‘spy’ execution sparks fury," The National (U.A.E.), 11/29/08
• Katie Thomas, "I.O.C. Issues Glowing Review of Beijing Games," New York Times, 11/26/08
• Tania Branigan, "Daughter despairs as China prepares to execute researcher for spying," The Guardian, 11/26/08
• Andrew Jacobs, "China Irritated with ‘Slanderous’ U.N. Report on Rights," New York Times, 11/24/08
• Bill Allan, "The cost of resisting China’s Big Brother," Sunday Herald (Scotland), 11/10/08
• Ruth Kirchner, "Angst und Einschüchterung" ("Fear and Intimidation"), Salzburger Nachrichten, 11/10/08

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• Geoffrey Fowler, "Jailed Dissident in China Wins Human-Rights Award," Wall Street Journal, 10/24/08
• Mark Magnier, "Jailed Chinese activist wins EU human rights award," Los Angeles Times, 10/24/08
• Ariana Eunjung Cha, "China watches over internet café customers in web crackdown," WashingtonPost.com, 10/24/08
• AUDIO: Interview with Minky Worden on the awarding of the Sakharov Prize to Hu Jia, ABC Radio Australia, 10/24/08   
• Audra Ang, "China says EU human rights award winner a criminal," Associated Press, 10/23/08
• Jane Macartney, "China watches over internet café customers in web crackdown," The Times (UK), 10/17/08
• Geoffrey Fowler, "Olympic Legacy: Free Reporting?" Wall Street Journal "China Journal Blog", 10/16/08
• Ben Blanchard, "China urged to prolong relaxed reporting rules," Reuters, 10/16/08
• "Finland's Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize as critics worry that chance to chastise China missed," Associated Press, 10/10/08
• Karl Ritter and Doug Mellgren,"Chinese, Russian human rights activists seen as front-runners for Nobel Peace Prize," Associated Press, 10/3/08
• "Group seeks release of Chinese dissident [Hu Jia]," United Press International, 10/1/08

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• Vicki Hall, "Hitting the Wall in China," Edmonton Journal, 9/28/08
• Henry Sanderson, "Report: Olympic activist [Ji Sizun] detained by China police," Associated Press, 9/26/08
• Ben Blanchard, "China says headed off Olympic protest permits," Reuters, 9/17/08
• Owen Fletcher, "China's transparency is just thin air," Asia Times Online, 9/12/08
• Thomas Donnelly, "On China: A New Approach to All of Asia," Campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com, 9/11/08
• Anita Chang, "China's relaxed reporting rules set to expire," International Herald Tribune/AP, 9/9/08
• Peter Ford, "China opens Games, pledges disabled rights," Christian Science Monitor, 9/9/08
• Ben Blanchard, "China imposes Ramadan security crackdown in Muslim northwest," Reuters, 9/6/08
• Barbara Demick, "Paralympic boon to China's disabled," Los Angeles Times, 9/5/08
• "The challenges facing China's disabled," BBC News, 9/5/08
• Robert Saiget, "China imposes Ramadan security crackdown in Muslim northwest," Agence France Presse, 9/5/08

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• Simon Elegant, "Mission Accomplished, Now What?" Time, 8/28/08
• Tania Branigan, "No answers for parents of China quake dead," The Guardian, 8/28/08
• Dune Lawrence, "China Releases Jailed Activist 4 Years Early, Rights Group Says," Bloomberg.com, 8/27/08
• Anne Applebaum, "'Show of Power,' Indeed," Washington Post, 8/26/08
• Edward Cody, "A Victory for China," Washington Post, 8/25/08
• Mark Magnier and Greg Johnson, "China deports 8 American protesters," Los Angeles Times, 8/25/08
• David Crary, "Mixed legacy likely as China's Olympics conclude," Associated Press, 8/24/08
• Editorial, "Beijing's Bad Faith Olympics," New York Times, 8/23/08
• VIDEO: Bill Moyers on the Beijing Olympics, PBS, 8/22/08   
• Editorial, "Down from Olympus," New York Sun, 8/22/08
• Bruce Einhorn and Lawrence Delevingne, "Will the Olympics Boost China Human Rights?" Business Week, 8/22/08
• Melinda Liu, "Human Rights: Geriatric Gulag?" [interview with Minky Worden] Newsweek.com, 8/21/08
• "Report: More activists detained in Beijing," CNN.com/AP, 8/21/08
• Edward Cody, "During Games, a Forced Vacation for Beijing's Migrant Workers," Washington Post, 8/21/08
• John Liu, "Olympic Protest Parks Empty as China Rejects, Arrests Picketers," Bloomberg.com, 8/21/08
• David Crary, "Beijing Beat: Rights groups frustrated by Olympics," Associated Press, 8/20/08
• Simon Elegant, "Will Beijing Relax After the Games?," Time.com, 8/20/08
• Audra Ang, "Two women sentenced to labor for wanting to protest," Associated Press, 8/20/08
  + related video (Channel Four, UK)    
• "Chinese women 'face labour camp'," BBC News, 8/20/08
• Leslie Hook, "The Chinese Want Property Rights, Too," Wall Street Journal, 8/19/08
• Ullrich Fichtner, "Rogge's Silence: The Phantoms of the Beijing Opera," Der Spiegel Online, 8/19/08
• Andrew Jacobs, "Would-Be Protesters Detained in China," New York Times, 8/18/08
• Audra Ang, "China has not approved Olympic protest requests," Associated Press, 8/18/08
• Mure Dickie, "China: Protests fail to get out of blocks," Financial Times, 8/18/08
• Bruno Philip, Interview with HRW researcher Nicholas Bequelin, Le Monde, 8/18/08
• Marianne Barreaux, "China cracking down on dissent during Olympics: activists," Agence France Presse, 8/18/08
• Mike Jensen, "Through application process, some would-be China protesters sentenced to hard labor," Philadelphia Inquirer, 8/17/08
• Geoff Dyer and Jamil Anderlini, "Distant thunder: Separatism stirs on China’s forgotten frontier," Financial Times, 8/17/08
• Jill Drew and Ariana Eunjung Cha, "No Permits, No Protests In Beijing's Special 'Pens'," Washington Post, 8/15/08
• John Garnaut, "Arrest threat means protest park is for the birds," The Age, 8/15/08
• Ariana Eunjung Cha, "Some Olympians Dissatisfied With Religious Center," Washington Post, 8/14/08
• Peter Simpson, "Legal activist missing since checking on protest permit, group says," South China Morning Post, 8/14/08
• "Protests still unwelcome in Beijing," BBC News, 8/14/08
• Austin Ramzy, "Olympic Protests: Low-Key Response," Time, 8/13/08
• Andrew Jacobs, "Specter of Arrest Deters Demonstrators in China ," New York Times, 8/13/08
• Andrew Jacobs, "Beijing's protest zones: Apply at your own risk," International Herald Tribune, 8/13/08
• Jill Drew, "Three Security Officials Killed in Western China," Washington Post, 8/13/08
• Audra Ang, "Group: Police detain would-be Olympics protester," Associated Press, 8/12/08
• Aileen McCabe, "Party crashers: Beijing's protest zones remain silent, but dissenters are still getting the message out," Canwest News Service, 8/12/08
• VIDEO: Interview with Sophie Richardson on media freedom in China, CNBC, 8/11/08   
• Editorial, "Wild Game Theories," China Daily, 8/11/08
• William Foreman, "Bombing spree exposes ethnic divisions in China," Associated Press, 8/11/08
• Gordon Fairclough, "Bush Stresses Religion in China," Wall Street Journal, 8/11/08
• Michael Abramowitz and Edward Cody, "Bush Sharpens Public Critique Of China's Idea Of Freedom," Washington Post, 8/10/08
• Emily Parker, "Human Rights Watch: Great Leap Backward," Wall Street Journal "Olympics Opinion" blog, 8/8/08
• Michael Abramowitz, "China Rebuffs Criticisms as Bush Arrives in Beijing," Washington Post, 8/8/08
• VIDEO: Interview with Sophie Richardson on Bush's trip to China, Fox TV "Your World With Neil Cavuto," 8/7/08
• Steven Lee Myers, "Bush Praises China But Continues Rebuke During Embassy Dedication," New York Times, 8/7/08
• Mark Magnier, "Beijing Olympics visitors to come under widespread surveillance," Los Angeles Times, 8/7/08
• Michael Abramowitz, "US in 'Firm Opposition' to Chinese Human Rights Policies, Bush Says," Washington Post, 8/7/08
• Nora Boustany, "Rights Groups Accuse IOC of Complacency," Washington Post, 8/6/08
• Ariana Eunjung Cha, "China's Would-Be Protesters Denied," Washington Post, 8/6/08
• Juliet Macur, "Former 'Lost Boy of Sudan' Is Chosen to Carry U.S. Flag ," New York Times "Rings" blog, 8/6/08
• Katie Thomas, "China Defends Right to Deny Activists’ Visas," New York Times, 8/6/08  
• Shai Oster and Gordon Fairclough, "Beijing Taxis Are Rigged for Eavesdropping," Wall Street Journal Asia, 8/6/08
• VIDEO: Jim Lehrer NewsHour with Sophie Richardson, Kenneth Lieberthal and Ming Wan, PBS, 8/5/08   
• AUDIO: Interview with Nicholas Bequelin on the attack in Xinjiang, BBC World Service, 8/5/08   (at 13'04)
• Tania Branigan, "Terrorism in China: Q&A," The Guardian, 8/5/08
• Sky Canaves, "Beijing's Olympic Cleanup Sends Migrants and Homeless Packing," Wall Street Journal, 8/5/08
• Jonathan Watts and Tania Branigan, "China on Olympic terror alert after border attack," The Guardian, 8/5/08
• Steven Lee Myers, "Bush Is Bound for Beijing as a Sports Fan, Not a Crusader," New York Times, 8/5/08
• Dune Lawrence, "China Games Protest Rules Too Restrictive, Groups Say," Bloomberg.com, 8/4/08
• Simon Elegant, "Chinese Border Attack Kills 16," Time.com, 8/4/08
• Michael Bristow, "How big is the Xinjiang threat?" BBC News, 8/4/08
• Chris Buckley, "Grenade attack kills 16 in west China ahead of Games," Reuters, 8/4/08
• David Muir, Suzanne Yeo and Christine Brouwer, "Olympic Sport: Blocking the Internet," ABC News, 8/3/08
• Craig Simons, "Olympics: A little luck, lots of work," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 8/3/08
• Tania Branigan, "China lifts ban on Tiananmen sites," The Observer, 8/3/08
• Howard French, "Despite Flaws, Rights in China Have Expanded," New York Times, 8/2/08

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• "China seeks 'absolute security' in Tibet," Reuters, 7/31/08
• Marie-Anne Toy, "Action urged as censorship tightens its grip," Sydney Morning Herald, 7/31/08
• Michael Bristow, "Hurdles facing Beijing protesters," BBC News, 7/31/08
• AUDIO: Interview with Minky Worden and others on Internet censorship, NPR, 7/30/08   (at 2'05 and 3'02)
• Meagan Fitzpatrick and Aileen McCabe, "Web access blocked for Olympic journalists," Canwest News Service, 7/30/08
• "IOC admits to media censorship deal with China," CTV.ca (Canada), 7/30/08
• "Trial of Beijing activist postponed ahead of Games: lawyer," Agence France Presse, 7/30/08
• Geoff Dyer, "China accused of inflating terror threat," Financial Times, 7/29/08
• "Beijing activist faces trial ahead of Olympics: lawyer," Agence France Presse, 7/29/08
• Nick Mulvenney, "IOC to probe apparent Internet censorship," Reuters, 7/29/08
• "Skies clear over Beijing, but rights concerns linger," Agence France Presse, 7/29/08
• Simon Elegant, "A Video Threat to the Olympics?," Time.com, 7/27/08
• Geoffrey York, "Beijing lockdown: Network of 400,000 spies dims hope for new freedom," Globe and Mail, 7/26/08
• Mei Fong and Shai Oster, "China Will Set Up Protest Areas During Olympics," Wall Street Journal, 7/25/08
• "Beijing's Complaint-Free Protest Zones," Time, 7/25/08
• "Olympics: China silent on details of latest terror cell report," Agence France Presse, 7/25/08
• "Rights group criticise Nepal for blocking Tibetan protests," The Hindu [Associated Press], 7/24/08
• "China pressed Nepal to target Tibetans: rights group," Reuters, 7/24/08
• Rowan Callick, "IOC chief lashed for claims he's responsible for China reforms," The Australian, 7/24/08
• "China appreciates Nepal measures on Tibetan-related issues," Xinhua, 7/24/08
• "Rights group urges China to deliver on Olympic promise," Agence France Presse, 7/24/08
• Paul Kelso, "British activists face threat of jail at Olympics," The Guardian, 7/24/08
• Jim Yardley, "China Sets Zones for Olympics Protests," New York Times, 7/24/08
• Mure Dickie, "Beijing parks Olympic dissent," Financial Times, 7/24/08
• Tania Branigan, "China to Create 'Protest Pens' for Demonstrations during Olympics," The Guardian, 7/23/08
• Charles Huztler, " Beijing to Set Up Olympic Protest Zones," Associated Press, 7/23/08
• Barbara Demick, "China on War Footing Ahead of Olympic Games," Los Angeles Times, 7/22/08
• Editorial, "China's Unreality TV," New York Times, 7/22/08
• Editorial, "The world will be watching China's unreality TV," International Herald Tribune, 7/22/08
• David R. Sands, "Olympics Test Press Freedom," Washington Times, 7/20/08
• Lindsay Beck, "Olympic protests pose quandary for Chinese forces ," Reuters, 7/19/08
• Bill Schiller, "Keeping Blinders on the Media in China," Toronto Star, 7/19/08
• "Group Says Chinese Internet Dissident is Arrested," Associated Press, 7/18/08
• Brad A. Greenberg, "Can tolerance extend to China exhibition?" Jewish Journal, 7/16/08
• Audra Ang, "Hundreds of migrant workers riot in eastern China, attacking police station," Associated Press, 7/15/08
• Emma Graham-Harrison, "China Olympics Security Undermines Media Freedoms: Experts," Reuters, 7/14/08
• Ken Silverstein, "Six Questions for Arvind Ganesan on the Beijing Olympics, the Media and Human Rights," Harper's Magazine, 7/14/08
• Editorial,"Faster, Higher-but Freer?" The Guardian,7/12/08
• Calum MacLeod, "Chinese activists fear Olympic 'holidays'," USA Today, 7/10/08
• "China Jails 42 Over Tibet Unrest, Others on Trial: State Media," Agence France-Presse, 7/10/08
• Jonathan Watts, "China Takes Action Against Olympic ‘Terrorists,'" The Guardian, 7/10/08
• Jim Yardley, "Two Concerns for Olympics: Air and Access," New York Times, 7/9/08
• Nick Mullvenney, "Broadcasters Free to Go Live From Beijing During Games," Washington Post, 7/9/08
• "Beijing Faces Olympic Challenges,",7/8/08
• Frederik Balfour, "China's Pre-Olympics Media Clampdown," Business Week, 7/7/08
• "Rights Group Slams China's Handling of the Media Before Olympics," VOA News, 7/7/08
• VIDEO: Interview with Sophie Richardson, Far Eastern Economic Review, 7/7/08   

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• Editorial, "China's Unreality TV," New York Times, 6/22/08
• "Human Rights Watch Guide for Reporters Going to Beijing," New York Times "Rings" blog, 6/27/08
• Chris Buckley, "China's Discontented Challenge Olympic Hurdles," Reuters, 6/20/08