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China earthquake 2008


China quake activist jailed for three years

Source: Reuters (12 days ago)

(Adds Amnesty International, lawyer, paragraphs 10-11, 15) By Chris Buckley BEIJING, Nov 23 (Reuters) - A Chinese dissident who tried to help victims of last year's Sichuan earthquake was jailed ... 


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