Chen Ziming, Dissident in China, Is Dead at 62
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 25th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Chen Ziming, Dissident in China, Is Dead at 62
A reform-minded intellectual, Mr. Chen, was accused by the government of fomenting the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 and spent more than a decade in prison and under house arrest.
As Brazil’s Presidential Race Draws to Close, Voters Lament Its Ugliness
Many Brazilians have been stunned by what may be the country’s most contentious election since the end of military rule.
Rights Groups Condemn Execution of Iranian Woman
The execution of a woman in Iran who killed a doctor she said had tried to rape her was carried out Saturday despite international condemnation.