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Chinese Writer Arrested For Criticising Beijing Olympics
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:06:39 +0000 | China View
Reporters Without Borders, 18 December 2007- Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate release of dissident writer Wang Dejia, who was arrested at his home in Guilin, in the southern province of Guangxi, on 13 December and was charged with “subverting state authority.” He uses the pen-name of Jing Chu. “Eight months before the Beijing Olympic Games, [...]
Thailand: Ex-Premier?s Wife Arrested
Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:45:43 GMT | New York Times
Pojaman Shinawatra, the wife of the ousted prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, returned to Thailand to fight corruption charges. She was met by the police after her flight arrived from Hong Kong, arrested, quickly released on bail, and ordered not to leave the country. Analysts said her return ? the couple have been living mostly in London and Hong Kong since a military coup in 2006 ? signaled confidence that the political situation, still unsettled after a victory by Mr. Thaksin?s allies in elections last month, would turn in their favor once a new government has been formed. Noppadol Pattama, a lawyer for the family, said Monday that Mr. Thaksin planned to return by mid-April. He is charged in the same cases as his wife, charges brought by the generals who carried out the coup.
Two Arrested in Bhutto Assassination
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:29:28 +0000 | Newsvina Asia
Pakistani officials said that two suspects were arrested Thursday morning in Rawalpindi.
Marine Arrested Over Japan Rape
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:28:28 GMT | New York Times
A U.S. marine was arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old Japanese girl in Okinawa, an episode that could strain ties between the allies.
World Briefing | Asia: India: Kidney Ring Suspect Arrested
Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:58:54 GMT | New York Times
The suspected mastermind of a shadowy organ transplant ring in India that illegally removed hundreds of kidneys ? sometimes from unwilling donors ? was arrested at a jungle resort in southern Nepal, the police said.
Va. Man, Three Others Arrested, Charged With Espionage - washingtonpost.com
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:17:18 +0000 | Newsvine China
Federal agents today arrested four people on espionage charges, including a Defense Department employee from Alexandria, and accused them of passing classified information to China that included details about the Space Shuttle and U.S. military sales to Taiwan.
