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Bush to push China human rights censure at U.N. - Officials said on February 16 the Bush administration is set to sponsor a U.N. resolution faulting Beijing's human rights record. REUTERS

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Christian and human rights activists in Hong Kong rallied behind the controversial Falun Gong spiritual movement on Friday by protesting against the government for stepping up pressure on the group. Holding banners, about 20 demonstrators lined up outside the office of Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa and slammed the administration for its recent comments against Falun Gong, which is legal in the territory but banned in mainland China. Their actions followed remarks by Tung last week in ...

Image for article ShuMei Zhang in Canada a free woman. Daughter credits Team Canada mission with release of her mother

Friday 16 February 2001

ShuMei Zhang - a former Montrealer whose husband, KunLun, was released from a Chinese labour camp in January after a high-profile campaign for his freedom - has also been permitted to leave China and was scheduled to arrive in Ottawa late last night.

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