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British defuse IRA dissident bomb in N.Ireland

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:15:07 +0000

British army experts have defused a roadside bomb planted by Irish Republican Army dissidents in Northern Ireland four days after finding it.

Former defense minister detained in Venezuela

AP — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:22:45 +0000

A former Venezuelan defense minister who is a prominent critic of President Hugo Chavez has been detained by military intelligence agents.

Ex-politician's son charged with N.Ireland terror

AP — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:34:28 +0000

The son of a one-time local leader in the Sinn Fein party was charged in Northern Ireland on Friday with possessing explosives, ammunition and other illegal equipment while allegedly planning dissident Irish Republican Army...

Dissident released after 16 years in jail in China

AP — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:50:56 +0000

A veteran democracy advocate has been released by Chinese authorities after serving 16 years in prison, according to a human rights group.

Cuban dissident quits support group for prisoners

AP — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:37:56 +0000

A top Cuban dissident on Monday abruptly left an activist support group she helped found for mothers and wives of Cuban political prisoners, saying she would rather focus on her work as a...

Dissident Vietnamese monk dies in Vietnam

AP — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:53:37 +0000

Thich Huyen Quang, the patriarch of an outlawed Buddhist church in Vietnam who spent more than two decades in and out of house arrest, died Saturday after months of ailing health. He was 87.The leader of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam died...

Leading dissident plans to return to Cuba

AP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:55:31 +0000

A leading Cuban dissident said Tuesday that he plans to return to the communist-run island after a nearly two-year absence to fight for the freedom of political prisoners.Hector Palacios, who was in Puerto Rico for a two-day visit, told reporters...

Vietnam deports American pro-democracy activist

AP — Sun, 18 May 2008 09:13:44 +0000

Vietnam has deported an American man of Vietnamese origin who was sentenced to six months in jail on terrorism charges for planning to circulate anti-government pamphlets, state media said Sunday.Nguyen Quoc Quan, a mathematician from Sacramento,...

Vietnam to try American for terrorism

AP — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:49:54 +0000

A Vietnamese-American and two Vietnamese nationals will be put on trial on charges of terrorism for allegedly planning to distribute anti-government pamphlets in Vietnam, an official said Thursday.Nguyen Quoc Quan, of Sacramento, and Vietnamese...

China Dissident Gets Tougher Sentence

AP — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:57:56 +0000

Chinese democracy activist Zhu Yufu has been given a stricter sentence after being retried for a fight with police in which he and his son were beaten, a network of overseas activists said Thursday.Wednesday’s decision upheld Zhu’s...