27 November 2009

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Stories from 27 November 2009

Russia: Tatarstan Blogger Sentenced to Almost 2 Years in Penal Colony

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On Nov. 26, the Kirov district court of Kazan, which is the capital of the Republic of Tartastan, convicted Irek Murtazin, a 45-year-old journalist and blogger, of defamation and incitement...

China: Human rights webmaster sentenced to three years

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Huang Qi, founder of Tianwang Center for Missing Persons (later renamed as Tianwang Human Rights Center), was sentenced to three year imprisonment on November 23 in Chengdu Wuhou district court...