January 26, 2014

They did it again

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Jan 26 – Beijing has sent another activist, Xu Zhiyong, to prison. He fought against corruption and social injustice. Washington and Brussels protested vehemently on Sunday, and on Monday they will go back to business with China as usual.

Image credit: ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock.com

News source: ZEIT, AFP, dpa, kp

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