Massive Seoul Protest Pales Demands for Kim Young Sam
About 20,000 anti-government protesters clashed with police in Seoul as demonstrators urged disbanding Roh Tae Woo’s Democratic Liberal Party after the party nominated Kim Young Sam for president. Police used tear gas while students hurled rocks and carried placards and caricatures targeting Kim. hundreds were arrested or injured nationwide.
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Amnesty cites abuses in Tibet in damning report
Amnesty International released a 60 page report detailing alleged Tibetan abuses by China including at least 200 political prisoners held without trial. It cites torture in detention centers and unpunished torture despite Chinese law prohibiting it. The group calls for immediate action and notes rising abuses amid pro independence protests.
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Amnesty International
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Refugee Wave Surges as Bosnia War Rages Amid Truce
Thousands flee homes across Bosnia Herzegovina amid renewed fighting and a UN described biggest refugee wave since World War II. Russia's foreign minister Kozyrev met Milosevic in Belgrade to press a peace plan, but later cut trip short to return to Moscow for a parliamentary session. Diplomatic pressure grows over Serbia's role in the conflict. over 2,000 dead as Serb forces clash with Bosniaks and Croats after Feb 29 vote for independence.
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Riots Quelled by Troops in Kaduna State Nigeria
Troops in armored cars and helicopters quelled three days of clashes in northern Kaduna state. More than 200 killed, hundreds wounded with spears swords and clubs, as looting and fires disrupted Lagos to Kaduna. Police report 247 arrests in Kaduna city as calm returned later.
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American man sentenced to 15 years in Shanghai hashish case
Garry Lavern Ohmert a 44 year old from Colorado was convicted of possessing 22 pounds of hashish and given a 15 year prison term plus a fine of 1850 dollars by a Shanghai court The sentence seen as one of the harshest for a Westerner in China short of espionage will be appealed to the Shanghai High Court Friday.
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