World reacts to Falun Gong crackdown and Khmer Rouge tribunal
The report outlines Beijing’s 242 punishment of Falun Gong organizers and undisclosed detentions during an 18 month crackdown, a Hong Kong rights group claims 10,000 Falun Gong members in labor camps, and 98 deaths. It also covers Cambodia approving a Khmer Rouge tribunal, and Vatican Russia talks aligning on Middle East issues without mentioning a Moscow visit. A Nigerian Islamic court reduces flogging for a 17 year old girl amid international pressure.
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Beijing
Information Center For Human Rights and Democracy
Cambodia
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Norodom Sihanouk
Hun Sen
Vatican
Russia
Middle East
John Paul II
Igor Ivanov
Moscow
John Paul
Alexy Il
Ivanov
Bariya Ibrahim Magazu
Zamfara
Amnesty offer cools anger after settler killing sparks Gaza violence
Yasser Arafat's government offered amnesty to suspected collaborators amid international outrage over executions of informers. Israel tightened Gaza border controls, closed the international airport and roads into three segments after a Jewish settler was killed near his greenhouse. Clashes in Kfar Salem and Burkin followed, with injuries and a suspect informer found. Six informers accepted protection and secrecy within 45 days.
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Yasser Arafat
Israel
Gaza Strip
Rani Tsalah
Kfar Yam
West Bank
Kfar Salem
Gaza City
Nablus
Freih Abu Medein
Palestinian Authority
El Salvador quake survivors struggle with mass grave amid ruins
Officials warn that far flung rural areas have not been fully assessed after a 7.6 magnitude quake. In La Paz state thousands of homes damaged or destroyed and hundreds of deaths reported, as workers dig a 400 yard mass grave west of San Salvador and families mourn. Rescuers in Las Colinas search for remains while aid groups list donation contacts across the United States.
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San Salvador
Adan ‘Perez Gomez
Santa Tecla
Las Colinas
Freddy Cortez
Cortez
Central America
Pakistan ruler Musharraf to India envoy talks ease Kashmir deadlock
Pakistan's Gen Pervez Musharraf met Indian ambassador Vijay Nambiar in Islamabad in a bid to renew dialogue on Kashmir. Nambiar demanded Pakistan stop arming militants. The talks followed a 1999 coup and deadly clashes, amid fears of nuclear war. A separate China-India style seminar urged restraint and trust.
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Pakistan
Kashmir
Pervez Musharraf
India
Vijay Nambiar
Musharraf
Tanvir Ahmed
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