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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 2000
Page
6
Hong Kong shuts its final Vietnamese refugee camp at Pillar Point ending a 25 year boat people saga. About 100 residents face homelessness as guards clear the site and officials seal the closure signaling residency offers to refugees and their Hong Kong born children awaiting relocation.
Government official Vincent Kwenda announced after touring the country that 841 white owned farms will be seized and handed to landless blacks by end of June under a new land seizure law. Since February squatters led by ruling party militants have occupied over 1,400 farms as part of the nationalization push.
Chechen rebels killed Sergei Zveryev, Russia's second-highest Chechnya official, in Grozny when a remote controlled bomb hit his car. Mayor Supyan Makhchayev also was wounded. his assistant died. Analysts say rebels gain momentum while Moscow fights back.
Britain appointed former U S law enforcement official Tom Constantine to oversee reform of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. Constantine will assess progress, report publicly, and brief officials three times yearly, aiming for an apolitical force acceptable to Catholic communities and linked to Britain.
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi announced that all Ethiopian territories were cleared of invading forces and that the war is over after three weeks of fighting along the 620 mile frontier. He said Ethiopian troops would stay in certain positions until a cease fire and peace agreement is secured amid renewed talks in Algiers.
Amnesty International cites 65 people serving life terms from the 1989 protests, including Chen Gang whose death sentence was commuted to life for burning furniture, and Peng Cheng an engineer jailed for petition signatures. The report urges release, accountability, and compensation for victims.
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