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Chinese crackdown on elderly protesters

Source: ABC News
Published: Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:40 AEST
Expires: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:40 AEST

Two Beijing women in their 70s have been ordered to undergo a year's 're-education' after seeking permission to protest being evicted from their homes.

Tags: world-politics, law-crime-and-justice, international-law, rights, human-rights, china

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