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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9572

4 January 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 24
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/china

03/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering has called for the “immediate” release by China of human rights activist Hu Jia. According to Reporters without borders, Hu Jia was arrested in Beijing at the end of December 2007 on charges of “subverting state authority”. “I very much hope that the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 will be an opportunity for China to demonstrate that a country hosting the world's most important sports event is...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS