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VOA News 11 March 2010
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The United States criticized China's human rights record Thursday, raising concerns about restrictions that Beijing has imposed on citizens who question its policies.
The 2009 Human Rights Report issued by the U.S. State Department Thursday said the detention and harassment of human rights activists in China increased last year, and that public interest lawyers faced harassment and disbarment.
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But yes, I understand exactly how decisions like this are made, and realize that Orwell, Bradbury and Huxley weren't really that far off ... morePart of me thinks we should try this in our in-school detention, but mainly, I'm so, so sad...
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