21.   The government also said it would review cases of some jailed activists.

22.   The group was urging its followers to wear black mourning clothes, visit graves of those killed in the unrest and the homes of families of jailed activists.

23.   The protesters accused the government of keeping the jailed activists in inhuman conditions, putting them in cells with felons, and allowing them to be beaten up.

24.   The protesters accuse the government of keeping the jailed activists in inhuman conditions, putting them in cells with felons, and allowing them to be beaten up.

25.   Five French trade unionists expelled from northeast China where they had gone to stand up for jailed Chinese labour activists Tuesday launched an appeal to help the workers.

26.   And defence lawyers for the three jailed activists said they will appeal the verdicts within the next two weeks.

27.   Chinese courts have refused to hear a lawsuit brought against police and prison authorities by jailed labour activist Liu Nianchun, a human rights group said Tuesday.

28.   Chinese dissident Liu Xianbin has been arrested in Sichuan province in connection with the case of jailed activist Wang Dan, dissident sources said Wednesday.

29.   Chinese authorities have not responded to US requests for more frequent access to the jailed activist, he said.

30.   Chinese courts have refused to hear a lawsuit brought against police and prison authorities by jailed labour activist Liu Nianchun, a human right group said Tuesday.