1.   As celebrated dissidents were freed from prison, others were put behind bars.

2.   One official said that during his visit to the United States, Jiang indicated a few dissidents would be freed but no one can predict the timetable.

3.   Activists urged Powell on Friday to press Chinese leaders to free jailed dissidents and improve human rights.

4.   Activists appealed on Friday to Secretary of State Colin Powell, who visits Beijing this weekend, to press Chinese leaders to free jailed dissidents and improve human rights.

5.   An Iranian dissident has been freed on bail after more than a year in prison, his son said Wednesday.

6.   China frees four dissidents, five others still in detention.

7.   Freed Chinese dissident furious over imprisonment of colleagues.

8.   German officials soft-pedaled requests for China to free jailed dissidents and give more cultural autonomy to Tibet.

9.   His comments marked the first time a Japanese diplomat had openly ruled out the possibility that Tokyo would make an effort to free more dissidents.

10.   Human rights watchdog group wants more dissidents freed.