1. Prominent activists have been jailed and many pro-reform publications silenced. 2. A Chinese political activist has been jailed for four years for criticizing President Jiang Zemin on an American Web site, a human rights organization said Monday. 3. But she said a ban on fraternizing with convicts would be too restrictive because many independence activists have been jailed for peaceful demonstrations. 4. China on Thursday rejected U.N. criticism of its strict limits on union organizing and denied that labor activists have been jailed for advocating independent unions. 5. During a session on judicial rights, many participants claimed Indian activists have been jailed for long periods without a court hearing. 6. Havel spent almost four years in Communist jails for his human rights activities, and countless other activists were jailed, interrogated, followed and harassed. 7. Many opposition activists have been jailed following anti-government protests. 8. Prominent activists have been jailed and many reformist publications silenced. 9. Several Animal Liberation Front activists have been jailed in recent years for planning or carrying out arson attacks on businesses trading in meat. 10. Seven activists were jailed Friday on suspicion that they engaged in pro-communist activities during a visit to North Korea. |