1.   Chinese authorities have frequently released jailed dissidents to the United States on medical parole as a political gesture of good will or once their cases became politically embarrassing.

2.   Diplomats say any detailed update on the condition of Liu and other jailed dissidents is welcome, even from a biased source.

3.   Jiang indicated China would not be releasing prominent jailed dissidents Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan during the visit.

4.   A dozen pro-democracy campaigners marched Tuesday to the Chinese Foreign Ministry office in Hong Kong and demanded that China release all jailed dissidents.

5.   A delegation of an international trade union met Thursday with a jailed Indonesian dissident, who faces subversion charges.

6.   A leading human rights group urged foreign governments, aid donors and investors Wednesday to pressure Vietnam to release jailed dissidents and improve legal protections for its citizens.

7.   A jailed Buddhist dissident is almost too weak to move after refusing food to protest his trial and imprisonment, a human rights group said Wednesday.

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

9.   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.

10.   An Iranian human rights group said Sunday it had handed the authorities a confession letter it received from a jailed dissident charged with spying.