Uighurs from Guantanamo arrive in Palau

The Pacific island of Palau has welcomed six Chinese Uighur prisoners from the US detention centre at Guantanmo Bay, officials say. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)
They have “arrived to freedom”, said lawyers for three of them early on Sunday.

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Uighur case to go to US Supreme Court

Although the Pentagon cleared Chinese Muslim in 2004, a number of them are still being held at Guantanamo Bay (photo, from bbc.co.uk).
The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a case about the rights of ethnic Uighurs detained at the prison.

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Court agreed Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal

A court has accepted to hear the appeal made by Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers against her latest sentence.
On 18 September, an appeal against Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition leader will be heard in Rangoon, said legal representatives.

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Suu Kyi appeals on new detention sentence

Lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition leader, have launched an appeal against the extension of her house arrest.

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s verdict postponed

The verdict in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi has been postponed by the court, amid increasing international pressure. The court in Myanmar said it was not yet ready to make a decision. (photo, from aljazeera.net)

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New appearance of North Korea’s leader

During a ceremony commemorating the 15th anniversary of the death of Kim Il-sung, his father, Kim Jong-il has attended his second major state event in person since reportedly suffering a stroke last year.

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Aung San Suu Kyi taken to prison

Aung San Suu Kyi (photo, from bbc.co.uk), Myanmar’s opposition’s leader, will face trial for violating the conditions of her detention under house arrest, said her lawyers.

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s health improving

After a treatment for dehydration and low blood pressure, Myanmar’s detained opposition leader’s health has improved, said officials from her political party. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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China earthquake parents ‘monitered’

A few days before the first anniversary of the earthquake in Sichuan province, parents who lost their children when their schools collapsed, fear they won’t be allowed to properly commemorate the disaster. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Refugees flee ‘hellish conditions’ in Sri Lanka

As they escaped the last remaining stronghold of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE), Sri Lankan refugees have described the conditions they have endured. (photo, from aljazeera.net)

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