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Submi t t ed at 12/ 25/ 2009 6: 03: 28 AM state-controlled Xinhua news scholars, lawyers and officials demands the open election of The United States and European agency, the court said it had who proposed the blueprint for public officials, freedom of Union have also urged Beijing to Anger at harsh treatment of "strictly followed the legal improving the political system religion and expression, and the free Liu. prominent activist found guilty of procedures" and "fully protected might be at risk as well, as nearly abolition of subversion laws. "We continue to call on the subversion Liu's litigation rights". 10,000 signatories." "We should end the practice of government of China to release One of China's most prominent However, the author and Outside the courtroom and in the viewing words as crimes," the him immediately," Gregory May, human rights activists was academic had been detained Chinese blogosphere, Liu's petition says. first secretary with the US condemned today to 11 years in without trial for a year. His wife, supporters have initiated a yellow Liu was arrested last December Embassy, said outside the prison, prompting a furious Liu Xia, was not allowed into an ribbon campaign for his release. before the Charter was made courthouse today. May was one backlash from domestic bloggers earlier hearing, nor were foreign "China's Mandela was born this public. Other drafters and of a dozen diplomats stopped by and international civil society diplomatic observers. Liu's Christmas," wrote the influential signatories have been harassed. authorities from attending the groups. lawyers have been warned not to blogger Beichen. The mainstream media have been trial and sentencing. Liu Xiaobo, the founder of the discuss the case. Many activists were kept under forbidden to cover the subject Foreign ministry spokeswoman Charter 08 campaign for But the defence team said they house arrest or warned not to and censors have blocked many Jiang Yu told reporters this week constitutional reform, was given were prepared to appeal against attend the hearings, but the related internet sites and articles. that statements from embassies the unusually harsh jail term on the verdict. contemporary artist Ai Weiwei Many Chinese are unaware that it calling for Liu's release were "a Christmas Day in an apparent "We cannot accept this sentence was among those at the exists. gross interference of China's attempt to minimise international because we have argued in court courtroom. "This does not mean Salman Rushdie, Umberto Eco internal affairs". attention. that Liu is innocent," said one of a meteor has fallen. This is the and Margaret Atwood are among • China The case has raised fears that his lawyers, Mo Shaoping. His discovery of a star," he tweeted. 300 international writers who • Human rights other drafters of Charter 08 could wife could not be reached as her "Although this is a sentence on have called for the release of Liu, • Freedom of Speech also face retribution from the mobile phone was suddenly out Liu Xiaobo alone, it is also a slap who is a former president of the authorities. of order. on the face for everyone in Independent Chinese PEN Jonathan Watts Following a year in detention Amnesty International expressed China." Centre. guardian.co.uk© Guardian News and a two-hour trial, it took the outrage at the sentence, which it Liu, a former Beijing Normal "Liu Xiaobo's case is about & Media Limited 2009 | Use of No 1 intermediate people's court said was the harshest in 35 University professor, is a leading agreed international human rights this content is subject to our in Beijing just 10 minutes to read subversion cases since 2003. intellectual critic of the standards, not merely the internal Terms & Conditions| More Feeds out the 11-page sentence. "Liu Xiaobo's detention and trial repressive Chinese government. affairs of China," said John Liu was found guilty on shows the Chinese government Liu was previously imprisoned Ralston Saul, the president of Wednesday of subversion, the will not tolerate Chinese citizens for 20 months for taking part in International PEN. "China is vaguely defined charge that participating in discussions about the 1989 student-led protests in signatory to international treaties Communist party leaders often their own form of government," Tiananmen Square. and conventions, and cannot be What did you get for Christmas? By John Biggs (CrunchGear) Tell us. We want to know. I, for

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He followed with Woman who knocked over the ground by security before she Etchegaray, 87, will have to Christmas greetings in 65 Crammed a Mac Mini, pontiff was known to officials could reach the pope. undergo surgery, Lombardi said. different languages, which drew Subwoofer and after attempting similar assault Vatican spokesman the Rev Benedict lost his mitre and staff sustained cheers and chants from Coffeemaker Into an Old last year Federico Lombardi said officials when Maiolo lunged for him as the crowd. The Vatican's security would review the episode to "try he walked down the aisle, In the speech, the pope decried iMac [Mods] arrangements were being to learn from experience". knocking him over. He remained the effects of the world financial By Sean Fallon (Gizmodo) scrutinised today after Pope The pope is protected by a on the ground for a few seconds crisis, conflicts in the Holy Land Submi t t ed at 12/ 25/ 2009 8: 30: 54 AM Benedict XVI was knocked to the combination of Swiss Guards, before being helped back up by and Africa, and the plight of the ground during Christmas Eve Vatican police and Italian police. attendants. After getting up he "tiny flock" of Christians in Iraq. The iMac CS: A Coffeemaker, mass by a woman who tried to Since the 11 September 2001 proceeded down the aisle to "At times it is subject to violence Subwoofer and Mac Mini All-In- launch a similar attack on him a attacks on the US, the Vatican cheers of "Viva il Papa!" ("Long and injustice, but it remains One. You don't even know why year ago. has tightened security at events live the pope"). The pontiff, who determined to make its own you want it. Susanna Maiolo, a Swiss-Italian where the pope is present. All broke his right wrist in a fall this contribution to the building of a This isn't modder Klaus Diebel's national with psychiatric visitors must pass by police to summer, appeared unharmed but society opposed to the logic of first experiment with the iMac problems, jumped the barricade get into the square, with those somewhat shaken and leaned conflict and the rejection of one's case. In the past he has also used at the start of the service mass in entering the basilica going heavily on aides and an armrest neighbour," he said. it to create a mailbox and a St Peter's Basilica and was able through metal detectors or being as he sat down in his chair. He • Pope Benedict XVI birdhouse. However, this design to grab Benedict's vestments scanned by metal-detecting continued to celebrate the mass • Catholicism is far more ambitious—allowing before security guards brought wands. 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It also normal service yesterday and said Scottish Highlands and Grampian predicted a return of icy roads in it expects to run a "near normal" Andrew Breitbart’s shocking Snow on the way for Scotland region could also see 10cm of much of England and Wales from service from Boxing Day. Mao Zedong White House and Northern Ireland but bookies snow. Aberdeen was favourite to late afternoon into tomorrow On the roads, there were Christmas tree ornament exposé, unlikely to pay out for white see snow with William Hill at morning as temperatures drop problems on the M40 in one of the year’s most outrageous Christmas 5/6. later today. Warwickshire, caused by a outrages: A Warhol Christmas at Drivers leaving their Christmas Motoring organisations had been But temperatures are expected to broken down vehicle, and on the the White House. getaway until the last minute advising people to delay their rise once again during the day M25. Blogger Christopher Knight enjoyed some respite from the journeys over the past few days tomorrow, particularly on the The Highways Agency has lifted points out that the commie recent bad weather today, because of hazardous conditions, south coast where they will be roadworks at 44 sites until infiltration of Washington DC is although more icy conditions are with temperatures were pushing double figures. midnight on 3 January in an much, much worse than anyone on the way and heavy snow is noticeably warmer in many areas The recent disruption to roads, attempt to ease the congestion, realized — because right down expected later in Scotland and today and a high of 8C expected rail and flights continued but some works remain in place, the street from the White House, Northern Ireland. in Newquay on the south-west yesterday. Most of the major UK including those around the the National Gallery of Art has The higher temperatures mean coast. Before the big freeze, 15% airports reported delays and northern part of the M25. also been subject to a commie bookies are very unlikely to have of the population were expecting cancellations on Christmas Eve, • Weather putsch, with twenty-one different to pay out for a white Christmas, to make a fairly long journey on with easyJet grounding 16 • Road transport versions of Andy Warhol’s Mao which requires snow to fall on a Christmas Day but the recent flights. The bad weather axed a • Transport prints. specified weather station in problems caused by the weather number of train services from • Transport policy Those damned commies are London on Christmas Day. means more people are likely to Glasgow Central station. There everywhere. We are surely Bookmakers William Hill said be on the roads. were lengthy queues at the Haroon Siddique doomed. yesterday it had received 15,000 Driving conditions were still Eurostar terminal at St Pancras in guardian.co.uk© Guardian News (Andrew Breitbart shows up in bets for a white Christmas in poor in areas, and the M1 was London where police helped to & Media Limited 2009 | Use of the comments for this post, and London, where it was offering closed for more than three hours control the crowds. Eurostar this content is subject to our invokes Hitler in his first six odds of 2/1. Other parts of the after a crash involving seven or resumed services between Terms & Conditions| More Feeds words.) country are likely to see snow eight vehicles near Long Eaton. London, Paris and Brussels on today. One passenger was airlifted to Tuesday after a three-day Don't Put an Economic Recovery on Your Christmas List By Tom Johansmeyer success may not be enough to many believe. 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