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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Falun Gong

Falun Gong stories: 3 news summaries

 China Nixes 
 Chinese Democracy 

Album title means new G'n'R record faces wall of Chinese censorship

Nov 22, 08 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - China's government-owned music monopoly has told record stores not to waste their time trying to order the first new Guns N' Roses album in 17 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. Officials say the title alone—Chinese Democracy—would probably be enough to doom it, but a reference to the... More »

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China • censorship • Falun Gong • rock bands • Guns N' Roses • rock music • Chinese officials • Axl Rose • Chinese Democracy

 Protesters Disrupt
 Olympic Torch Exchange 

Demonstrators try to block torch as it passes from Greeks to Chinese; 10 arrested

Mar 30, 08 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Protesters against China’s Tibet crackdown shook up today’s Olympic torch hand-off in Athens, the New York Times reports. Some 15 people dodged security to fly banners and shout “Free Tibet” as they tried to block Greek officials from passing the flame to Beijing authorities. Ten were nabbed... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Greece • Tibet • Athens • Falun Gong • Olympic torch • protesters

Network Beams Dissidence
Into China

Satellite TV station part of media blitz by outlawed Falun Gong

Nov 15, 07 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A US-based satellite TV station staffed mainly by members of spiritual movement Falun Gong is broadcasting a dissident message into China, the Wall Street Journal reports. With Falun Gong called an "evil cult" and outlawed by the Chinese government, its members have started New Tang Dynasty, a radio station,... More »

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China • television • corruption • Falun Gong • dissidents • cult • SARS • New Tang Dynasty

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