China Aid correspondents report an increase in religious persecution in China as the Olympics approaches.
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China Jails Another Rights Activist Before Olympics
Reuters
Apr 03, 2008
Zeng Jinyan (L), the wife of human rights activist Hu Jia holds her baby as she walks with Hu’s mother (C) while a Chinese policeman follows behind. (Teh Eng Koon/AFP/Getty Images)
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