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...popular night spot, someone threw a Molotov cocktail through the window. The concerts were canceled, and the restaurant, Centro Vasco, a Miami institution, was shut down. "They feel like they are in a situation of war," says Miguel Gonzalez Pando, a Cuba researcher at Florida International University, "so any dissent is tantamount to treason." In the U.S., so is denying a person the right to free speech...
...disapproves of any murderous regime--including Jiang's. If Jiang comes to Harvard, University administrators should not allow him to avoid the question and answer period everyone from Yasser Arafat to Mel Gibson has agreed to. Students, faculty and community members alike should fell comfortable in expressing their dissent. In addition, leaders of the Tiananmen Square protest who live in the Boston area should be invited to speak in as prominent a place and be equally if not more warmly welcomed by none less than those who welcome Jiang. In addition, Harvard should welcome all respectful protesters onto University property...
...party rule in all of China. By virtually daring Beijing to come and get them, the alliance is entering uncharted waters. Martin Lee's mainstream democrats will continue to demonstrate gently in order to educate the public about the need to preserve and protect the rights they enjoy. Since dissent is a fact of life in Hong Kong, the incoming government has little choice but to let it continue. Tung has declared publicly that he will avoid making martyrs of those who protest before some 8,000 journalists staked out on handover night. The Chief Executive and his Beijing superiors...
...city hall to let citizens vent their spleen about unpaid pensions and missing salary checks. But there have also been at least two large, unauthorized protests in Shenyang. Internal memos have circulated among party leaders warning of strikes, police confrontation, widespread outbreaks of crime. But no significant pockets of dissent have formed among the people. "They are not content, but they are not going to get in the government's face," a Western diplomat says. "This is not Gdansk...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The GOP revolt against Newt Gingrich ended in a whimper as House Republicans vowed to put their differences aside, but dissent still divides the party even at the leadership level. The uprising fizzled last night after a small group of disgruntled Republicans met for less than 20 minutes without the company of the GOP leadership to voice their disenchantment with the Speaker. The poor showing led organizers to downplay the significance of the unrest. "I don't think the Speaker is in any trouble in any sense of the term trouble. This is politics," said Lindsey Graham...