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US in attack on stifling of dissent

ByGeoff Dyer and Mure Dickie in Beijing

Published: August 24 2008 19:27 | Last updated: August 24 2008 19:27

China released 10 foreign activists on Sunday night after the US had strongly criticised the treatment of human rights protesters during the Olympics.

The US said on Sunday it was “disappointed” at the way China had treated human rights protesters during the Olympics and called for the immediate release of eight American demonstrators detained in Beijing.

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