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class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130120091111/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/30/china-trial-activist-s-nephew-unfair">China: Trial of Activist’s Nephew Unfair</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 30, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The hasty and unfair trial of the nephew of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng in China’s Shandong province appears intended to punish Chen for defying the Chinese government.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130120091111/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/29/china-tibetan-immolations-security-measures-escalate">China: Tibetan Immolations, Security Measures Escalate</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 29, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content">The self-immolation of seven Tibetans since November 26, 2012, highlights the failure of Chinese authorities to address Tibetan grievances.</div> </div> </li> <li class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-imagefile-fid"> <span class="field-content"></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20130120091111/http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/15/human-rights-now">Human Rights Now</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">Nov 15, 2012</span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-news-teaser-value"> <div class="field-content"><p>As China's newly appointed chairman Xi Jinping took power Thursday, the leadership transition itself remains opaque: Not only have the Chinese people been excluded from the process, it is 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