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...China's notorious snakehead gangs for the promise of a better life. Instead, they were sent to fill bags with cockles on a sandbank far from shore. Of the pittance they would have earned that night, much would have gone to repay their debts to the snakeheads. Lin's trial revealed the culture of intimidation that surrounds illegal Chinese immigrants in Europe. Survivors of the tragedy gave testimony behind screens for fear of reprisals against their families back in China. The Rev. David Sieboth, whose church near the cocklers' base in Liverpool holds services in Mandarin and Cantonese, told Time...
...released without bail, and is due back in court on May 5 for a pre-trial conference, Sherman said...
President Hamid Karzai?s fragile Afghan government finds itself in a bind over the trial of Abdul Rahman, 41, who faces the death sentence for converting to Christianity. International pressure is building on Karzai to interfere in the judicial process and free Rahman. But the President must also contend with deeply conservative Afghans - many of whom already regard him as too pro-West - who believe the convert should be punished under Islamic...
...This week, several world leaders - including those with peacekeeping troops in Afghanistan - have voiced alarm about the trial. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice phoned Karzai on Thursday, urging a "favorable resolution" to the case...
...only concession Maulavizada is prepared to make is to speed up the trial process. "Because this is a complex case we would like to get it over with quickly - the hearing will be this week," he said...