Four people, including a man who tried to sell his own sister, have been jailed for a total of nine years for their part in a sham marriage scam.
At an earlier hearing, 22-year-old Michael Wright from Swindon admitted trying to sell his own sister, who had learning difficulties, into a marriage with a Chinese immigrant.
Wright [...]
His Excellency Hu Jintao
President of the People’s Republic of China
State Council
Beijing 100032
P.R. China
Open Letter
Prague, January 6, 2010
Your Excellency,
On December 23, the Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court – after holding him for over a year without trial – sentenced respected intellectual and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison for “inciting [...]
The Annual Paris Crillon Haute-Couture Debutantes Ball is held at the ultra-chic Le Crillon hotel, overlooking Paris’ Place de la Concorde. Aristocracy and celebrity girls from all over the world will be trussed up in high-end pret au porter or couture and “presented” to society on the arm of a dashing escort chosen for them [...]
