- •С.А.Абдраманова reading newspapers
- •Vulnerable
- •It is about. Read the article and see if your ideas were correct.
- •Poll Shows Modest Changes in Levels of Anti-u.S. Mood
- •Trade Group to Start Talks to Admit Iran
- •Intifada
- •Invasion of
- •It is about. Read the article and see if your ideas were correct.
- •Israel Begins to Pull Troops in Gaza, Scaling Back Offensive
- •Informant
- •Intercepted communications
- •Interim government
- •It is about. Read the article and see if your ideas were correct.
- •Subway and Bus Blasts in London Kill at Least 37
- •It is about. Read the article and see if your ideas were correct.
- •Nations Ranked as Protectors of the Environment
- •Indelible ink
- •Intimidation
- •Irregularities
- •It is about. Read the article and see if your ideas were correct.
- •Bolivia Congress Names New President, Setting Stage for Elections
- •Illegal assembly
- •It is about. Read the article and see if your ideas were correct.
- •China Detains a Human Rights Advocate
- •Is about. Read the article and see if your ideas were correct.
- •U.S. Said to Weigh Sanctions on Syria Over Iraqi Network
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China Detains a Human Rights Advocate
The Chinese police have (1) ___________ a leading human rights advocate who represented farmers in lawsuits against the government, expanding a crackdown on writers, intellectuals, lawyers and journalists who challenge the Communist Party authorities. The advocate, Li Boguang, was detained by the police while visiting Fujian Province last Tuesday, his family said. The reasons for his detention are unclear. Mr. Li, a 37-year-old lawyer and writer, has helped peasants in many parts of China (2) __________ constitutional rights to oust corrupt officials. He has also represented farmers seeking more compensation for confiscated farmland.
In September, the police arrested Zhao Yan, a journalist and researcher in The New York Times's bureau in Beijing who had in the past worked with Mr. Li to help farmers voice their (3) ___________. Mr. Zhao was charged with leaking state secrets abroad. It is unclear whether Mr. Li's detention has any connection to Mr. Zhao's arrest. But Mr. Li had expressed concern in recent weeks that the police might be undertaking a broad campaign to harass or imprison rights advocates suspected of contributing to a surge in rural (4) ____________.
In an article he posted on a Chinese Web site in October, Mr. Li said the police had ordered farmers in Fujian and other areas to report on his whereabouts. Mr. Li said the police had made it clear that he would be arrested if he continued to provide legal advice to protesters. The (5) __________ comes a few days after the Beijing police briefly detained two leading writers and a political theorist who are members of a Chinese chapter of PEN, the international writers group. Computers and other materials were confiscated from their homes, the three men said.
In November, Shi Tao, a poet and journalist based in Hunan Province, was (6) __________ of leaking state secrets and arrested. The authorities also recently detained Huang Jingao, the Communist Party chief of Lianjiang County in Fujian Province, two Hong Kong newspapers reported. Mr. Huang became a national sensation in August when he wrote a letter to the online edition of People's Daily contending that local officials had thwarted his campaign against corruption in the area. Mr. Huang said he had received so many death threats that he was forced to wear a (7) ____________ vest.
While the various cases do not appear to be directly connected, some political analysts say they may represent an effort by President Hu Jintao to (8) ___________ discipline inside and outside the Communist Party as he solidifies his authority.
Ex. 10. Work in pairs or in small groups. Discuss the following issues:
The UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The functions of the UN Commission on Human Rights and the High Commisssioner for Human Rights.
Four basic characteristics of human rights.
Basic civil and political rights.
Unit 8. Diplomacy
Key vocabulary
Give equivalents in your mothertongue to the following English words and phrases:
To accept full sovereignty
ambassador at large
to avert a diplomatic crisis
to call in an envoy
the chief of mission
to circulate a letter
to commemorate the victims
to denounce
to express deep dissatisfaction and determined opposition
to face possible war
to foreshadow in public
to grant smb a visa
to lift the arms embargo on
meddling in internal affairs
to negotiate a settlement on sb's terms
to offer reassurances to
ousting of the government
to release a statement
to seek asylum
to sour the relationship
to sow discord between
stalled talks
the state of emergency
to supplant one's influence
to tell a news conference
Ex. 1. Speak on the following:
Independent sovereign states: the main actors in the international system.
The best methods of maintaining order: balance of power, diplomacy, and the formation of alliances.
The role of international institutions in the world.
Ex. 2. Before reading the nespaper article below discuss in pairs what you think it