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- Veteran of China's People's Liberation ArmyTelegraph: Chinese dissidents favourites for Nobel Peace Prize (October 6, 2008)
- Self-taught lawyerTelegraph: Chinese dissidents favourites for Nobel Peace Prize (October 6, 2008)
- Won a 2007 court case on behalf of the banned Falun Gong movement.Telegraph: Chinese dissidents favourites for Nobel Peace Prize (October 6, 2008)
- Religion: Christianity
- Quit Communist Party in 2005
- Reported to be jailed, possibly torturedTelegraph: Chinese dissidents favourites for Nobel Peace Prize (October 6, 2008)
- Fellow Chinese dissident Hu Jia also under consideration for prizeTelegraph: Chinese dissidents favourites for Nobel Peace Prize (October 6, 2008)
- Nobel Committee awards $1.4 million for Peace Prize
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Gao Zhisheng is a Chinese dissident who is reported to be at the top of the short list for the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize.Telegraph: Chinese dissidents favourites for Nobel Peace Prize (October 6, 2008) An eminent lawyer in his home country, Gao disappeared in 2007 three days after issuing an open letter to U.S. Congress, bemoaning human rights conditions in China and opposing the Beijing Olympics.Amnesty International Australia: Gao Zhisheng - missing human rights lawyer (May 5, 2008) He is believed to be in custody of the Chinese police.Telegraph: Chinese dissidents favourites for Nobel Peace Prize (October 6, 2008)
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Gao Zhisheng on Amazon
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Gao Zhisheng Questions
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Who is Master Fox teacher of Gao Bagua? 1 AnswerPlease allow me to explain the history and development of this martial art. After that, i believe you will get the answer. Gao Bagua is a kind of Chinese marti... read more -
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? 3 Answers11 meters per second give or take. More if you launch it from a t-shirt gun. Not that I would do that, I'm just saying all things are relative. read more
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