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To: StockDung who wrote (8171)	6/8/2000 11:39:00 AM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10354

Chinese Web Site Operator Arrested on Subversion Charges By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING -- Authorities in southwestern China have arrested the operator of a local Web site who posted news about dissidents and the government's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, a human rights group reported Wednesday. Police detained Huang Qi, 36, and his wife, Zeng Li, on Saturday, a day before the 11th anniversary of the military's assault on the protesters. Hundreds or more were killed in the June 4, 1989 crackdown, according to the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy. Zeng, released Tuesday morning, was notified later that day that her husband was being charged with subversion, a crime often used to sentence dissidents to jail terms of 10 years or more, the center said. The case underscores the communist leadership's battle to prevent the dissemination of material deemed subversive or otherwise unacceptable via the Internet. While police have tried to set up firewalls and to keep tabs on local Internet service providers, dissidents often use overseas proxies or other methods to circumvent those controls. Calls to a phone number listed on Huang's Web site, www.6-4tianwang.com, based in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province, went unanswered. The Web site, which still operates via a U.S.-based internet service provider, carries articles on a wide range of topics, including corruption and calls by dissidents and others for a reversal of the government's condemnation of the 1989 crackdown as a "counterrevolutionary rebellion." While many articles were gleaned from the entirely state-controlled media, others were from overseas sources. "Strong ambitions will never vanish even with the passage of time," says the site's home page. "To respect the opposition is to respect oneself." Eleven years after the 1989 protests at Tiananmen Square, the topic remains taboo for state media and dissidents and others who defy the ban on public dissent.

To: StockDung who wrote (8171)	6/8/2000 11:42:00 AM
From: Sir Auric Goldfinger	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10354

Hemispherx/Short Sellers Case-2:Further Litigation Likely 6/8/0 11:15 (New York) NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A U.S. district court dismissed Hemispherx Biopharma Inc.'s (HEB) defamation case against short sellers, including Asensio & Co., ruling that it doesn't have jurisdiction in the case. In a press release Thursday, Hemispherx said the court made no ruling concerning the merits of Hemispherx claims or Asensio's counterclaims. Hemispherx still has the option to pursue the charges in state courts. When reached for comment, a Hemispherx spokesman wasn't able to say whether the company plans to continue litigation, though he said it was likely.