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...“They [Berkshire] know when they put their name behind a company like HomeServices that homeowners trust that name,” Ketchmark said. “We believe they exploited that.”...
...The case was brought by Michael Ketchmark, the attorney who last year won a $1.8bn verdict against the National Association of Realtors including HomeServices over commissions paid by Missouri homeowners...
...Roseann Rife at Amnesty International said: “This wave of trials against lawyers and activists are a political charade. Their fate was sealed before they stepped into the courtroom....
...“The government is increasingly using national security as a guise to repress political opposition and curtail freedom of expression,” said Roseann Rife, the agency’s East Asia research director....
...Roseann Rife, east Asia research director at Amnesty International, said: “Time is running out for Hakamada to receive the fair trial he was denied more than four decades ago....
...“The Communist party maintains a monopoly on the political process and anyone that speaks out will be severely dealt with,” said Roseann Rife, East Asia research director for Amnesty International....
...“[Mr Tan’s] arrest, unfair trial and now the guilty verdict are further disturbing examples of how the Chinese authorities use vague and over broad laws to silence and punish dissenting voices,” said Roseann...
...confidence that these kinds of long sentences or crackdowns on freedom of expression are not going to get any serious outcry from the international community or have any repercussions on the world stage,” said Roseann...
...the message that they don’t need to be concerned about the impact of Western governments or their requests and that they can continue with their policies without any negative repercussions,” according to Roseann...
...“We are concerned a positive legacy from the Beijing games is in danger if urgent measures are not taken,” said Roseann Rife, Amnesty International’s deputy programme director for the Asia-Pacific region...
...Sister Roseann Reddy, a Glaswegian in her forties, has big cheery cheeks, a pudding-bowl haircut and a talent for speaking without pausing for breath....
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