Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/filter/LocaleFilter.java
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diff -u -rf2dcf163cc2c619cd1a4a56d7242d8226be771aa -rdf868f04348e4ea8c67f69d31349a5831892a3b6
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/filter/LocaleFilter.java	(.../LocaleFilter.java)	(revision f2dcf163cc2c619cd1a4a56d7242d8226be771aa)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/filter/LocaleFilter.java	(.../LocaleFilter.java)	(revision df868f04348e4ea8c67f69d31349a5831892a3b6)
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
     @Override
     public void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, FilterChain chain)
 	    throws IOException, ServletException {
+	// setting encoding in standalone.xml does not do the trick (yet?), so set it here
+	 request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
+	
 	Locale preferredLocale = null;
 	String direction = null;
 	TimeZone tz = null;