by Tienchi Martin-Liao / March 12, 2014 /
In which a Uyghur academic predicts his own disappearance.
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He foresaw the outcome almost a year ago. In July of 2013, Ilham Tohti, Continue reading
by Tienchi Martin-Liao / March 12, 2014 /
In which a Uyghur academic predicts his own disappearance.
Free Ilham Tohti
Image by Twitter user @HisOvalness.
He foresaw the outcome almost a year ago. In July of 2013, Ilham Tohti, Continue reading
Tienchi Martin-Liao: One Loses the People, Because He Loses Their Hearts已关闭评论
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Oren Dorell, USA TODAY 7:48 p.m. EDT May 30, 2014
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Adam Chen’s life changed in Beijing on June 4, 1989, when he saw friends shot to death in what became known as the Tiananmen Square massacre. Thousands of people died that day, Continue reading
Yet more detentions have been added to the dozens already carried out ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown next week. From AP:
Wang Aizhong, a founder of the Southern Street Movement, which calls for an end to one-party rule, Continue reading
Detentions Continue as Tiananmen Anniversary Nears已关闭评论
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By Tom Mitchell
Now an artist creating work out of minced pork and litter, the former soldier and Tiananmen Square protester recalls the horrors of that night in Beijing 25 years ago. By Tom Mitchell
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Lunch with the FT: Guo Jian已关闭评论
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By Alice Kirkland / 27 May, 2014
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Free speech has always been a concern to the EU, with flaws in the world of press freedom and pluralism in Europe still apparent today. In an attempt to raise awareness to these problems, both on an institutional Continue reading
EU project to explore media freedom and pluralism已关闭评论
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Rename the street DC Chinese Embassy is located to ‘Liu Xiaobo Street’ urges @NancyPelosi /Rep. Frank Wolf已关闭评论
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In brief comments at Code Conference on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said that while the company has no immediate plans for entry into China, Continue reading
What Might Twitter In China Look Like?已关闭评论
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May 30, 2014, 10:08 am
Rename Chinese embassy s street in Washington, US lawmakers urge
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Washington (AFP) – US lawmakers called Thursday for the street outside Continue reading
Rename Chinese embassy’s street in Washington, US lawmakers urge已关闭评论
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