Monthly Archives: 7 月 2014

Tienchi Martin-Liao: Xi Jinping Wants Journalists to Learn from Marx

September 11, 2013

China’s president calls for a return to “Marxism,” but what does that mean exactly?

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Statue of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in Shanghai, China. Photo via wikimedia, Creative Commons.

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Xiao Guozhen:Li Huaping-A Child of Freedom

published: July 28, 2014

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LI HUAPING (李化平),

Before Li Huaping (李化平) became known by his real name, he was known among Chinese netizens Continue reading

China Removes Crosses From Two More Churches in Crackdown

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The Wuxi Christian Church in China’s Zhejiang Province. The authorities have issued demolition notices to more than 100 churches in the area.

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JULY 28, 2014
BEIJING — In another sign of the authorities’ efforts Continue reading

‘Terrified’ Founder Decides to Shutter Hong Kong Pro-Democracy News Site ‘House News’

Posted 27 July 2014 21:09 GMT
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Screen Capture of the House News’ Facebook Page. The site had more than 230 thousand Facebook followers before it shut down. Continue reading

US: Surveillance Harming Journalism, Law, Democracy

Government Spying Undermines Media Freedom and Right to Counsel

JULY 28, 2014

(Washington, DC) – Large-scale US surveillance is seriously hampering US-based journalists and lawyers in their work, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union Continue reading

HK’s House News Closes Citing Political Pressure

July 27, 2014 5:55 PM

Posted By: josh rudolph

Hong Kong pro-democracy website, blog, and news aggregator House News (主場新聞) has shut down due to a Continue reading

Bloggers reboot democracy site

Kenneth Lau

Monday, July 28, 2014

A group of bloggers has set up a Facebook page for people’s commentaries on politics and other issues following the sudden closure of House News, a pro-democracy news site with strong ties to media Continue reading

ARRESTS, CENSORSHIP AND PROPAGANDA MARK EXPANDING GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF INFORMATION

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PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY 26 JULY 2014.

Dong Rubin, a blogger in the southern Chinese province of Yunan who has written critically of local officials’ Continue reading