Peter Dahlin spent 23 days in a ‘black prison’ in Beijing, where he says he was deprived of sleep and questioned with a ‘communication enhancement’ machine. Here he tells the story of his incarceration and expulsion from the People’s Republic
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A human rights activist, a secret prison and a tale from Xi Jinping’s new China已关闭评论
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Friday 11 March 2016, 12:00 – 14:00
Auditorium Ivan Pictet
Maison de la paix, Geneva
Hosted by the Permanent Missions of the United States and Canada, this is a side event of the UN Human Rights Council’s 31st session.
Nobel Laureates on Human Rights – A view from civil society已关闭评论
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Chinese police patrol Tiananmen Square in Beijing, looking for petitioners, Dec. 4, 2013. AFP
The outlook is bleak for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in China amid an ongoing government crackdown targeting civil society groups, former NGO workers and activists said on Friday. Continue reading
Activists See Bleak Future For China’s NGOs Amid Ongoing Crackdown已关闭评论
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