Monthly Archives: 6 月 2014

Reading the June 18 media circular

By David Bandurski | Posted on 2014-06-20
There has been some degree of alarmism in the foreign press this week (1, 2, 3) over a (new?) set of restrictions issued by the Chinese government agency overseeing both print and broadcast media in the country. Continue reading

In Hong Kong, an Unofficial Election Draws Beijing’s Ire

By MICHAEL FORSYTHE, CHRIS BUCKLEY and ALAN WONGJUNE 20, 2014

Members of the group Occupy Central with Love and Peace, which organized an unofficial referendum in Hong Kong, before voting began on Friday. Credit Vincent Yu/Associated Press Continue reading

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HONG KONG’S REFERENDUM

20 JUN 2014 3:46AM

1 WHAT IS HONG KONG’S UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE REFERENDUM?
Residents in the former British colony, which returned to China in 1997, have been fighting for a democratic system for years. Currently, Continue reading

Report to the International Cities of Refuge Network AGM – May 2014

PEN International WiPC

Report to the International Cities of Refuge Network AGM – May 2014

Cathy McCann, Asia/MENA Researcher

I work as researcher and campaigner for PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee, overseeing our work on Asia and the Middle East and North Africa. I’d like to open by telling you about some key cases I’ve been working on in recent weeks and months: Continue reading

Hong Kong Democracy Poll Hit by Cyberattack

Security Firm Says Attack Is Large and Sophisticated; Site Remains Online in City

By PAUL MOZUR in Beijing and CHESTER YUNG in Hong Kong CONNECT

Updated June 20, 2014 7:45 a.m. ET

The website of a poll gauging Hong Kong residents’ opinions on elections was repeatedly hit by severe cyberattacks on its opening day, according to organizers and a firm seeking to protect the poll from such attacks. Continue reading

Salman Rushdie awarded the 2014 PEN/ Pinter Prize

Posted June 20th, 2014 by julia & filed under Press, Prizes.

Salman Rushdie has been awarded the 2014 PEN/Pinter Prize. It will be presented at a public event at the British Library on Thursday 9 October, at which Rushdie will deliver an address. Continue reading

An Exclusive Essay By Ai Weiwei: ‘On Self-Censorship’

Posted: 06/19/2014 9:14 am EDT Updated: 06/19/2014 10:59 am EDT

AI WEIWEI SELF CENSORSHIP

It’s been a bad month for critics of the Chinese government, starting with the flood of arrests ahead of the Tiananmen Square anniversary. Now officials are battling a single man: their longtime opponent, the world-famous artist Ai Weiwei. Continue reading

Three Chinese Activists Jailed After Calling on Officials to Reveal Wealth

2014-06-19


Members of the New Citizens Movement hold banners in public, urging officials to disclose their assets as a check against corruption, in Beijing on a file photo. Continue reading