Jun 12, 2014 • 4:42 am
China Human Rights Briefing
June 6 – 12, 2014
Arbitrary Detention
Detained Human Rights Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang Denied Medical Bail
Freedom of Expression
University Student Criminally Detained for Tweet About June Fourth
Law & Policy Watch
Civil Society Members Call to Abolish Custody & Education System
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[CHRD] University Student Criminally Detained for June Fourth Tweet (6/6-12/2014)已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, Internet Freedom, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged Internet Freedom, June 4th, Pu Zhiqiang, Tiananmen, Zhao Huaxu
By Bloomberg News Jun 12, 2014 7:44 AM ET
China’s Internet users can access censored content, including references to the Tiananmen Square crackdown, after online activists created a website duplicating Google Inc. (GOOGL)’s restricted portal. Continue reading
‘Tank Man’ Googled in China as Hackers Bypass Censors已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom, June 4th, Tank Man, Tiananmen
By AUSTIN RAMZY JUNE 12, 2014 4:58 AM
Pu Zhiqiang speaking to reporters outside Chongqing Higher People’s Court in December 2012.
Yongping Xu/European Pressphoto Agency
A lawyer who met with Pu Zhiqiang, a crusading human rights lawyer Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer
Tagged Human Rights Lawyer, June 4th, Pu Zhiqiang, Tiananmen
Outspoken journalist and commentator Gao Yu was detained in April just days before she was to attend an event marking the anniversary of the 1989 protests. Continue reading
Gao Yu: Princelings Are Xi’s Greatest Challenge已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration, Press Freedom
Tagged Gao Yu, June 4th, Press Freedom, Tiananmen
12:02 Jun 11 2014 Arzano, NA, Campania, Italy
Physical Violence Female Verified Reports
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“This time we’re going to shoot you in your face, mind your own business”.
This was just one of the threats contained in letter sent by an anonymous writer Continue reading
Death threats for two journalists near Naples已关闭评论
Posted in Press Freedom
Tagged Journalist, Press Freedom
By AUSTIN RAMZY JUNE 11, 2014 2:16 AM
The Beijing authorities have detained a woman linked with a Twitter posting suggesting that a method for Continue reading
Beijing Police Detain Student Over Tiananmen Tweet已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged June 4th, Tiananmen, Zhao Huaxu
=By MICHAEL FORSYTHE and NEIL GOUGH June 12, 2014
Jimmy Lai of Next Media Limited, which is known for its strong advocacy of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong.
Alex Hofford/European Pressphoto Agency
HONG KONG — In what may be a major escalation of pressure by mainland China on Hong Kong’s independent-minded news media, two major British banks have stopped advertising with one of the city’s biggest newspapers, a top media executive said. Continue reading
Hong Kong Media Worries Over China’s Reach as Ads Disappear已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Press Freedom
Posted: 06/11/2014 3:55 pm EDT Updated: 06/11/2014 3:59 pm EDT
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”
So begins A Tale of Two Cities, with one of the most celebrated opening lines in literature. What’s often forgotten is how the sentence ends. (It is, to be fair, an extremely long sentence.) Written in 1859, Continue reading
10 Great Historical Novels That Will Transport You Back In Time已关闭评论
Posted in Culture
Tagged Historical Novels
