2014-06-09
A student (C) hugs a family member after completing his ‘gaokao’ outside a high school in Beijing, June 8, 2014. Continue reading
2014-06-09
A student (C) hugs a family member after completing his ‘gaokao’ outside a high school in Beijing, June 8, 2014. Continue reading
China’s Pool of Potential College Students Set to Shrink已关闭评论
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2014-06-09
Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
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Chinese Authorities Now Targeting Lawyers’ Lawyers已关闭评论
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Tagged Human Rights Lawyer, June 4th, Pu Zhiqiang, Tang Jingling, Tiananmen
2014-06-11
Workers at an entertainment venue in Dongguan crouch by a wall during a police raid on Feb. 9, 2014. Continue reading
China’s ‘Re-education’ For Sex Workers Similar to Labor Camps: Lawyers已关闭评论
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2014-06-10
Pro-democracy activists argue with police during a rally to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown in Hong Kong, June 4, 2014
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Protesters raise a mock “white paper”, left, released by Beijing State Council on Tuesday saying it holds ultimate control over the former British colony, outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong, June 11, 2014. Continue reading
By Fengsuo Zhou, Yaxue Cao, published: June 11, 2014
(Henry Degroot is a student at Newton North High School, Massachusetts. He wrote a pro-democracy note in a Chinese student’s notebook during an exchange program in Beijing and signed it. A Chinese teacher found out. Henry was detained for five hours, forced to apologize by his American teachers, and, back to America, the school barred him from prom.) Continue reading
A Letter to the Newton (Massachusetts) Community已关闭评论
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Tagged Henry DeGroot, June 4th, Newton North High School, Tiananmen
PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 June, 2014, 4:12am
UPDATED : Thursday, 12 June, 2014, 4:12am
Verna Yu
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Pu Zhiqiang was placed in criminal detention on May 6 after he attended a private meeting commemorating the 25th anniversary of the crackdown on the Tiananmen pro-democracy movement. Continue reading
Prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang could face lengthy jail term, fellow lawyer fears已关闭评论
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2014-6-11 20:12:50
As I ate lunch today with a friend at House News, discussing our reaction to Beijing’s release yesterday of a White Paper on Hong Kong, I received two message from another concerned friend. Continue reading