by Tienchi Martin-Liao / January 15, 2014 /
As history looms large, tensions flare up between China and Japan.
Xi Jinping and Sinzo Abe
Xi Jinping (L), President of the People’s Republic of China; and Sinzo Abe (R), Prime Minister of Japan. Photos:
There is a famous photograph from 1970 that depicts West German Chancellor Willy Brand kneeling Continue reading
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June 22, 2014 – An editorial published in the South China Morning Post on Sunday believed that Chinese authorities should highly value its civil rights lawyers, Continue reading
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Pu Zhiqiang is a prominent civil rights lawyer in Beijing, well known internationally and in the mainstream Chinese media for his work in protecting free speech and abolishing labour camps in China, among other issues. Continue reading
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Updated May 15, 2014
Q. It’s the question most often heard from students during Banned Books Week, “Why was this book banned?” More accurately, the question is who challenged this book being in the school Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (June 23, 2014) — In a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for survivors of domestic violence, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has overturned the death sentence of Li Yan (李彦), Continue reading
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by NPR STAFF June 22, 2014 4:33 PM ET
A Long Way Home
by Saroo Brierley
Hardcover, 255 pages
More than 25 years ago, Saroo Brierley was one of many poor children in rural India. At 4 years old, Continue reading
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Dressed in ancient costume, people kneel in front of a statue of Confucius during a ceremony to mark his birthday in Changchun, Jilin province.
Last week, the American Association of University Professors joined a growing chorus of voices calling Continue reading
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09:40 Jun 23 2014 bratislava, slovakia
The Bratislava II District Court ordered Ringier Axel Springer, the publisher of Nový Čas to apologize to Supreme Court Judge Daniel Hudák.
The Bonnano case is about the publishing of a photo series Continue reading
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