Monthly Archives: 7 月 2014

Stop the Clocks-‘Falling Out of Time,’ by David Grossman

By EDWARD HIRSCHJULY 18, 2014
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What it’s like to be interrogated by the Chinese secret police

By Kabir Chibber @quinto_quarto July 20, 2014

A paramilitary police officer stands guard before U.S. Secretary of State Kerry and U.S. Treasury Secretary Lew arrive to tour the Badaling section of the Great Wall, on the outskirts of Beijing

It can be grim to get on the wrong side of the Chinese government. Reuters/Jason Lee

“I began to talk about Thoreau’s essay on civil disobedience, Continue reading

Padraig Reidy: When truth is stranger than fiction

By Padraig Reidy / 17 July, 2014

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Three years ago this week, David Cameron announced that a Continue reading

Mary Novaria:My Friend Thinks I Don’t Work Because I’m a Writer

Posted: 07/18/2014 1:26 pm EDT Updated: 07/18/2014 1:59 pm EDT

It was just a casual conversation, and although I bristled when I heard the words, Continue reading

Wen Yunchao: Chinese Government Has Never Been Confused About It’s Own Stance On Media Controls

 

I don’t believe that the government has ever been confused about its own stance on media controls. The core principle of the CCP’s Leninist notion of the press is that the Party controls the media, and the media should be the mouthpiece of the Party and the people. From Mao Zedong to Deng Xiaoping, even up to Xi Jinping, this stance has never changed. Continue reading

A ChinaFile Conversation:How to Read China’s New Press Restrictions

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A Chinese policeman stops foreign journalists at a gate Continue reading

Sex Workers demonstrate economic and social empowerment

June 29, 2014

 

Just published! NSWP regional report and briefing paper, Asia and the Pacific that focuses on various social and economic justice initiatives led by Continue reading

Russia caught editing Wikipedia entry about downed Malaysian airliner

Twitter bot that monitors Wikipedia edits catches Russian TV network in the act.

by Kadhim Shubber July 18 2014, 5:41pm EDT

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The world is still reeling from the shock of the deaths of 298 people on Malaysian flight MH17, Continue reading