By EDWARD WONG and MIA LI NOVEMBER 27, 2014 2:09 AMNovember 27, 2014 2:09 am
The Chinese historian Zhang Lifan has become outspoken in recent years on the need for China to undertake ambitious economic and political changes. His family has been deeply involved in modern Chinese political life: Mr. Zhang’s Continue reading
Q. and A.: Zhang Lifan on the New Chinese Nationalism已关闭评论
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FILE – Zhang Qing, left, wife of Chinese human rights activist Guo Feixiong, and daughter Yang Tianjiao speak at a press conference before a hearing of a House Foreign Affairs Committee subcommittee in Washington, D.C., October 29,
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Two Chinese human rights activists are standing trial Friday on Continue reading
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By DIDI TANG
Nov. 28, 2014 8:31 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — A leading rights activist who organized rallies for media freedom pleaded not guilty to charges of disturbing public order in a Chinese court where he went on trial Friday more than 15 months after being detained. Continue reading
Activist for media freedom standing trial in China已关闭评论
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2014-11-27
Photo courtesy of Guo Feixiong
Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou will try two prominent rights activists on Friday Continue reading
Two Prominent Chinese Activists Set for Trial on Public Order Charges已关闭评论
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BY SUI-LEE WEE AND MEGHA RAJAGOPALAN
BEIJING Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:00am EST
Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang talks to media in Beijing in this July 20, 2012 picture.
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(Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors could upgrade the charges against a Continue reading
Prominent China rights lawyer could face harsher charges: attorney已关闭评论
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WEDNESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2014
Tibetan writer and activist Lhaden. (File/TCHRD)
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) has recently obtained a book written by Lhaden, a Tibetan writer and activist living inside Tibet. This latest book, Continue reading
From Wang Shiwei to Liu Xiaobo: Prisoners of Literary Inquisition under Communist Rule in China
Hada (November 29, 1955 – ), a Mongolian editor, scholar and social activist, was sentenced in 1996 to 15 years’ imprisonment on charges of “splitting the country” and “espionage” for organizing activities related to ethnic self-determination and autonomy, and for writing and publishing related materials. Continue reading
No. 14 Yu ZHANG: Case 50 (1996): Hada, Jailed over Self-Determination已关闭评论
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From Wang Shiwei to Liu Xiaobo: Prisoners of Literary Inquisition under Communist Rule in China
Liu Xiaobo (28 December 1955- ), a renowned Chinese literary critic, dissident writer and human rights activist, was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for “inciting subversion of state power” based on his writings criticizing the Chinese authorities and his participation in drafting and launching Charter 08. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.
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No. 14 Yu ZHANG: Case 64 (2010): Liu Xiaobo, Winning Prize with No Enemies已关闭评论
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