Monthly Archives: 6 月 2015

Hong Kong lawmakers reject Beijing poll plan

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Legislators in Hong Kong have rejected a controversial Beijing-backed election reform package that sparked mass protests last year.

The reforms would have given Hong Kong voters the right to Continue reading →

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Hong Kong government set to reveal political reforms

Posted on 06/16/2015 by | Hong Kong government set to reveal political reforms已关闭评论

_83677365_027726614-1Hong Kong’s government is set to present a controversial political reform package ahead of a much-anticipated vote later this week.

Protesters are gathering outside the city’s Legislative Council building.

The package will for the first time give citizens the right to Continue reading →

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China Detains Two Activists as NGO Crackdown Widens

Posted on 06/16/2015 by | China Detains Two Activists as NGO Crackdown Widens已关闭评论

 

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Yang Zhangqing (L) and Guo Bin (R) in file photos.
Photos courtesy of CHRD

Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have detained activists linked to a leading nongovernment organization (NGO) on charges of “illegal business activity,” Continue reading →

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Tensions High as Hong Kong Vote Looms

Posted on 06/15/2015 by | Tensions High as Hong Kong Vote Looms已关闭评论

0FCFF287-A94B-48F3-AE9D-7258208861BC_w640_r1_sOfficers from Police Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (L-R) Chief Inspector Tsue Chun-tung, Chief Superintendent Au Chin-chau and Superintendent Ng Wai-hon, in front of items relating to making explosives seized, at police headquarters in Hong Kong, June 15, 2015.

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June 15, 2015 10:39 AM

HONG KONG—Police in Hong Kong say they have arrested nine people and seized explosives, Continue reading →

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Legislators, Rights Advocates Urge More US Action on Hong Kong Reforms

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0D710126-ACFB-479C-ABEF-86C749AA9AA2_w640_r1_s_cx0_cy11_cw0FILE – From right: Prince Wong, Joshua Wong and Isabella Lo walk at the occupied area outside government headquarters during their hunger strike in Hong Kong Wednesday, Dec.3, 2014.

June 13, 2015 9:28 AM

Members of U.S. Congress and human rights groups are urging the U.S. government to do more for Hong Kong’s democracy ahead of a vote next week in Hong Kong on the territory’s Continue reading →

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Calls Grow For Aung San Suu Kyi to ‘Talk Democracy’ to Beijing

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Aung San Suu Kyi meets with China’s president Xi Jinping in Beijing, June 11, 2015.
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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi should “talk democracy” to China’s Continue reading →

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China Holds Activist Who Posted Umbrella Selfie on Tiananmen Square on June 4

Posted on 06/12/2015 by | China Holds Activist Who Posted Umbrella Selfie on Tiananmen Square on June 4已关闭评论

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image (12)Du Yanlin photographs himself with an umbrella on Tiananmen Square, June 4, 2015.
Photo courtesy of Du Yanlin
Authorities in the Chinese capital are holding an activist on public order charges after he raised a black umbrella on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on the anniversary of the June 4, 1989 military crackdown on the student-led democracy movement, activists said.

Du Yanlin, 52, who has worked for outspoken artist Continue reading →

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Declaration of Unity of the Tenth Interethnic Interfaith Leadership Conference

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April 30, 2015

Washington DC, USA
We, the delegates to the Tenth Interethnic/Interfaith Leadership Conference, held from April 26 to 30, 2015 in Washington, DC with the theme of “Building A Free Democratic Homeland with Citizen Power: Prospects and Pathways,” recalled recent human rights and democratic movements in each of our communities, and looked ahead at the challenges and opportunities facing all of us.

Despite the worsening human rights conditions and the grim prospects for an immediate democratic transition in our homelands, we are encouraged by the unremitting Continue reading →

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