Monthly Archives: 12 月 2015

China Slaps Exit Ban on Wife, Son of Defected Former Journalist

Posted on 12/10/2015 by | China Slaps Exit Ban on Wife, Son of Defected Former Journalist已关闭评论

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Journalist Li Xin, who went into exile to protect his family in China, in undated photo.
Photo courtesy of Li Xin

Authorities in the southern province of Guangdong have prevented the wife and son of a former columnist at a top Chinese newspaper from leaving the country to join him after his defection.

Li Xin, rights activist and writer for the cutting-edge Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper, fled to India three months ago after being recruited by China’s state security police to spy on his fellow Continue reading →

China Slaps Exit Ban on Wife, Son of Defected Former Journalist已关闭评论

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Gao Zhisheng: Join Them, and Prove Your Worth by Helping China’s Historic Change

Posted on 12/09/2015 by | Gao Zhisheng: Join Them, and Prove Your Worth by Helping China’s Historic Change已关闭评论
 – A commentary in the wake of false charges against Guo Feixiong

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Translated by Matthew Robertson; posted on December 3, 2015

 

GAO ZHISHENG AND GUO FEIXIONG IN 2006.

Gao Zhisheng composed the following letter after hearing about the six year prison sentence handed to rights activist Guo Feixiong, and after reading Guo’s spirited defense and condemnation of the Party’s rule. As the letter made the rounds on social media, the Chinese authorities promptly cut off Gao’s cell phone service and placed him under house arrest in his late mother’s cave dwelling in Shaanxi Province. Both Gao Zhisheng and Guo Feixiong are Christians. — The Editors Continue reading →

Gao Zhisheng: Join Them, and Prove Your Worth by Helping China’s Historic Change已关闭评论

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Charges Against Top Chinese Rights Lawyer Based on Seven Tweets

Posted on 12/08/2015 by | Charges Against Top Chinese Rights Lawyer Based on Seven Tweets已关闭评论

2015-12-08

27377106-6133-46e2-bdff-33fdba938497Rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who has been held on questionable charges since May 2014, in an undated file photo.
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Authorities in the Chinese capital on Tuesday indicated for the first time that racial hatred and public order charges against a top human rights lawyer are based on a handful of his tweets, Continue reading →

Charges Against Top Chinese Rights Lawyer Based on Seven Tweets已关闭评论

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China: Seven years after his arrest PEN writers urge China to release Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo and wife Liu Xia

Posted on 12/08/2015 by | China: Seven years after his arrest PEN writers urge China to release Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo and wife Liu Xia已关闭评论

lxb‘Free expression is the base of human rights, the root of human nature and the mother of truth. To kill free speech is to insult human rights, to stifle human nature and to suppress truth.’ – Liu Xiaobo Continue reading →

China: Seven years after his arrest PEN writers urge China to release Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo and wife Liu Xia已关闭评论

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Guo Feixiong: My Final Reply in Court

Posted on 12/07/2015 by | Guo Feixiong: My Final Reply in Court已关闭评论

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Translated by Louisa Chiang and Perry Link; posted on December 3, 2015
1On November 27, a year after the trial of Guo Feixiong and Sun Desheng, the Tianhe court in Guangzhou sentenced Guo Feixiong to six years in prison by adding a last-minute charge in order to procure a lengthier sentence. In doing so, the Chinese court announced to the world that the law means nothing when it comes to persecuting political dissenters. – The Editors

This verdict violates both justice and the law. It is nothing but Continue reading →

Guo Feixiong: My Final Reply in Court已关闭评论

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100 Women: China’s feminists undeterred by detentions

Posted on 12/06/2015 by | 100 Women: China’s feminists undeterred by detentions已关闭评论

By Celia Hatton

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(Clockwise from top left) Zheng Churan, Li Tingting, Wang Man, Wu Rongrong, and Wei Tingting

The detentions came right before International Women’s Day.

Five women who all worked as activists for various feminist causes and had organised public events to raise awareness of a host of issues, from eradicating domestic violence to the need for more women’s toilets in China.

Few predicted the women would ever become targets of Continue reading →

100 Women: China’s feminists undeterred by detentions已关闭评论

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Alibaba, SCMP Deal Sparks Concern Over Chinese Takeover of Hong Kong Media

Posted on 12/05/2015 by | Alibaba, SCMP Deal Sparks Concern Over Chinese Takeover of Hong Kong Media已关闭评论

2015-12-03

fb5e6b49-0a48-47e3-88ad-4ed9f5eca94aCopies of the South China Morning Post, believed to be a target for a takeover by Chinese Internet tycoon Jack Ma of Alibaba, are displayed for sale at a newsstand in Hong Kong, on Nov. 28, 2015.
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Chinese internet company Alibaba is reportedly in discussions to buy a controlling stake in Hong Kong’s largest English-language newspaper, the South China Morning Post (SCMP), according to a number of recent media reports.

Sources have told Reuters and the Wall Street Journal that a potential deal is in the offing between the paper’s current owner, Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok and the Chinese e-commerce giant, while Quartz reported on Thursday that a merger agreement will be signed before Christmas.

If confirmed, the deal will mark a further foray by mainland Chinese investors into the Hong Kong media and publishing sector, sparking further fears that Beijing is seeking yet Continue reading →

Alibaba, SCMP Deal Sparks Concern Over Chinese Takeover of Hong Kong Media已关闭评论

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China Jails Author in Jiangxi Over ‘Brainwashing’ Book

Posted on 12/04/2015 by | China Jails Author in Jiangxi Over ‘Brainwashing’ Book已关闭评论

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Author and filmmaker Fu Zhibin is shown in an undated photo.
Photo courtesy of Independent Chinese PEN Center

Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi on Friday handed a one year and 10 month jail term to an outspoken author and Internet commentator on charges of “running an illegal business,” his lawyer said.

Fu Zhibin, 51, was handed the sentence by the Qingshanhu District People’s Court in the provincial capital Nanchang after he published a book about brainwashing that was Continue reading →

China Jails Author in Jiangxi Over ‘Brainwashing’ Book已关闭评论

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