Monthly Archives: 9 月 2016

Reporters Detained, Beaten by Chinese Police in Rebel Village of Wukan

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Members of the Democratic Party demonstrate in from of the Hong Kong Central Government office on behalf of local reporters detained and beaten covering protests in Wukan, China, Sept. 15, 2016. RFA

Five Hong Kong journalists have been detained, dragged into interrogation rooms for hours and expelled by authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong after they tried to cover a crackdown by armed police on the rebel village of Wukan following weeks of peaceful protests. Continue reading →

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China’s Rights Lawyers Say Judicial White Paper ‘Full of Lies’

Posted on 09/14/2016 by | China’s Rights Lawyers Say Judicial White Paper ‘Full of Lies’已关闭评论
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Wives of Chinese human rights lawyers detained in a 2015 crackdown wearing the names of their husbands after filing complaints at the Supreme People’s Procuratorate in Beijing, July 4, 2016. AFP

Rights lawyers have dismissed recent claims by the ruling Chinese Communist Party that it has improved treatment of prisoners and detainees in its judicial system, saying the country’s human rights situation continues to worsen. Continue reading →

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No Official Memorial For Chairman Mao, 40 Years After Death

Posted on 09/13/2016 by | No Official Memorial For Chairman Mao, 40 Years After Death已关闭评论
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A woman stands in front of a giant portrait of Mao Zedong at the gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing on Sept. 9, 2016, the 40th anniversary of the death of Communist China’s founding father. AFP

Forty years after his death at the age of 82, late supreme leader Mao Zedong still presents a political dilemma to the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Continue reading →

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Sarah Cook: China’s Latest Crackdown Is Not Its Worst

Posted on 09/12/2016 by | Sarah Cook: China’s Latest Crackdown Is Not Its Worst已关闭评论
The crackdown on rights defenders pales in comparisons to long term oppression of religious and ethnic minorities.
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Ryan Pickrell: Human Rights The Cost Of A ‘Crowd-Pleasing’ G20 Summit In China

Posted on 09/11/2016 by | Ryan Pickrell: Human Rights The Cost Of A ‘Crowd-Pleasing’ G20 Summit In China已关闭评论
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Security personnel keep watch at a subway station before the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 1, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song

China says its G20 Summit was a huge victory, but to achieve success, it launched an intense campaign to silence potential troublemakers.

China supposedly detained journalists, put dissidents under house arrest, sent city residents away, and implemented extreme censorship protocols to ensure the summit held in Hangzhou this past weekend went off without a hitch. Continue reading →

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RFA e-book by Han Dongfang uncovers ‘dark side of China’s economic rise,’ proposes a way out

Posted on 09/10/2016 by | RFA e-book by Han Dongfang uncovers ‘dark side of China’s economic rise,’ proposes a way out已关闭评论

Radio Free Asia (RFA) published an e-book today that highlights the struggles and challenges faced by China’s workers during the country’s dramatic economic rise. “China’s Workers Wronged,” available for a free download on RFA’s website, is based on 88 interviews with Chinese workers conducted in recent years by China Labor Bulletin Executive Director Han Dongfang for RFA. Continue reading →

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52. ZHANG LIN (released)

Posted on 09/09/2016 by | 52. ZHANG LIN (released)已关闭评论

Zhang Lin

Sex                          Male

Birth date                1963-06-02

Birth place              Bangbu City, Anhui Province Continue reading →

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Chinese Court Refuses Medical Parole For Women’s Rights Activist Held For Two Years

Posted on 09/08/2016 by | Chinese Court Refuses Medical Parole For Women’s Rights Activist Held For Two Years已关闭评论
Su Changlan

Guangdong rights activist Su Changlan in an undated file photo. Photo courtesy of HRCChina.org

Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have refused a request for medical parole made by the husband of a prominent women’s rights activist who voiced public support for the 2014 pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, amid growing fears for her health. Continue reading →

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