PEN Pinter prize awardee Margaret Atwood announced tonight Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury (Tutul) the winner of the PEN Pinter International Writer of Courage Prize.
Bangladeshi publisher, writer and editor Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury (known as Tutul) has this evening, 13 October 2016, been named 2016 International Writer of Courage by Margaret Atwood at the PEN Pinter Prize ceremony at the British Library. Continue reading
Tutul receives PEN Pinter International Writer of Courage Prize 2016 with Margaret Atwood已关闭评论
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Tagged Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury, Bangladeshi, ICORN, International Writer of Courage, Margaret Atwood, PEN Pinter Prize, Tutul
A close-up look at the struggle for democracy in Hong Kong
Hong Kong in the Shadow of China is a reflection on the recent political turmoil in Hong Kong during which the Chinese government insisted on gradual movement toward electoral democracy, and hundreds of thousands of protesters occupied major thoroughfares to push for full democracy now. Fueling this struggle is deep public resentment over growing inequality and how the political system—established by China and dominated by the local business community—reinforces the divide been those who have profited immensely and those who struggle for basics such as housing. Continue reading
Richard C. Bush: Hong Kong in the Shadow of China- Living with the Leviathan已关闭评论
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Former detainees of the Masanjia Women’s RTL camp in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of CHRD
A Chinese woman who helped to expose the abuse of women inmates at the infamous Masanjia labor camp has fled China to seek political asylum in Thailand, she told RFA in a recent interview. Continue reading
Former Masanjia Labor Camp Whistleblower Flees China For Thailand已关闭评论
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Tagged flee, Hao Wei, Labor camp, Masanjia
Screenshot of Caixin media’s website, which has been accused by China’s censors of “repeatedly violating news and propaganda discipline” during the past year. Public Domain.
The ruling Chinese Communist Party has issued a sharp rebuke to the cutting-edge Caixin media group, ordering a two-month ban on republishing its content. Continue reading
China Slaps Website With Two-Month Suspension From Media ‘Whitelist’已关闭评论
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Tagged Caixin, censorship, Media, Whitelist
11 October 2016 – PEN International welcomes the news that Uyghur scholar and PEN member Ilham Tohti, currently serving a life sentence in China, has been awarded the Martin Ennals Award, a major human rights prize and calls for his immediate release. Continue reading
As Uyghur PEN Member Ilham Tohti wins major human rights prize, PEN calls for his release已关闭评论
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Environmental activist Liu Shu is shown in an undated photo. Photo sent by an RFA listener
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Hunan have jailed a prominent environmentalist on charges of “revealing state secrets” in a move that activists said is likely a form of political revenge. Continue reading
China Jails Environmental Activist For ‘Revealing State Secrets’已关闭评论
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Tagged detention, environmental，State Secrets
Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, June 20, 2013. AFP
Ankara is bowing to Beijing’s demands by keeping a prominent Uyghur activist imprisoned in Turkey as fears grow among the Uyghur diaspora that he will be sent back to China, an exiled Uyghur leader told RFA. Continue reading
In China’s Next Strategic Advantage: From Imitation to Innovation, George S. Yip and Bruce McKern suggest that China has leapt successfully from being an imitative to an innovative country. As Chinese companies become increasingly innovative and perform better in domestic and international markets, the authors argue that other countries need to learn from China or risk lagging behind. Besides analysing both Chinese firms and MNCs in China, the book also taps into questions of open innovation and intellectual property protection practices. Yao Han appreciates the use of detailed examples and cases in illustrating the process towards innovation in China. Continue reading
