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
No Official Memorial For Chairman Mao, 40 Years After Death已关闭评论
Tagged death anniversary, Mao Zedong, Maoist
Sarah Cook: China’s Latest Crackdown Is Not Its Worst已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Religious Freedom
Tagged Christians, crackdown, Falun Gong practitioners, lowyer, Sarah Cook:, Tibetans, Uyghurs
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
Ryan Pickrell: Human Rights The Cost Of A ‘Crowd-Pleasing’ G20 Summit In China已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Press Freedom
Tagged 64Tianwang, G20, Hangzhou, Journalist, Ryan Pickrell
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
RFA e-book by Han Dongfang uncovers ‘dark side of China’s economic rise,’ proposes a way out已关闭评论
Posted in Book Reviews, Publications
Tagged e-book, Han Dongfang, workers
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
Chinese Court Refuses Medical Parole For Women’s Rights Activist Held For Two Years已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Subversion
Tagged court, Guangdong, inciting sunversion, medical parole, Su Changlan
Citizen journalists Huang Qi (left), Li Zhaoxiu (right) followed by several plainclothes agents (background), on Sept 5, 2016. Photo: RSF
Five women citizen journalists reporting for the independent news website 64Tianwang were kidnapped by Chinese police during the G20 summit in the southeastern city of Hangzhou, leaving their families without news of their loved-ones. Continue reading
NGO calls for release of 5 Chinese citizen journalists arrested during G20已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Press Freedom
Tagged arrest, G20, Journalist, Tianwang
Between 4-5 September the leaders of 19 of the world’s largest economies and representatives from the European Union meet in Hangzhou in eastern China to discuss global financial stability and international economic policy. It is the first time that China is hosting a G20 Summit and it is another opportunity for it to announce its arrival on the world stage. Millions of dollars are being spent to ensure the city is picture-postcard perfect for the arrival of the dignitaries. Continue reading
Adam Shapiro: China’s Neo-Authoritarianism on Display at the G20已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer
Tagged Adam Shapiro, CHEN SHUQING, G20, HRD, LÜ GENGSONG, Neo-Authoritarianism
China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the G-20 Summit in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, Sept. 4, 2016.
Censors in China are working overtime to scrub the Internet and social media of any mention of a slip-up made by Chinese President Xi Jinping made during a speech in Hangzhou before the Group of 20 Nations leaders’ summit. Continue reading
China’s Censors Scramble After Xi’s G-20 Speech已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, G20, Xi Jinping
