Guangdong rights activist Guo Feixiong in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of activists
Calls are growing for the Chinese authorities to grant medical parole to jailed rights activist Guo Feixiong following a recent visit by a relative to the prison where he is serving a six-year sentence for public order offenses. Continue reading
Rights Groups Call For Medical Parole For Jailed Chinese Activist已关闭评论
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Tagged Guo Feixiong, Health, medical parole, Yang Maodong
Yang Maoping (杨茂平), sister of imprisoned rights activist Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) (also known as Yang Maodong (杨茂东)), circulated online the below account about Guo’s ill health after she visited him in Yangchun Prison, Guangdong (广东阳春监狱) this morning. Yang said that she repeated a request she first made to the prison authorities on February 29 that Guo be transferred to an upper-grade hospital to receive medical treatment. HRIC has translated Yang’s account, “Guo Feixiong’s Health Condition Worrisome,” in which she provides some details on Guo’s condition (see below). Continue reading
Imprisoned Rights Activist Guo Feixiong Suffering from Serious Health Issues已关闭评论
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Tagged Guo Feixiong, Health, Yang Maodong
Sex Male
Birth date 1966-04-10
Birth place Beijing
Resident place Fengtai District, Beijing Continue reading
Only five videos are displayed on Papi Jiang’s Youku channel, none of which work
One of China’s biggest internet stars Papi Jiang has promised to “correct” herself, following warnings from government officials. Continue reading
China internet star Papi Jiang promises ‘corrections’ after reprimand已关闭评论
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Tagged Blogger, censorship, comedian, cyberspace, internet stars, Jiang Yilei, Papi Jiang
Guangdong rights activist Su Changlan in an undated file photo. Photo courtesy of HRCChina.org
A court in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Thursday began the subversion trial of another rights activist who supported the 2014 pro-democracy movement in neighboring Hong Kong. Continue reading
Pro-Democracy Activist Stands Trial For Subversion in China’s Guangdong已关闭评论
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Tagged Foshan, Guangdong, Inciting Subversion, Su Changlan, trial
Staff at Hong Kong’s Ming Pao newspaper stick protest slogans to the walls after the sacking of a senior editor, April 20, 2016. Photo courtesy of the Ming Pao staff association.
The sudden sacking of a senior editor at Hong Kong’s Ming Pao newspaper after the paper ran a front-page expose of local figures based on the Panama Papers sent shockwaves through the city’s media industry on Wednesday. Continue reading
Firing of Top Hong Kong Editor After Panama Report Rattles City’s Media已关闭评论
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Tagged dismissal, editor, Henry Tang, Hong Kong, Keung Kwok-yuen, Li Ka-shing, Ming Pao, Panama Papers
FILE – A portrait of the Twitter logo in Ventura, California.
BEIJING—Chinese Twitter users have expressed concerns over the company’s appointment of a China regional executive who has a background working with the country’s military and state security apparatus.
Chinese Twitter Users Concerned Over Executive Appointment已关闭评论
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Tagged Kathy Chen, military, People's Liberation Army, Public Security, Twitter
Guangzhou human rights lawyer Ge Yongxi is shown in an undated file photo. Photo courtesy of fellow rights lawyers
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong detained and questioned a prominent rights lawyer for several hours on Friday after he reposted a satirical image of China’s president, linking him to the Panama Papers. Continue reading
China Questions Rights Lawyer Who Retweeted Panama Papers Joke已关闭评论
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Tagged censorship, Ge Yongxi, Guangdong, Panama Papers
