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Tienchi Martin-Liao: Ai Weiwei’s Art and the Chinese Tragi-Comedy

July 23, 2014

Thoughts on the artist’s one-man exhibition in Berlin.

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Ai Weiwei’s piece ‘He Xie’ at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. Photo provided by Tienchi Martin-Liao.

The largest one-man exhibition of Ai Weiwei’s artwork ended this week in Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau. Continue reading

Xiao Guozhen:Li Huaping-A Child of Freedom

published: July 28, 2014

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Before Li Huaping (李化平) became known by his real name, he was known among Chinese netizens Continue reading

‘Terrified’ Founder Decides to Shutter Hong Kong Pro-Democracy News Site ‘House News’

Posted 27 July 2014 21:09 GMT
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Screen Capture of the House News’ Facebook Page. The site had more than 230 thousand Facebook followers before it shut down. Continue reading

US: Surveillance Harming Journalism, Law, Democracy

Government Spying Undermines Media Freedom and Right to Counsel

JULY 28, 2014

(Washington, DC) – Large-scale US surveillance is seriously hampering US-based journalists and lawyers in their work, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union Continue reading

HK’s House News Closes Citing Political Pressure

July 27, 2014 5:55 PM

Posted By: josh rudolph

Hong Kong pro-democracy website, blog, and news aggregator House News (主場新聞) has shut down due to a Continue reading

Bloggers reboot democracy site

Kenneth Lau

Monday, July 28, 2014

A group of bloggers has set up a Facebook page for people’s commentaries on politics and other issues following the sudden closure of House News, a pro-democracy news site with strong ties to media Continue reading

ARRESTS, CENSORSHIP AND PROPAGANDA MARK EXPANDING GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF INFORMATION

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PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY 26 JULY 2014.

Dong Rubin, a blogger in the southern Chinese province of Yunan who has written critically of local officials’ Continue reading

MP Early Day Motions : Release Of Chinese Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng

Posted on June 30, 2014 in Parliament Early Day Motions

That this House expresses concern about the imprisonment of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and the lack of information about his physical and psychological wellbeing; notes that as a result of his work advocating for victims of human rights violations, including religious minorities, Continue reading