Category Archives: Headlines

Restrictions, Detentions, Disappearances, Arrests before and beyond June 4, 2014

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Compiled by HRIC based on published reports and information available online. Last updated on June 19, 2014. Total Count: 130 individuals. (An asterisk (*) denotes that the detention or physical restriction of the individual has ended.). Continue reading →

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Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration

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What Kind of a Place Is Zhaoyuan? A slice of China.

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By Shun Ni, published: June 20, 2014

 

Zhaoyuan is my hometown. The Baidu Encyclopedia tells us that Zhaoyuan (招远) is one of the top one hundred counties in China. It was established as Zhaoyuan County in the year 1131. As of the end of 2013, Continue reading →

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Sensitive Words: Returning From Exile, Hunting Tigers

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As of June 20, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for user” function).

Returning From Exile: Tiananmen protest leader Zhou Fengsuo, who has been living in exile as a US citizen for the past 25 years, returned to Beijing on the anniversary of the June 4th crackdown. Continue reading →

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China Uses ‘House of Cards’ as Illustration of West’s Corruption

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By BREE FENG JUNE 19, 2014 9:40 AM


Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood in “House of Cards,” which is being cited in China as a faithful portrayal of the depths of official corruption in Western developed countries. Continue reading →

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China’s New Journalism Rules ‘Put Shackles’ on Media

Posted on 06/20/2014 by | China’s New Journalism Rules ‘Put Shackles’ on Media已关闭评论

2014-06-19

Chinese journalists interview a relative (C) of passengers on a missing Malaysia Airlines flight in Beijing on March 26, 2014. Continue reading →

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More than 400,000 Vote in Hong Kong Electoral Reform Poll

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2014-06-20

A Hong Kong colonial flag is seen waved by a demonstrator during a protest against plans for a new town development outside the Continue reading →

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China Expands Crackdown on Free Expression

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Protester holds mask of Chinese President Xi Jinping during demonstration for Chinese journalist Gao Yu, Hong Kong publisher Yao Wentian, Continue reading →

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Over 200,000 vote as Hong Kong democracy ‘referendum’ kicks off

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BY EMILY CHUNG AND NIKKI SUN

HONG KONG Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:09am EDT

Supporters hold banners and placards at Hong Kong’s financial Central district during a kick-off ceremony to urge people to vote in an unofficial referendum June 20, 2014. Continue reading →

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