Category Archives: Headlines

Hong Kong Media Tycoon Blames China For Attack on Website

Posted on 06/19/2014 by | 2 comments

2014-06-18 


Policemen patrol past a a billboard promoting an unofficial referendum calling for full democracy and universal suffrage in Hong Kong, Continue reading →

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‘Tell me where my husband is’ – wife’s plea to China’s Communist Party

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Ilham Tohti

Ilham Tohti disappeared almost six months ago Photo: AFP/GETTY

Nearly six months after her husband disappeared into the custody of China’s security services, the wife of respected Uighur academic Ilham Tohti issues an emotional plea for information on his whereabouts Continue reading →

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China arrests a lawyer for urging it to uphold its laws

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BY EDITORIAL BOARD June 18 at 7:46 PM

A SINGLE thread seems to run through recent detentions and arrests in China: The authorities are cracking down on lawyers and other people who have demanded that China follow its own laws. Continue reading →

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Long Prison Sentences for Three New Citizen Activists

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New Citizens’ Movement activists Liu Ping and Wei Zhongping were each sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Thursday, while a third, Li Sihua, received a sentence of three years. Continue reading →

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China jails ‘New Citizens’ Movement’ activists

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19 June 2014 Last updated at 00:04 ET


The activists with their banner

New Citizens’ Movement calls for more openness from the government

Three Chinese anti-corruption activists have been given lengthy jail terms for urging officials to disclose wealth.

Wei Zhongping and Liu Ping, associated with the New Citizens’ Movement, were given six-and-a-half years in jail. A third activist, Li Sihua, received a shorter sentence. Continue reading →

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China Suspends Officials After Lead Poisoning in Hunan Children

Posted on 06/18/2014 by | China Suspends Officials After Lead Poisoning in Hunan Children已关闭评论

2014-06-17

Chinese parents stand next to their children suffering from lead poisoning at a hospital in Anhui province, Jan. 6, 2011.
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Hong Kong Poll Site Hacked As Beijing Steps Up Pressure

Posted on 06/18/2014 by | 1 comment

2014-06-16

A billboard promotes an unofficial referendum calling for full democracy and universal suffrage in Hong Kong, June 14, 2014.
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Garbage Plants Draw Fresh Ire in China’s Guangdong

Posted on 06/18/2014 by | Garbage Plants Draw Fresh Ire in China’s Guangdong已关闭评论

2014-06-18 


Chinese police at the scene of protests against a waste disposal plant by residents of Fairview Peninsula in Guangdong’s Panyu city, June 18, 2014. Continue reading →

Garbage Plants Draw Fresh Ire in China’s Guangdong已关闭评论

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