Category Archives: Headlines

China internet star Papi Jiang promises ‘corrections’ after reprimand

Posted on 04/23/2016 by | China internet star Papi Jiang promises ‘corrections’ after reprimand已关闭评论
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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 →

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Pro-Democracy Activist Stands Trial For Subversion in China’s Guangdong

Posted on 04/21/2016 by | Pro-Democracy Activist Stands Trial For Subversion in China’s Guangdong已关闭评论
Su Changlan

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 →

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Firing of Top Hong Kong Editor After Panama Report Rattles City’s Media

Posted on 04/20/2016 by | Firing of Top Hong Kong Editor After Panama Report Rattles City’s Media已关闭评论
Staff at Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper stick protest slogans to the walls

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 →

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Chinese Twitter Users Concerned Over Executive Appointment

Posted on 04/19/2016 by | Chinese Twitter Users Concerned Over Executive Appointment已关闭评论
Associated Press, April 18, 2016
Twitter logo in Ventura,

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.

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China Questions Rights Lawyer Who Retweeted Panama Papers Joke

Posted on 04/18/2016 by | China Questions Rights Lawyer Who Retweeted Panama Papers Joke已关闭评论
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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 →

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Chinese website publishes, then pulls, explosive letter calling for President Xi’s resignation

Posted on 04/17/2016 by | Chinese website publishes, then pulls, explosive letter calling for President Xi’s resignation已关闭评论

By Emily Rauhala and Xu Yangjingjing

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with media in a press conference with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani after their meeting at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Two weeks after China’s President toured state media offices and called for absolute loyalty from the press, a website with links to the government published an explosive letter asking him to resign “for the future of the country and the people.” Continue reading →

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Panama Papers: China detains lawyer after he shares details of leaders online

Posted on 04/15/2016 by | Panama Papers: China detains lawyer after he shares details of leaders online已关闭评论

By Tom Phillips

Friday 15 April 2016 07.39 BST

Ge Yongxi, a known defender of activists and church leaders, taken into custody after posting messages on WeChat account

Ge Yongxi

Ge Yongxi was taken from his home by five plain-clothes police officers, according to his lawyer and activists. Photograph: Facebook

A well-known Chinese civil rights lawyer has been taken into police custody after sharing information about the Panama Papers on social media, human rights groups have said. Continue reading →

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China Strips Top Human Rights Lawyer of License to Practice

Posted on 04/14/2016 by | China Strips Top Human Rights Lawyer of License to Practice已关闭评论
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A copy of the decision from the Beijing municipal bureau of justice ordering the cancellation of Pu Zhiqiang’s lawyer’s license, April 13, 2016. Photo courtesy of a lawyer

Authorities in the Chinese capital have stripped prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang of his license to practice following his conviction over a series of tweets on social media, his lawyer said on Thursday. Continue reading →

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