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Not Even China’s Great Firewall Can Shut Out News About Hong Kong’s Democracy Protests

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By Christina Larson September 29, 2014

0929-firewall-Hong-Kong-970-630x420Riot police disperse demonstrators with tear gas during a protest near central government offices in Hong Kong on Sept. 28
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Censors in China keep mainlanders in dark about Hong Kong protests

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While the world watches tense protests in Hong Kong, many mainland citizens in China will not be able to see the unrest because of Chinese censorship.

By TIMES STAFF ChinaMedia IndustryCensorshipInstagramHong Kong Continue reading →

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An Internet Where Nobody Says Anything-Ilham Tohti’s Sentence Shows Dark Vision for the Web of the Future

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Chinese police impose tight security, sealing off the road leading to the Urumqi Intermediate People’s court, as the trial of Ilham Tohti begins, in Urumqi, September 17, 2014.

Here is what a court in Urumqi, the capital of China’s western Xinjiang region, concludes Ilham Tohti, a balding, thick-set, Continue reading →

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Massive crowds turn out in Hong Kong for peaceful protest

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By Asian Correspondent Sep 29, 2014 8:22PM UTC

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Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather at Hong Kong’s Mongkok district Monday evening. Pic: AP.

IN BRIEF: Thousands of pro-democracy protesters were taking part in peaceful protests across Hong Kong Monday night after authorities earlier withdrew riot police from the streets. Continue reading →

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Hong Kong: Tear gas and clashes at democracy protest

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28 September 2014 Last updated at 13:09 ET

_77873937_024102355-1 (1)The BBC’s Jiuliana Liu says the situation on the ground is “extremely chaotic” and that protesters show no sign of dispersing

Hong Kong police have used tear gas to disperse thousands Continue reading →

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Hong Kong activists bring forward mass pro-democracy campaign

Posted on 09/28/2014 by | Hong Kong activists bring forward mass pro-democracy campaign已关闭评论

Protest started on Sunday instead of next Wednesday and centred around government HQ instead of financial district
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BY LI XUEYING, HONG KONG CORRESPONDENT

THE Occupy Central civil disobedience movement to agitate for greater democracy in Hong Kong – 1.5 years in the planning – has started.

Riding on the momentum of a students’ movement, Occupy Central organiser Continue reading →

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3 Chinese Students, Missing for Months, Surface to Denounce Uighur Scholar

Posted on 09/28/2014 by | 3 Chinese Students, Missing for Months, Surface to Denounce Uighur Scholar已关闭评论

By EDWARD WONGSEPT. 26, 2014

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Relatives have said students of Ilham Tohti are being held. Credit Andy Wong/Associated Press

URUMQI, China — The three students Continue reading →

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Ilham Tohti’s Statement after Receiving a Life Sentence for Allegedly “Separatist” Crimes

Posted on 09/27/2014 by | Ilham Tohti’s Statement after Receiving a Life Sentence for Allegedly “Separatist” Crimes已关闭评论

By Ilham Tohti, published: September 25, 2014

On Wednesday, September 24, 2014, lawyer Li Fangping met with Ilham in Urumqi Detention Center, Xinjiang. Ilham signed a 15-page appeal Continue reading →

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