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Daughters of Chinese activists demand meeting with Obama

POSTED: 18 Sep 2014 08:32
Daughters of detained Chinese activists on Wednesday (Sep 17) demanded a meeting with President Barack Obama, saying he must double down on efforts to win their release when he meets Chinese leaders.
WASHINGTON: Daughters of detained Chinese activists Continue reading

Hong Kong academics support looming student strike

 

si-hongkongA pro-democracy rally earlier this year in Hong Kong.LARIQUE/FLICKR/CREATIVE COMMONS

By Dennis Normile 15 September 2014 12:45 pm

Hong Kong’s academics are being drawn into a long-running debate Continue reading

China’s human rights abuses demand a tougher U.S. approach

By Editorial Board September 14

THEY KEPT him in a cell so small he could walk barely two steps in any direction. There was no sunlight, no ventilation; just one five-watt bulb, burning dimly 24 hours a day. Continue reading

Tackling a Wall of Lies – Profile of Pu Zhiqiang, a Chinese Human Rights Lawyer

By Albertine Ren, published: September 14, 2014

It’s been three months since Pu Zhiqiang’s formal arrest on June 13. An extension of investigation period expired on September 13 without indictment or change of detention status, a blatant disregard for Continue reading

Tienchi Martin-Liao:Liu Xia and Her Dolls

September 26, 2012

A loss and a win for an artist in isolation.

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One of Liu Xia’s Doll Photographs

From The Silent Strength of Liu Xia. Continue reading

Tienchi Martin-Liao:Feng Zhenghu: Imprisoned at Home for Over 200 Days

October 10, 2012

Crime and Punishment, Without the Crime

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Feng Zhenghu on day 80 at Nitira Airport, Continue reading

Press Statement by Wife of Gao Zhisheng, on 9/8/2014

Published: September 12, 2014

Geng He (耿和), wife of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng (高智晟), held a press conference on September 8, 2014, at the National Continue reading

Chinese Dissident’s Trial Is Cut Short After Lawyers Refuse to Attend

By CHRIS BUCKLEYSEPT. 12, 2014

13CHINA-master675A man was led away by plainclothes police outside the court where Yang Maodong, better known by his pen name, Continue reading