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Timeline of Ilham Tohti’s Case

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Late 2005

Living in Beijing and teaching at Beijing’s Minzu University of China, Ilham Tohti establishes “Uighur Online,” Continue reading →

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Minority Scholar Ilham Tohti Denies Chinese Authorities’ Accusation That He Led a Double Life at Separatism Trial

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Posted 19 September 2014 12:02 GMT

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Maya Wang posted two photos comparing the outlook of Ilham Tohti before and after the detention on Twitter. Continue reading →

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Thousands of Hong Kong students start week-long boycott

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The BBC’s Carrie Gracie joined protesters on the streets in Hong Kong Continue reading →

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Foreign Affairs Focus on Books: Evan Osnos on the New China

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September 18, 2014

John Osburg

Will Chinese economic development ultimately lead to political development? In Age of Ambition, the journalist Evan Osnos thinks he has found the missing link: the emergence in Chinese society of a search for dignity. Continue reading →

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The Rights and Responsibilities of Disagreement

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Posted on 21 September 2014 by Katherine Morton

As part of the robust engagement of the People’s Republic of China with media and academic opinion internationally, outspoken interventions, pointed critiques as well as rambunctious Continue reading →

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“Don’t let the striking students stand alone” -An appeal from and views of a group of teachers and staff at tertiary educationinstitutes

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The August 31st decision by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Hong Kong’s Chief Executive election stated that the threshold for nomination would be the support of Continue reading →

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Minitrue: Scrub Story on Shuttered Libraries

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The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Continue reading →

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“Daddy’s ‘Friends’ Are Actually Plainclothes Cops”-Activist Hu Jia’s Family Nightmare

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ZENG JINYAN 09.19.14

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Zeng Jinyan, the wife of Chinese activist Hu Jia, in March 2006, Beijing.

The essay that follows was written by Zeng Jinyan, Continue reading →

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