By AP News Jun 24, 2014 7:22PM UTC
BEIJING (AP) — A lawyer for the prominent Chinese activist Yang Maodong says Yang has been indicted on the charge of gathering crowds to disrupt public order more than 10 months after he was taken into police custody. Continue reading
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online.
State Council Information Office: Effective immediately, find and delete all news related to the 6/22 Hong Kong referendum, thoroughly clean up related comments, and promptly send a work report [on your progress]. Continue reading
Minitrue: Hong Kong Referendum已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
Last week, the shroud of silence around the case of detained Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti sparked fears that a secret trial had already been held, and a plea from his wife for information. Now, Continue reading
No Trial Yet for Jailed Uyghur Scholar, Says Lawyer已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom, Uighur
Tagged Ilham Tohti, Scholar, Uyghur
24 June 2014 Last updated at 05:04 ET
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BBC journalists held a silent protest in London and around the world
Hundreds of journalists have gathered in London to protest against the seven-year jail terms given to three al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt.
A court in Cairo found Australia’s Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed guilty of spreading false news. Continue reading
Egypt trial: Journalists protest over al-Jazeera trio已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Press Freedom
Tagged Al-Jazeera, Egypt, Journalists
Too many countries are moving to prevent journalists from investigating and reporting objectively. This tide must be
Jodie Ginsberg
theguardian.com, Monday 23 June 2014 12.31 EDT
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Egypt jailing al-Jazeera journalists is another blow to freedom of expression已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Press Freedom
Tagged Al-Jazeera, Egypt, Journalists
24 June 2014 – IMMEDIATE RELEASE
English PEN is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2014 PEN/Ackerley Prize for Memoir. The shortlisted titles are:
Julian Barnes Levels of Life (Cape)
Michael Blakemore Stage Blood (Faber)
Sonali Deraniyagala Wave (Virago)
Harry Eyres Horace and Me (Bloomsbury)
Penelope Lively Ammonites and Leaping Fish (Fig Tree) Continue reading
PEN/Ackerley Prize for Memoir: 2014 shortlist announced已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News
Tagged Ackerley Prize, English PEN
China is increasingly seeking not just domestic but international influence over cyberspace.
A new report in People’s Daily interviewed five Chinese experts on Internet security and political thought, including Fang Binxing (credited with creating China’s “Great Firewall”). Continue reading
China’s ‘Sovereign Internet’已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom
By CHRIS BUCKLEY JUNE 24, 2014
HONG KONG — Prosecutors in southern China have decided to put on trial a well-known human rights campaigner, Yang Maodong, on charges of disrupting public order, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Continue reading
China Activist to Stand Trial, Lawyer Says已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer
Tagged Guo Feixiong, Human Rights Lawyer, Yang Maodong
