Oren Dorell, USA TODAY 7:48 p.m. EDT May 30, 2014
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Adam Chen’s life changed in Beijing on June 4, 1989, when he saw friends shot to death in what became known as the Tiananmen Square massacre. Thousands of people died that day, Continue reading
Yet more detentions have been added to the dozens already carried out ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown next week. From AP:
Wang Aizhong, a founder of the Southern Street Movement, which calls for an end to one-party rule, Continue reading
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By Tom Mitchell
Now an artist creating work out of minced pork and litter, the former soldier and Tiananmen Square protester recalls the horrors of that night in Beijing 25 years ago. By Tom Mitchell
Luke Waller’s illustration of Luke Waller©Luke Waller Continue reading
Lunch with the FT: Guo Jian已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
By Alice Kirkland / 27 May, 2014
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Free speech has always been a concern to the EU, with flaws in the world of press freedom and pluralism in Europe still apparent today. In an attempt to raise awareness to these problems, both on an institutional Continue reading
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Rename the street DC Chinese Embassy is located to ‘Liu Xiaobo Street’ urges @NancyPelosi /Rep. Frank Wolf已关闭评论
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In brief comments at Code Conference on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said that while the company has no immediate plans for entry into China, Continue reading
What Might Twitter In China Look Like?已关闭评论
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Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom, Twitter
May 30, 2014, 10:08 am
Rename Chinese embassy s street in Washington, US lawmakers urge
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Washington (AFP) – US lawmakers called Thursday for the street outside Continue reading
Rename Chinese embassy’s street in Washington, US lawmakers urge已关闭评论
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by FRANK LANGFITT May 29, 2014 1:30 PM ET
South Carolinian Stuart Foster spent more than seven months in White Cloud District Detention Center in southern China’s Guangdong province. Along with other inmates, Foster spent his days assembling Christmas lights. Continue reading
U.S. Teacher: I Did 7 Months Of Forced Labor In A Chinese Jail已关闭评论
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