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Sarah Cook: China’s Latest Crackdown Is Not Its Worst

Posted on 09/12/2016 by | Sarah Cook: China’s Latest Crackdown Is Not Its Worst已关闭评论
The crackdown on rights defenders pales in comparisons to long term oppression of religious and ethnic minorities.
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Ryan Pickrell: Human Rights The Cost Of A ‘Crowd-Pleasing’ G20 Summit In China

Posted on 09/11/2016 by | Ryan Pickrell: Human Rights The Cost Of A ‘Crowd-Pleasing’ G20 Summit In China已关闭评论
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Security personnel keep watch at a subway station before the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 1, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song

China says its G20 Summit was a huge victory, but to achieve success, it launched an intense campaign to silence potential troublemakers.

China supposedly detained journalists, put dissidents under house arrest, sent city residents away, and implemented extreme censorship protocols to ensure the summit held in Hangzhou this past weekend went off without a hitch. Continue reading →

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RFA e-book by Han Dongfang uncovers ‘dark side of China’s economic rise,’ proposes a way out

Posted on 09/10/2016 by | RFA e-book by Han Dongfang uncovers ‘dark side of China’s economic rise,’ proposes a way out已关闭评论

Radio Free Asia (RFA) published an e-book today that highlights the struggles and challenges faced by China’s workers during the country’s dramatic economic rise. “China’s Workers Wronged,” available for a free download on RFA’s website, is based on 88 interviews with Chinese workers conducted in recent years by China Labor Bulletin Executive Director Han Dongfang for RFA. Continue reading →

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Chinese Court Refuses Medical Parole For Women’s Rights Activist Held For Two Years

Posted on 09/08/2016 by | Chinese Court Refuses Medical Parole For Women’s Rights Activist Held For Two Years已关闭评论
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Guangdong rights activist Su Changlan in an undated file photo. Photo courtesy of HRCChina.org

Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have refused a request for medical parole made by the husband of a prominent women’s rights activist who voiced public support for the 2014 pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, amid growing fears for her health. Continue reading →

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NGO calls for release of 5 Chinese citizen journalists arrested during G20

Posted on 09/07/2016 by | NGO calls for release of 5 Chinese citizen journalists arrested during G20已关闭评论
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Citizen journalists Huang Qi (left), Li Zhaoxiu (right) followed by several plainclothes agents (background), on Sept 5, 2016. Photo: RSF

Five women citizen journalists reporting for the independent news website 64Tianwang were kidnapped by Chinese police during the G20 summit in the southeastern city of Hangzhou, leaving their families without news of their loved-ones. Continue reading →

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Adam Shapiro: China’s Neo-Authoritarianism on Display at the G20

Posted on 09/06/2016 by | Adam Shapiro: China’s Neo-Authoritarianism on Display at the G20已关闭评论

Between 4-5 September the leaders of 19 of the world’s largest economies and representatives from the European Union meet in Hangzhou in eastern China to discuss global financial stability and international economic policy. It is the first time that China is hosting a G20 Summit and it is another opportunity for it to announce its arrival on the world stage. Millions of dollars are being spent to ensure the city is picture-postcard perfect for the arrival of the dignitaries. Continue reading →

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China’s Censors Scramble After Xi’s G-20 Speech

Posted on 09/05/2016 by | China’s Censors Scramble After Xi’s G-20 Speech已关闭评论
Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the G-20 Summit

China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the G-20 Summit in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, Sept. 4, 2016.

Censors in China are working overtime to scrub the Internet and social media of any mention of a slip-up made by Chinese President Xi Jinping made during a speech in Hangzhou before the Group of 20 Nations leaders’ summit. Continue reading →

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Chinese Citizen Journalist on Hunger Strike Over Beatings in Detention

Posted on 09/04/2016 by | Chinese Citizen Journalist on Hunger Strike Over Beatings in Detention已关闭评论
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Chinese blogger Lu Yuyu (R) and his girlfriend, Li Tingyu, in undated photo. Not the News.

A Chinese citizen journalist who meticulously recorded details of public protests and other ‘mass incidents’ has begun a hunger strike in protest at his mistreatment while in police detention, a rights lawyer said on Friday. Continue reading →

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