2015-07-02
Activist Wu Gan stages protest outside Jiangxi High Court, May 19, 2015.
Photo courtesy of Boxun
Authorities in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian have frozen the bank accounts of the wife of activist Wu Gan, who now faces Continue reading
Chinese Police Freeze Bank Accounts of Online Free Speech Activist已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Writers in Prison
Tagged Human Rights Defender, Wu Gan
Pro-democracy protesters march during an annual protest marking Hong Kong’s handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997 in Hong Kong, July 1, 2015.
July 01, 2015 5:45 AM
Hundreds of pro-democracy activists took to the streets of Hong Kong Wednesday as the city marks the 18th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule. Continue reading
Protests Mark Handover Anniversary in Hong Kong已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
2015-06-30
Liang Qinhui in a file photo.
Photo courtesy of Boxun.com
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong are moving ahead with the trial of a netizen for “incitement to subvert state power” after he posted “sensitive” Continue reading
Two More Chinese Netizens Charged With ‘Subversion’ Over Online Satire已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom, Writers in Prison
Tagged LIANG QINHUI
2015-06-29
Student activist Joshua Wong speaks outside the Wanchai police station in Hong Kong, Jan. 16, 2015.
AFP
Umbrella Movement student leader Joshua Wong and his girlfriend were assaulted on the city’s streets by an unknown assailant on Monday, ahead of a planned mass demonstration to mark the return of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule.
Wong, who rose to prominence during last year’s Occupy Central Continue reading
Hong Kong Student Leader, Girlfriend Attacked on Mong Kok Street已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Joshua Wong, Occupy Central movement
2015-06-29
Human rights activists show their support for free speech activist Wu Gan, known online by his nickname “The Butcher,” who is being detained by police in southeastern China’s Fujian province, June 23, 2015.
(Photo courtesy of activists)
The detention of at least four contributors to a rights website based in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan in recent weeks is indicative of Continue reading
Detentions Highlight Clampdown on China’s Citizen Journalists已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom, Writers in Prison
Tagged Citizen Journalists, Tufu Wu Gan
By ALAN WONG June 26, 2015
On the morning of June 18, the second day of a legislative debate over how Hong Kong would pick its next leader, Christopher Chung was at ease, even high-spirited.
“This is fun!” Mr. Chung, a member of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, wrote in a group chat among lawmakers on WhatsApp. Continue reading
Leaked Messages Reveal Behind-the-Scenes Maneuvers During Hong Kong Election Vote已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
By Wang Yaqiu, published: June 4, 2015
Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)
LIU XIAOBO IN 1989, SECOND FROM RIGHT.
In the spring of 1989, Dr. Liu Xiaobo left Columbia University where he was a visiting scholar and went back to Beijing to take part in the democracy movement. In Tiananmen Square, he became a leader and a mentor, drafting open letters, giving speeches and leading a hunger strike. Continue reading
The Torchbearers – Participants in the 1989 Democracy Movement Who Are Currently in Prison已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration, Writers in Prison
Tagged June 4th, Liu Xiaobo, Pu Zhiqiang, Tiananmen
By Liao Yiwu, translated by Cindy Carter, published: May 24, 2015
My friend Chen Yunfei (陈云飞) has never been of a serious disposition; his mode of dress is, if anything, even less serious. One year on June 4th, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, he was clad from the waist up in a suit and tie, and from the waist down in a pair of short Continue reading
Liao Yiwu: Tamer of Beasts, Tamer of Despots已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration, Writers in Prison
Tagged Chen Yunfei, June 4th, Liao Yiwu, Tiananmen
