2015-06-18
Guangzhou rights lawyer Tang Jingling in an undated photo.
(Photo courtesy of a family member.)
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have placed dozens of activists under surveillance after they planned to attend the subversion trial of three Continue reading
China Clamps Down on Activists Ahead of Lawyers’ Subversion Trial已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Writers in Prison
Tagged and Yuan Xinting, Tang Jingling, Wang Qingying
2015-06-16
Guangzhou-based activist Liu Shaoming in an undated photo.
Boxun
Authorities in the Chinese capital have detained an outspoken rights activist who publicly voiced support for last year’s Occupy Central pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, his wife said on Tuesday.
Zhai Yanmin is currently being held in a Continue reading
Chinese Police Hold Outspoken Activists in Beijing, Guangzhou已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged June 4th, Liu Shaoming, Tiananmen
18 June 2015
Legislators in Hong Kong have rejected a controversial Beijing-backed election reform package that sparked mass protests last year.
The reforms would have given Hong Kong voters the right to Continue reading
Hong Kong lawmakers reject Beijing poll plan已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Hong Kong’s government is set to present a controversial political reform package ahead of a much-anticipated vote later this week.
Protesters are gathering outside the city’s Legislative Council building.
The package will for the first time give citizens the right to Continue reading
Hong Kong government set to reveal political reforms已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
2015-06-15
Yang Zhangqing (L) and Guo Bin (R) in file photos.
Photos courtesy of CHRD
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have detained activists linked to a leading nongovernment organization (NGO) on charges of “illegal business activity,” Continue reading
Officers from Police Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (L-R) Chief Inspector Tsue Chun-tung, Chief Superintendent Au Chin-chau and Superintendent Ng Wai-hon, in front of items relating to making explosives seized, at police headquarters in Hong Kong, June 15, 2015.
Shannon Van Sant
June 15, 2015 10:39 AM
HONG KONG—Police in Hong Kong say they have arrested nine people and seized explosives, Continue reading
Tensions High as Hong Kong Vote Looms已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
FILE – From right: Prince Wong, Joshua Wong and Isabella Lo walk at the occupied area outside government headquarters during their hunger strike in Hong Kong Wednesday, Dec.3, 2014.
June 13, 2015 9:28 AM
Members of U.S. Congress and human rights groups are urging the U.S. government to do more for Hong Kong’s democracy ahead of a vote next week in Hong Kong on the territory’s Continue reading
Legislators, Rights Advocates Urge More US Action on Hong Kong Reforms已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
2015-06-11
Aung San Suu Kyi meets with China’s president Xi Jinping in Beijing, June 11, 2015.
AFP
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi should “talk democracy” to China’s Continue reading
Calls Grow For Aung San Suu Kyi to ‘Talk Democracy’ to Beijing已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Support Liu Xiaobo
Tagged Aung San Suu Kyi, China, Myanmar
