People with land disputes in Chongqing, China show solidarity with protesting villagers in Wukan, Sept. 17, 2016. RFA
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have jailed one activist and questioned another for “spreading rumors” over a recent crackdown by riot police in the rebel village of Wukan following weeks of protests. Continue reading
China Detains, Questions Activists Over Wukan Foreign Media Reports已关闭评论
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Tagged censorship, detention, Guangdong, Media, Wukan
Portrait of jailed Wukan village chief Lin Zuluan is displayed by protesters demanding the release of Lin outside China Liaison Office in Hong Kong, China, Sept. 14, 2016.
HONG KONG — Police in China’s southern Guangdong province are detaining citizens for posting information and news reports about a government crackdown on protesters in the small fishing village of Wukan. Continue reading
China Detains Woman for Posting News on Wukan Crackdown已关闭评论
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Tagged censorship, crackdown, detention, Guangdong, Huang Meijuan, Wukan
Members of the Democratic Party demonstrate in from of the Hong Kong Central Government office on behalf of local reporters detained and beaten covering protests in Wukan, China, Sept. 15, 2016. RFA
Five Hong Kong journalists have been detained, dragged into interrogation rooms for hours and expelled by authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong after they tried to cover a crackdown by armed police on the rebel village of Wukan following weeks of peaceful protests. Continue reading
Reporters Detained, Beaten by Chinese Police in Rebel Village of Wukan已关闭评论
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Tagged detention, Guangdong, HKJA, Hong Kong, Journalist, Wukan
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
Ryan Pickrell: Human Rights The Cost Of A ‘Crowd-Pleasing’ G20 Summit In China已关闭评论
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Tagged 64Tianwang, G20, Hangzhou, Journalist, Ryan Pickrell
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
NGO calls for release of 5 Chinese citizen journalists arrested during G20已关闭评论
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Tagged arrest, G20, Journalist, Tianwang
The shutdown of an esteemed liberal Chinese newspaper by government affiliates reveals the Chinese Revolution devouring its own. Continue reading
The Old Man and His Magazine已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Press Freedom, Tienchi Martin-Liao
Tagged censorship, Du Daozheng, homeslider, Tienchi Martin-Liao, Yang Jishen, Yanhuang Chunqiu
Ousted editor Du Daozheng of the beleaguered liberal Chinese journal Yanhuang Chunqiu, in a file photo. RFA
Supporters and editors of the purged Chinese political journal Yanhuang Chunqiu said on Wednesday they will continue to fight a management purge of the cutting-edge magazine by its parent organization. Continue reading
Purged Chinese Political Magazine to Fight Back ‘All The Way’已关闭评论
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Tagged censorship, lawsuit, Yanhuang Chunqiu
Political books on display at the Hong Kong book fair, including Mao: The Untold Story, and Gao Zhisheng’s book Stand Up China 2017 (below left)
A book fair in a convention centre in Hong Kong’s Wanchai district. Continue reading
The politics of a martial arts book fair in Hong Kong已关闭评论
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