Young turn to social media as newspapers and TV stations owned by local tycoons take care not to offend mainland China
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Students demonstrate in Hong Kong, where protests are now in their second month. Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images Continue reading
Hong Kong protests bring crisis of confidence for traditional media已关闭评论
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Corporation condemns ‘deliberate censorship’ as Chinese official claims foreign media are not reporting protests objectively
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China blocks BBC website as Hong Kong tensions rise已关闭评论
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BY SUI-LEE WEE AND MEGHA RAJAGOPALAN
BEIJING Mon Oct 13, 2014 5:36am EDT
Oct 13 (Reuters) – China has detained a prominent scholar who helped blind dissident Chen Guangcheng flee to the United States two years ago and has banned books by eight writers in an escalating crackdown on dissent. Continue reading
China detains scholar, bans books in crackdown on moderate voices已关闭评论
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ZHANG XIAORAN 10.03.14
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A pro-democracy protester yells out in Hong Kong’s Mongkok neighborhood, October 3, 2014. Thousands of pro-democracy supporters continue to occupy the streets of Hong Kong’s financial district. Continue reading
Under Different Umbrellas-How Hong Kong’s Protestors Divided Mainlanders’ Minds已关闭评论
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PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 October, 2014, 5:34pm
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Poetry reading for Hong Kong protesters prompts detentions in Beijing已关闭评论
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By Doug Young, special to CNN
October 7, 2014 — Updated 0224 GMT (1024 HKT)
A pro-democracy protester sleeps on a street in the Continue reading
Opinion: China relies on old tricks to control coverage of Hong Kong protests已关闭评论
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OCTOBER 6, 2014 Continue reading
Hong Kong: Protect Rights to Peaceful Protest-End Use of Excessive Force; Investigate Alleged Violence, Sexual Assault已关闭评论
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Oct 4th 2014 | SHANGHAI
STREETS in Hong Kong have been filled with protesters calling for democratic reform and tweeting their Continue reading
HK backspace, backspace-Censors delete news of Hong Kong’s protests, but not quite fast enough已关闭评论
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