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China’s President Praises Hu Yaobang, a Fallen Party Reformer

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November 22, 2015

20huyaobang02-articleLarge-v2Students in Beijing on April 22, 1989, after the death of Hu Yaobang, who had been removed as Communist Party general secretary two years earlier. His death set off weeks of protests.
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China’s staunchly traditionalist Communist leader, Xi Jinping, paid tribute on Friday to a predecessor, Hu Yaobang, who was in many ways his opposite in temperament and politics.

Mr. Hu was a passionate liberalizer in the 1980s, Continue reading →

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China’s Plan to ‘Rank’ Lawyers Faces Criticism

Posted on 11/22/2015 by | China’s Plan to ‘Rank’ Lawyers Faces Criticism已关闭评论

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November 20, 2015 5:32 AM

China has drawn international criticism over a crackdown on human rights lawyers this year, and there are reports that authorities may be planning even broader restrictions over the legal profession.

Remin University law professor Chen Weidong, who has helped draft legislation including amendments to China’s criminal law, said authorities may soon launch a mechanism to Continue reading →

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Protester Held in Beijing Amid Tight Security on Hu Yaobang Anniversary

Posted on 11/20/2015 by | Protester Held in Beijing Amid Tight Security on Hu Yaobang Anniversary已关闭评论

2015-11-20

e69a5a15-7ca3-473e-8eed-44fc861cf10aCrowds watch the unveiling of a statue of Hu Yaobang in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, in a file photo.
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As the ruling Chinese Communist Party elite marked the centenary of a late ousted premier famed for reversing many of the injustices of the regime, police on Tiananmen Square detained a blind activist from Shanghai after he handed out leaflets protesting against government corruption.

In the highest-level public recognition Continue reading →

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Families of Deported Chinese Activists Leave Thailand For Canada

Posted on 11/19/2015 by | Families of Deported Chinese Activists Leave Thailand For Canada已关闭评论

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Jiang Yefei’s wife Gu Shuhua (1st right) and the couple’s daughter Dong Xuerui (2nd right) with activists ahead of their departure from Bangkok, Nov. 18, 2015.
Photo courtesy of an activist.
The families of two Chinese democracy activists handed over to Beijing by the Thai authorities left Bangkok en route to Canada for resettlement as refugees, Continue reading →

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UN anger after Thailand deports ‘Chinese dissidents’

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17 November 2015

Jiang Yefei (pictured) and Dong Guangping had criticised China’s government

The United Nations has criticised Thailand for deporting two people who had been given refugee status by the organisation.

The two are thought to be the Chinese dissidents, Jiang Yefei and Dong Guangping, who had fled to Thailand with their families.

The pair had previously Continue reading →

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Rights Lawyers in China Routinely Face Abuse, Report Says

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By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ  NOV. 12, 2015

BEIJING — Legal activists and those suspected of crimes in China are routinely abused and mistreated at the hands of law enforcement officials, a report released on Thursday by Amnesty International found, despite recent efforts by the government to crack down on inhumane judicial practices.

The report found that much of the abuse is directed at lawyers, who have come under increasing pressure amid a vigorous campaign by President Xi Jinping to rein in dissent Continue reading →

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Calls Grow to Free Tortured Rights Lawyer Ahead of U.N. Review

Posted on 11/12/2015 by | Calls Grow to Free Tortured Rights Lawyer Ahead of U.N. Review已关闭评论

2015-11-12

image (17)Chinese human rights lawyer and torture victim Gao Zhisheng, in undated photograph.
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Dissident rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who remains under house arrest since his release from prison in August 2014, has been denied permission by the Chinese police to see a dentist for treatment after losing teeth to torture — for reasons of ‘national security.’

Gao was prevented earlier this week from traveling to Xi’an, Continue reading →

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More Than We Wish to Know: Chen Guangcheng and the Truth about Chinese Human Rights Abuses

Posted on 11/03/2015 by | More Than We Wish to Know: Chen Guangcheng and the Truth about Chinese Human Rights Abuses已关闭评论

by Arthur Waldron
within Book Reviews, Foreign Affairs

October 30th, 2015

We hear endlessly of “change” and “reform” in China, and the United States has premised its policies on these promises. The memoirs of Chen Guangcheng paint a very different portrait.

Strength—a simple but seemingly superhuman strength of both conscience and body—is the great uniting theme of the story of Chen Guangcheng. Yet his deeply revealing memoirs, titled The Barefoot Lawyer: A Blind Man’s Fight for Justice and Freedom in China, not only give us a glimpse into Continue reading →

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