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
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Translated by Matthew Robertson, June 2, 2015
“What we need to grasp is that the existence of a political system that is so perverse in its reason, and so unfair and unjust to its subjects, is an open taunt to the conscience and sense of justice of humanity. The international rise of that system, too, is perforce a threat to freedom and world peace.”
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Twenty-six years ago in China, Continue reading
Hu Ping: How the Tiananmen Massacre Changed China, and the World已关闭评论
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2015-06-22
Dozens of tents remain on Tim Mei Avenue next to the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, June 21, 2015.
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Authorities in Hong Kong handed an eviction notice to a group of die-hard Umbrella Movement protesters on Monday, following the defeat of a Beijing-backed political Continue reading
Last Occupy Central Die-Hards Face Eviction From Hong Kong Street已关闭评论
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2015-06-19
Activist Su Changlan criminally detained by Guangdong police for her involvement in Hong Kong-related activities, in an undated photo.
Photo courtesy of Chinese Human Rights Defenders.
State prosecutors in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have sent back the subversion case against women’s rights activist Su Changlan, who publicly supported Hong Kong’s Continue reading
Chinese Police Case Against Guangdong Women’s Rights Activist ‘Lacks Evidence’已关闭评论
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Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement, Su Changlan
2015-06-16
Guangzhou-based activist Liu Shaoming in an undated photo.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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