30 June 2014 Last updated at 02:15 ET
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A total of 792,808 voters took part in an unofficial referendum on universal suffrage in Hong Kong, organisers said.
The 10-day poll was held by protest group Occupy Central. Continue reading
Hong Kong democracy ‘referendum’ draws nearly 800,000已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
Compiled by HRIC based on published reports and information available online. Last updated on June 30, 2014. Total Count: 134 individuals. (An asterisk (*) denotes that the detention or physical restriction of the individual has ended.)
See also: Citizen Activists on Trial 2013-2014: Schedule/Status and Essays Continue reading
Restrictions, Detentions, Disappearances, Arrests before and beyond June 4, 2014已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
2014-06-27
Lawyers gather in front of the court of final appeal during a march in defence of judicial independence in Hong Kong, June 27, 2014.
AFP
Nearly 2,000 members of Hong Kong’s legal profession, Continue reading
Hong Kong Lawyers in Mass Silent Protest Over China’s White Paper已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
Hong Kong police carry out crowd control drills at a local police college in Hong Kong on June 25, 2014 ahead of planned July 1 protests. Continue reading
China Link Alleged to Cyberattack as Hong Kong Tensions Grow已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy, Internet Freedom
Tagged Cyberattack, Democracy, Hong Kong, Internet Freedom
April 18, 2014
Four citizen activists involved in public calls for high-ranking officials to reveal their assets in 2013 have each been found guilty of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” Two of them—Ding Jiaxi (丁家喜) and Zhao Changqing (赵常青)—were accused of Continue reading
Zhao Changqing-Four More New Citizens Movement Advocates Convicted, Sentenced to Between Two and Three-and-a-Half Years已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, New Citizens' Movement
Tagged New Citizens' Movement, Zhao Changqing
By CHRIS BUCKLEYJUNE 26, 2014
Ilham Tohti, a scholar and advocate for China’s beleaguered Uighurs. Credit Andy Wong/Associated Press
HONG KONG — Ilham Tohti, a prominent Uighur scholar charged with separatism after he repeatedly Continue reading
Uighur Scholar Will Fight Charges of Separatism in China, Lawyer Says已关闭评论
Tagged Ilham Tohti, Scholar, Uighur
By: Sarah Hoffman
PUBLISHED ON JUNE 25, 2014
Five years ago this past Monday, PEN received word from our sources inside China that Liu Xiaobo, who had been held under “residential surveillance” at an undisclosed location in Continue reading
China: What’s in a Law?已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, PEN International News, Support Liu Xiaobo
Tagged Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize, PEN
BY ADAM TAYLOR June 25
China’s Washington Embassy (Google Maps)
China’s Washington embassy is getting a new address, according to The Washington Post’s Dr. Gridlock blog: No. 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza. Continue reading
The not-so-subtle diplomatic tactic of renaming streets to troll other countries已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Support Liu Xiaobo
Tagged Chinese Embassy, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize
