BEIJING June 13, 2014 (AP)
By GILLIAN WONG Associated Press
Just half a year ago, civil rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang was earning accolades in the Chinese media for his work pushing for the abolition of labor camps. On Friday, Pu made headlines again — Continue reading
China Arrests Rights Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang Who Fought Labor Camps已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged Human Rights Lawyer, June 4th, Pu Zhiqiang, Tiananmen
By MICHAEL FORSYTHE JUNE 12, 2014 6:01 AM
Anson Chan, former chief secretary of Hong Kong.
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Anson Chan served as the No. 2 official in Hong Kong in the last years of the Continue reading
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June 6 – 12, 2014
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Civil Society Members Call to Abolish Custody & Education System
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[CHRD] University Student Criminally Detained for June Fourth Tweet (6/6-12/2014)已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, Internet Freedom, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged Internet Freedom, June 4th, Pu Zhiqiang, Tiananmen, Zhao Huaxu
By Bloomberg News Jun 12, 2014 7:44 AM ET
China’s Internet users can access censored content, including references to the Tiananmen Square crackdown, after online activists created a website duplicating Google Inc. (GOOGL)’s restricted portal. Continue reading
‘Tank Man’ Googled in China as Hackers Bypass Censors已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom, June 4th, Tank Man, Tiananmen
By AUSTIN RAMZY JUNE 12, 2014 4:58 AM
Pu Zhiqiang speaking to reporters outside Chongqing Higher People’s Court in December 2012.
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A lawyer who met with Pu Zhiqiang, a crusading human rights lawyer Continue reading
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Tagged Human Rights Lawyer, June 4th, Pu Zhiqiang, Tiananmen
Outspoken journalist and commentator Gao Yu was detained in April just days before she was to attend an event marking the anniversary of the 1989 protests. Continue reading
Gao Yu: Princelings Are Xi’s Greatest Challenge已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration, Press Freedom
Tagged Gao Yu, June 4th, Press Freedom, Tiananmen
By AUSTIN RAMZY JUNE 11, 2014 2:16 AM
The Beijing authorities have detained a woman linked with a Twitter posting suggesting that a method for Continue reading
Beijing Police Detain Student Over Tiananmen Tweet已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged June 4th, Tiananmen, Zhao Huaxu
=By MICHAEL FORSYTHE and NEIL GOUGH June 12, 2014
Jimmy Lai of Next Media Limited, which is known for its strong advocacy of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong.
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HONG KONG — In what may be a major escalation of pressure by mainland China on Hong Kong’s independent-minded news media, two major British banks have stopped advertising with one of the city’s biggest newspapers, a top media executive said. Continue reading
Hong Kong Media Worries Over China’s Reach as Ads Disappear已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Press Freedom
