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Liao Yiwu : Tamer of Beasts, Tamer of Despots

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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 trousers that made it look from afar as if he weren’t wearing any trousers at all. On that anniversary, he climbed into a blood donation truck parked in Continue reading →

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Jailed Chinese Rights Lawyer Dismisses ‘Ethnic Hatred,’ ‘Picking Quarrels’ Charges

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Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
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Jailed rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang dismissed charges of “incitement to racial hatred,” and “picking quarrels and stirring up trouble,” Continue reading →

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Global Call for Release of Dr Wang Bingzhang for His Daughter’s Wedding Ceremony

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Global Call for Release of Dr Wang Bingzhang for His Daughter’s Wedding Ceremony

Ms. Wang Tianna, daughter of the founder of China’s overseas democracy movement, has urged global leaders to help release her father for her wedding ceremony in July. Continue reading →

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Liu Xiaobo Is Locked Up in China, and Locked Out of the Translation of a Paul Auster Novel

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A portrait of the Chinese dissident-writer Liu Xiaobo at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. Mr. Liu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.Credit Espen Rasmussen for The New York Times

The works of the New York writer Paul Auster often hinge on ominous disappearances, and his novel “Sunset Park” has passages about the secretive detention Continue reading →

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China Releases Rights Lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang’s Niece, ‘On Bail’

Posted on 05/19/2015 by | China Releases Rights Lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang’s Niece, ‘On Bail’已关闭评论

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Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
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Authorities in the Chinese capital have released Qu Zhenhong, niece and former defense attorney of jailed rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, Continue reading →

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Chinese Rights Lawyer Detained in 2014 Will Stand Trial

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By CHRIS BUCKLEY  MAY 15, 2015

16China-web-master180Pu Zhiqiang in 2012. Credit Andy Wong/Associated Press
HONG KONG — One of China’s best-known human rights lawyers, Pu Zhiqiang, will stand trial in Beijing on charges of inciting ethnic hatred and picking quarrels, prosecutors said on Friday. Continue reading →

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For Whom the Bell Tolls: One Chinese NGO’s Alleged Crime of “Illegal Business Operation”

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By Wan Yanhai, published: May 13, 2015

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In March 2007, Guo Yushan (郭玉闪）and others co-founded Transition Social and Economic Consulting Limited, otherwise known as Beijing Transition Institute. In July 2013, Continue reading →

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China Indicts Top Rights Lawyer on Ethnic Hatred Charge

Posted on 05/16/2015 by | China Indicts Top Rights Lawyer on Ethnic Hatred Charge已关闭评论

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Pu Zhiqiang (C), the lawyer for Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, talks to the media at the artist’s studio in Beijing, Nov. 14, 2011.
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Authorities in the Chinese capital on Friday indicted a prominent rights lawyer for Continue reading →

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