By BECKY DAVIS APRIL 6, 2015 9:37 AM April 6, 2015 9:37 am
Barnaby Yeh of the Sino-Judaic Institute leads morning prayers for Jewish descendants in Kaifeng.Credit Becky Davis/The New York Times
Over the remains of the Chinese-style Passover banquet – soups with bamboo and huge chunks of fresh tofu, steamed fish and platters of crisp greens in mustard sauce – Li Pengling, 16, Continue reading
2015-04-06
Petitioners visit the home of the late Zhao Ziyang during Qing Ming festival in Beijing, April 5, 2015.
Photo courtesy of an activist
Police in the northern Chinese province of Shaanxi detained dozens of members of an anti-corruption campaign group after they tried to hold a public memorial for the father of President Continue reading
China Detains Dozens Amid Crackdown on Qing Ming Memorials已关闭评论
Posted in June 4th Commemoration
Tagged Qing Ming Memorials, Zhao Ziyang
A budget hotel in Bangkok’s Chinatown was the stepping stone to a new life in Canada for two activists fleeing Beijing authorities
Liu Linna and Yang Kuang were introduced by mutual friends in 2013. They married that year, but being together proved difficult because of their efforts to highlight human rights abuses. (Photos by Wichan Charoenkiartpakun)
Political activists Liu Linna and Yeung Hung met on Valentine’s Day in China two years ago and their romance blossomed, eventually leading to marriage. Continue reading
Liu Linna and Yang Kuang：Love in a time of political protest已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines
Tagged Human Rights Activists, Liu Shasha, Yang Kuang
By ANDREW JACOBS APRIL 5, 2015
Wei Tingting, right, outside a court in Beijing where the first case in China involving so-called conversion therapy was being held in July. Ms. Wei is one of five women’s rights activists sitting in jail, accused of provoking social instability. Credit Ng Han Guan/Associated Press
BEIJING — The young Chinese feminists shaved their heads to protest Continue reading
Taking Feminist Battle to China’s Streets, and Landing in Jail已关闭评论
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Tagged Feminist, Woman Rights Activists
By YONGXI WU APRIL 3, 2015 10:34 AM April 3, 2015 10:34 am
Credit Pantheon Books/Associated Press
Ha Jin‘s latest novel, “A Map of Betrayal,” tells the story of Shang Weimin, a Chinese mole within the C.I.A. He adopts the name Gary, Continue reading
Q. and A.: Ha Jin on Patriotism, Exile and ‘A Map of Betrayal’已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines
Tagged A Map of Betrayal, Exile, Ha Jin, Patriotism
By PAUL MOZUR April 02, 2015
One of the world’s great coding libraries is safe, for now.
As of Tuesday, GitHub, a site that hosts code for programmers, said that a major attack that seemed to come from the Chinese government had subsided.
For the last week, GitHub had been overwhelmed by traffic that security experts said originated from China’s Great Firewall. Continue reading
China Blamed for 5-Day Attack on Coding Site GitHub已关闭评论
Posted in Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, China, Internet Freedom
2015-04-02
Updated at 04:35 P.M. EST on 2015-04-02
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have formally arrested three netizens on suspicion of “incitement to subvert state power” Continue reading
China Formally Arrests Three Online Activists For Subversion Over Tweets, Posts已关闭评论
Posted in Internet Freedom, Writers in Prison
By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW April 02, 2015
A person in front of a post box on Tuesday prepares to mail a copy of a petition calling on the Chinese government to release five detained feminists.
Courtesy of Lu Jun
The supporters in China of five feminists who were detained in early March are continuing to agitate on their behalf, despite intimidation Continue reading
Supporters of Detained Feminists in China Petition for Their Release已关闭评论
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Tagged Detained, Feminists, Woman Rights Activists, Wu Rongrong
