181. CHEN KUN (released)

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Chen KunPenname                      

Sex                                Male

Birth date                1987

Birth place               Gaoling County, Shaanxi Province

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180. ZHANG MIAO (released)

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Zhang MiaoPenname                      

Sex                               Female

Birth date                1974-05-01

Birth place               Beijing

Resident place         Songzhuang , Tongzhou District, Beijing Continue reading →

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Tsering Woeser：Zuckerberg Is Not Exactly Being Honest about Defending Freedom of Expression

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Published: January 14, 2015

Following the massacre of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists, millions of people, including leaders from over 40 countries, went to the streets of Paris on January 11th to Continue reading →

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Prominent 1989ers Voice Support for Yu Shiwen, Detained for Commemorating the Tiananmen Movement

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By China Change, published: January 12, 2015

Shortly before June 4th, 2014, ten in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, were arrested for holding a public memorial for Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳). Seven of them have since been released, Continue reading →

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China shuts 50 websites and social media accounts

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Tue Jan 13, 2015 8:41am EST

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has closed 50 websites and social media accounts for violations ranging from pornography to “publishing political news without a permit”, Beijing’s cyberspace watchdog said on Tuesday.

The government is pursuing a crackdown on unwanted material online. Critics say the increasing restrictions further limit free speech in the one-party Communist state. Continue reading →

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Xiao Shu：In China, to Destroy Lives Is Legal, but to Save Them Is Not

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e983ade78e89e997aa2Published: January 11, 2015

GUO YUSHAN (郭玉闪)

I no longer have the desire to argue about the treatment of Guo Yushan and his colleagues from a legal perspective. We know that “illegal business practices” was the charge for which Guo was formally arrested on December 6th, Continue reading →

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In Praise of Hu Feng-Why A Mao-Era Advocate for Artistic Freedom Matters Today

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SHEILA MELVIN 01.06.15

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Left, Hu Feng pictured in the 1950s; right, an arrest against Hu in 1955

Hu Feng (1902-85) is a name that most students of P.R.C. history have undoubtedly encountered at one time or another. I remember reading it for the first time years ago in Continue reading →

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Xiao Shu：Guo Feixiong, a Civil Rights Hero

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Published: January 8, 2015

A verdict awaits the pioneer of China’s rights movement after he stood trial the second time last November. Veteran commentator Xiao Shu, writing originally in the New York Continue reading →

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