Guo Jian on his Tiananmen Square stand: ‘I’m so proud of what I did’

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The Chinese-born Australian artist on the day he was detained and later deported from Beijing for daring to make art about China today

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PEN American Center Presents: An Evening with PEN Myanmar

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Wednesday, November 05, 2014, 6:30pm

Asia Society 725 Park Ave., New York, NY 10021

At this pivotal time for creative expression in Myanmar, join us for an evening of readings and conversation with preeminent writers from Myanmar on a rare Continue reading →

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Harper urged to press China for release of jailed pro-democracy advocate

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BY MIKE BLANCHFIELD, THE CANADIAN PRESS ON OCTOBER 31, 2014.

OTTAWA – It was business as usual Friday at the prime minister’s Langevin Block office, where Stephen Harper smiled and chatted with the Chinese ambassador to Canada before confirming plans for his third official visit to China next week. Continue reading →

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Friends Gone to Jail – Chinese Activists Kou Yanding and Guo Yushan

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By Zeng Jinyan, published: October 30, 2014

“Watching his friends, who happen to be the hope of a better China, going to prison one after another, is more than personal shame. It is the shame of our time.”

Kou Yanding was taken away by police in Beijing on October 10th for “picking quarrels and provoking disturbances.” The day before on October 9th, Guo Yushan was criminally detained on the same charge. Continue reading →

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Hong Kong protests bring crisis of confidence for traditional media

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Young turn to social media as newspapers and TV stations owned by local tycoons take care not to offend mainland China

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Under Cloud of Repression, Hundreds Turn Out to Mourn Tiananmen Square ‘Black Hand’

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3:40 pm HKT Oct 27, 2014

 

PeopBN-CU458_Tianan_G_20140515005556le take photos during a vigil held to mark the 24th anniversary of the 1989 crackdown at Tiananmen Square, in front of a backdrop of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City (back), in Hong Kong, on June 4, 2013 Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
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Shen Yongping’s Indictment

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Published: October 27, 2014

e6b288e58b87e5b9b3Shen Yongping (沈勇平) is a documentary maker living in Beijing best known for making One Hundred Years of Constitutionalism (《百年宪政》) (trailer in Chinese), now available on YouTube. He was detained in April of this year, and charged with illegal business operations. His trial will be held at 9:30 am on November 4th, 2014, Continue reading →

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Stricter and subtler: how China has ramped up instant messaging censorship

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The chat application LINE has strengthened its censorship methods in mainland China by targeting phrases and word combinations.

By Pao- Pao / 23 October, 2014

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