Enchanting English Poems-Cities and Memory
The 10th Hong Kong Literature Festival
Kubrick Poetry
時間 Time:2014/6/29 (Sunday) 11:00am-12:30pm
地點 Venue:香港中央圖書館地下演講廳/ Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) Continue reading
Enchanting English Poems-Cities and Memory
The 10th Hong Kong Literature Festival
Kubrick Poetry
時間 Time:2014/6/29 (Sunday) 11:00am-12:30pm
地點 Venue:香港中央圖書館地下演講廳/ Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) Continue reading
The 10th Hong Kong Literature Festival已关闭评论
Tagged Hong Kong, Literature Festival
11:17am | 26 June 2014 | by Thomas Schalke,
As the 26th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) nears its close, the Council today adopted a resolution on the “The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet,” spearheaded by Sweden, Brazil, Tunisia, Nigeria, Turkey, and the USA. As we noted in our HRC briefing note, Continue reading
Overcoming hostile Chinese amendment, Human Rights Council passes resolution affirming online rights已关闭评论
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Tagged China, UN Human Rights Council
9:10 am HKT Jun 30, 2014 LAW & POLITICS
Protesters in Hong Kong hold pictures of Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang as they march to the Chinese liaison office on May 14. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
By Stanley Lubman
In a Beijing apartment in May, about 20 people met to discuss the Tiananmen protests in June 1989 Continue reading
‘Picking Quarrels’ Casts Shadow Over Chinese Law已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged Human Rights Lawyer, June 4th, Pu Zhiqiang, Tiananmen
By AP News Jun 30, 2014 5:39AM UTC
An assistance guides voters at a polling station for an unofficial referendum on democratic reform in Hong Kong Sunday
HONG KONG (AP) — An informal referendum aimed at bolstering support for greater democracy in Hong Kong has drawn nearly 800,000 votes and Beijing’s ire. Continue reading
Big turnout in Hong Kong democracy vote irks Beijing已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
30 June 2014 Last updated at 02:15 ET
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A total of 792,808 voters took part in an unofficial referendum on universal suffrage in Hong Kong, organisers said.
The 10-day poll was held by protest group Occupy Central. Continue reading
Hong Kong democracy ‘referendum’ draws nearly 800,000已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
Compiled by HRIC based on published reports and information available online. Last updated on June 30, 2014. Total Count: 134 individuals. (An asterisk (*) denotes that the detention or physical restriction of the individual has ended.)
See also: Citizen Activists on Trial 2013-2014: Schedule/Status and Essays Continue reading
Restrictions, Detentions, Disappearances, Arrests before and beyond June 4, 2014已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
2014-06-27
Lawyers gather in front of the court of final appeal during a march in defence of judicial independence in Hong Kong, June 27, 2014.
AFP
Nearly 2,000 members of Hong Kong’s legal profession, Continue reading
Hong Kong Lawyers in Mass Silent Protest Over China’s White Paper已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Hong Kong Democracy
Tagged Democracy, Hong Kong, Occupy Central movement
By Joshua Lipes
2014-06-25
Chen Guangcheng at RFA in Washington, June 25, 2014.
RFA
A United Nations panel has ruled that the nephew Continue reading
UN Panel Calls on China to Release Chen Guangcheng’s Nephew已关闭评论
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Tagged Chen Guangcheng, Chen Kegui