The Website of Pu Zhiqiang:http://lawyerpu.com/

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Pu Zhiqiang is a prominent civil rights lawyer in Beijing, well known internationally and in the mainstream Chinese media for his work in protecting free speech and abolishing labour camps in China, among other issues. Continue reading →

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Why was this book banned?

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Updated May 15, 2014

Q. It’s the question most often heard from students during Banned Books Week, “Why was this book banned?” More accurately, the question is who challenged this book being in the school Continue reading →

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China’s Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence of Domestic Violence Survivor

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SAN FRANCISCO (June 23, 2014) — In a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for survivors of domestic violence, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has overturned the death sentence of Li Yan (李彦), Continue reading →

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With Memories And Online Maps, A Man Finds His ‘Way Home’

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by NPR STAFF June 22, 2014 4:33 PM ET


A Long Way Home
by Saroo Brierley

Hardcover, 255 pages
More than 25 years ago, Saroo Brierley was one of many poor children in rural India. At 4 years old, Continue reading →

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The Debate Over Confucius Institutes：A ChinaFile Conversation

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ROBERT KAPP, JEFFREY WASSERSTROM 06.23.14

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Dressed in ancient costume, people kneel in front of a statue of Confucius during a ceremony to mark his birthday in Changchun, Jilin province.
Last week, the American Association of University Professors joined a growing chorus of voices calling Continue reading →

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Bonanno case: Court orders publisher to apologize

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09:40 Jun 23 2014 bratislava, slovakia

The Bratislava II District Court ordered Ringier Axel Springer, the publisher of Nový Čas to apologize to Supreme Court Judge Daniel Hudák.

The Bonnano case is about the publishing of a photo series Continue reading →

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How technology rewrites literature-Writers including Tom McCarthy and Joe Dunthorne consider whether the coming of computers and the net has changed the way they write

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In an interview with the Paris Review, the American poet Frederick Seidel mentions a time in the 1970s when
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Poll on Democracy Draws Big Turnout in Hong Kong

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By MICHAEL FORSYTHE and CHRIS BUCKLEYJUNE 22, 2014

HONG KONG — Participation in an informal poll to gauge Hong Kong’s desire for democracy is exceeding expectations, helped on Sunday by hundreds of volunteers who are reaching potential voters in subway stations and shopping malls, bringing American-style retail politics to one small corner of the People’s Republic of China. Continue reading →

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