More than 400,000 Vote in Hong Kong Electoral Reform Poll

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2014-06-20

A Hong Kong colonial flag is seen waved by a demonstrator during a protest against plans for a new town development outside the Continue reading →

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China Expands Crackdown on Free Expression

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Protester holds mask of Chinese President Xi Jinping during demonstration for Chinese journalist Gao Yu, Hong Kong publisher Yao Wentian, Continue reading →

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Over 200,000 vote as Hong Kong democracy ‘referendum’ kicks off

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BY EMILY CHUNG AND NIKKI SUN

HONG KONG Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:09am EDT

Supporters hold banners and placards at Hong Kong’s financial Central district during a kick-off ceremony to urge people to vote in an unofficial referendum June 20, 2014. Continue reading →

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China quietly launches probe of foreign non-government outfits: media

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BEIJING Fri Jun 20, 2014 6:18am EDT

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China launches campaign to cleanse web of terror content

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BEIJING Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:18am EDT
(Reuters) – China began a campaign on Friday to purge the Internet of content it says promotes terror and violence, enlisting the aid of major websites, state media said, as the country moves to damp violence in its restive far west. Continue reading →

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Book News: Salman Rushdie Wins PEN/Pinter Prize For ‘Unflinching’ Gaze

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by ANNALISA QUINN

June 20, 2014 7:41 AM ET

Author Salman Rushdie, seen in January 2013, was also lauded by the judges for “his countless private acts of kindness.”
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The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Continue reading →

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Reading the June 18 media circular

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By David Bandurski | Posted on 2014-06-20
There has been some degree of alarmism in the foreign press this week (1, 2, 3) over a (new?) set of restrictions issued by the Chinese government agency overseeing both print and broadcast media in the country. Continue reading →

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In Hong Kong, an Unofficial Election Draws Beijing’s Ire

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By MICHAEL FORSYTHE, CHRIS BUCKLEY and ALAN WONGJUNE 20, 2014

Members of the group Occupy Central with Love and Peace, which organized an unofficial referendum in Hong Kong, before voting began on Friday. Credit Vincent Yu/Associated Press Continue reading →

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