By AUSTIN RAMZY JUNE 12, 2014 4:58 AM
Pu Zhiqiang speaking to reporters outside Chongqing Higher People’s Court in December 2012.
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A lawyer who met with Pu Zhiqiang, a crusading human rights lawyer Continue reading
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Outspoken journalist and commentator Gao Yu was detained in April just days before she was to attend an event marking the anniversary of the 1989 protests. Continue reading
Gao Yu: Princelings Are Xi’s Greatest Challenge已关闭评论
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12:02 Jun 11 2014 Arzano, NA, Campania, Italy
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“This time we’re going to shoot you in your face, mind your own business”.
This was just one of the threats contained in letter sent by an anonymous writer Continue reading
Death threats for two journalists near Naples已关闭评论
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By AUSTIN RAMZY JUNE 11, 2014 2:16 AM
The Beijing authorities have detained a woman linked with a Twitter posting suggesting that a method for Continue reading
Beijing Police Detain Student Over Tiananmen Tweet已关闭评论
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=By MICHAEL FORSYTHE and NEIL GOUGH June 12, 2014
Jimmy Lai of Next Media Limited, which is known for its strong advocacy of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong.
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HONG KONG — In what may be a major escalation of pressure by mainland China on Hong Kong’s independent-minded news media, two major British banks have stopped advertising with one of the city’s biggest newspapers, a top media executive said. Continue reading
Hong Kong Media Worries Over China’s Reach as Ads Disappear已关闭评论
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Posted: 06/11/2014 3:55 pm EDT Updated: 06/11/2014 3:59 pm EDT
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”
So begins A Tale of Two Cities, with one of the most celebrated opening lines in literature. What’s often forgotten is how the sentence ends. (It is, to be fair, an extremely long sentence.) Written in 1859, Continue reading
10 Great Historical Novels That Will Transport You Back In Time已关闭评论
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2014-06-09
A student (C) hugs a family member after completing his ‘gaokao’ outside a high school in Beijing, June 8, 2014. Continue reading
China’s Pool of Potential College Students Set to Shrink已关闭评论
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2014-06-09
Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
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Chinese Authorities Now Targeting Lawyers’ Lawyers已关闭评论
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