A screen shot from the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group’s Facebook page showing detained family members and attorneys, June 7, 2016. RFA
Rights activists and lawyers have hit out at new regulations brought in by the ruling Chinese Communist Party placing further restrictions on lawyers’ ability to protest abuses of judicial power. Continue reading
Chinese Lawyers Who Highlight Abuse of Clients To Lose Jobs Under New Rules已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer
Tagged abuse, Lawyer, regulation
Gathered in the ancient city of Ourense, Spain in the heart of Galicia, writers from around the world celebrated history, debated the present and committed to the future of literature and freedom of expression at PEN International’s 82nd Congress organized around the theme “Building Literary Bridges.” Continue reading
Joanne Leedom-Ackerman: Building Literary Bridges: Past and Present已关闭评论
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Tagged Congress, Joanne Leedom-Ackerman, Ourense, PEN, Spain
Sex Female
Birth date 1965
Birth place Tai’an City, Shandong Province
Resident place Beijing Continue reading
Your brain is amazing. Just don’t wash it.
Today we are talking about expressions to describe people who are not in their right minds. People who are not in their right minds are not thinking in a normal, healthy way. Continue reading
Anna Matteo: Brainwash: Not as Clean as You Think已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Press Freedom
Tagged brainwash, Korean War, prison-of-war
As close as many people would get to being inside a court – until the website was launched. AFP
Within China’s notoriously flawed legal system somebody is actually trying to usher in a bit of transparency. Now you can boot up your laptop or turn on your smartphone and take a peek inside proceedings. Continue reading
Stephen McDonell: When China began streaming trials online已关闭评论
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Tagged censorship, online, Stephen McDonell, trial
Wives of Chinese human rights lawyers detained in a 2015 crackdown wearing the names of their husbands after filing complaints at the Supreme People’s Procuratorate in Beijing, July 4, 2016.
The relatives of several prominent human rights lawyers detained since July 2015 are once more petitioning the Chinese government over the continuing persecution of their families ahead of National Day celebrations on Saturday. Continue reading
Lawyers’ Wives Petition Beijing Over Persecution Ahead of National Day已关闭评论
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Beginning with the question, ‘what and when is modern China?’, The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China, edited by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, offers an overview of modern Chinese history, from its origins to the present-day. This is a beautifully illustrated, accessible and scholarly work that will serve as an excellent introduction to the country to researchers, students and the general public alike, writes Tim Chamberlain. Continue reading
Tim Chamberlain : The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China edited by Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom已关闭评论
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Tagged Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, modern China, Tim Chamberlain
From Oct. 1, Chinese police will be empowered to use information from a person’s social media contacts list, including friends circles on popular smartphone chat apps, as evidence in criminal investigations. Public Domain
He told RFA in an interview on Friday that he expects the new rules to be used to police speech, rather than to support investigations into criminal actions. Continue reading
China Gives Police Powers to Monitor Social Media Friends, Chat Groups已关闭评论
Posted in Culture, Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, police, rumor-mongering, Social Media
