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Chinese parliament approves Hong Kong security law

May 28, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by Guardian on May 28, 2020 China’s legislature has approved a decision to force a controversial national security law on Hong Kong, in an extraordinary and unprecedented move aimed at bringing the semi-autonomous territory further under Beijing’s control. On Thursday, China’s National People’s Congressvoted and passed a draft decision that (read more…)

One democracy activist’s detention in mental health facility belies China’s legal reforms

May 28, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by RFI on May 28, 2020 China’s National People’s Congress ended on Thursday with the adoption of the first-ever Civil Code and controversial legislation on Hong Kong. But to what extent does China’s lawmaking body, officially presented as an example of “socialist democracy,” defend the citizens of China? (read more…)

Chinese parliament approves controversial Hong Kong security law

May 28, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by The Guardian in 28 May 2020 Move paves way for anti-sedition laws that rights advocates say threaten freedoms, as US opposition builds China’s legislature has approved controversial national security laws for Hong Kong, dealing what critics have called a “killer blow” to the city’s autonomy and freedoms. Delegates of (read more…)

中國政府應撤回對香港實施國家安全法的決定

May 27, 2020 Comments Off

中國政府必須撤回對香港實施《國家安全法》的決定。在香港強制實施中國人大起草的《國安法》，無疑是在剝奪香港居民目前享有的人權和基本自由。

Shen Liangqing (沈良庆)

May 18, 2020 Comments Off

On May 15, 2019, Anhui police seized Shen Liangqing near his residence in the evening while he was walking his dog. Shen later told his lawyer that unknown men grabbed him and put a black hood over his head, making him believe he was being kidnapped, before police officers showed (read more…)

Off the property ladder: China clifftop villagers relocated in anti-poverty drive

May 15, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by The Guardian on May 15, 2020 Residents from a famous village perched 800 metres up a cliff are among thousands being relocated by the Chinese government into apartment complexes as part of a national poverty alleviation program. Atulie’er village in Sichuan province drew worldwide fame in 2016 (read more…)

China’s Unleashing a Propaganda ‘Wolfpack’ on Twitter — Even Though Citizens Go to Jail for Tweeting

May 14, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by Vice News on May 14, 2020 Just before midnight, on Sunday, June 9, last year, Zhang Jialong tweeted a picture of his one-day-old daughter lying in a hospital cot, wrapped in layers of pink. “Every life is precious,” Zhang said. That was Zhang’s final message on Twitter, (read more…)

Deng Chuanbin (邓传彬)

May 11, 2020 Comments Off

On May 16, 2019, Sichuan police took Deng Chuanbin (aka Huang Huang, 晃晃), from his home in the evening and criminally detained him the next day. Police detained him after he tweeted (and later deleted) a post about the upcoming June Fourth anniversary, arriving at his home just 30 minutes (read more…)

A Chinese Citizen Journalist Disappeared 3 Months Ago. His Parents Still Don’t Know If He’s Alive—and Are Afraid to Speak Out

May 7, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by Vice News on May 7, 2020 Around dinner time on Thursday, February 6, Chen Qiushi set out from his hotel near the train station in the Hongshan District of Wuhan to attempt to film at one of the temporary hospitals Chinese authorities had built to cope with (read more…)

En busca de la investigadora que desapareció en Wuhan

May 5, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by Eleconomista on May 5, 2020 ¿Quién es Huang Yanling?. En la clandestinidad de las redes sociales chinas, perseguidas por la voraz censura de Pekín, esta investigadora del Instituto de Virología de Wuhan (WIV, por sus siglas en inglés), se postula desde comienzos de año como la verdadera (read more…)

Police Arrest Professor Who Linked Virus to The Chinese Communist Party

May 4, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on May 4, 2020 Authorities in the Chinese capital have formally arrested a retired professor who called COVID-19 a “Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus,” as supporters of the ruling party unleash a political backlash against its critics and the authorities investigate supporters of Wuhan Diary author (read more…)

Chinese journalist jailed for 15 years for ‘vilifying the Communist Party and government’

May 1, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by CNN on May 1, 2020 Hong Kong (CNN)A former Chinese state media journalist turned anti-corruption bloggerhas been sentenced to 15 years in prison.Chen Jieren was detained in mid-2018 after he published two articles on his personal blog claiming corruption by Hunan party officials. On Thursday, a court in the southern (read more…)