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Human rights and Beijing Summit: the EU must not remain silent on Chinese crimes

March 22, 2022 Comments Off

Originally published by AsiaNews on 22 March, 2022 The Ukrainian crisis must not divert attention from the atrocities committed by the Chinese regime, say the signatories of an appeal to Europe. Abuses against Uyghurs, Tibetans, the Hong Kong democracy movement and dissidents in China are in focus. The EU must demand the (read more…)

UN rights chief to visit China’s Xinjiang

March 10, 2022 Comments Off

By Stephanie Nebehay Originally published by 7NEWS on 10 March, 2022 After years of negotiations about a visit, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet plans to travel to China in May. United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says she has reached an agreement with China for a visit, (read more…)

U.N. rights boss to visit China in May, including Xinjiang, but activists demand report

March 8, 2022 Comments Off

By Stephanie Nebehay Originally published by Reuters on 8 March, 2022 GENEVA, March 8 (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday that she has reached an agreement with China for a visit, “foreseen” in May, and that she had raised with Beijing the arrests of activists to (read more…)

Chinese government adviser calls for law to ban ‘fake news’

March 8, 2022 Comments Off

By Rhoda Kwan in Taipei Originally published by The Guardian on 8 March, 2022 Jia Qingguo claims the proliferation of misinformation online has fuelled tensions between China and foreign countries An adviser to the Chinese government has called for new laws to ban “fabricating and disseminating fake information online”, blaming the (read more…)

Veteran rights attorney incommunicado after release from Nanjing Prison

March 4, 2022 Comments Off

By Gao FengTranslated and edited by Luisetta Mudie. Originally published by Radio Free Asia on 4 March, 2022 There are fears that Yu Wensheng may not regain his freedom, but remain subject to police restrictions. Chinese rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is incommunicado after his release from prison, while veteran rights attorney (read more…)

China’s Insistence on ‘Zero COVID’ in Hong Kong Has a Deeper Meaning

February 18, 2022 Comments Off

Beijing’s attack on Hong Kong’s elite may have consequences that outlast the pandemic. A massive spike, followed by a severe drop off: this seems to be how the highly infectious, but relatively less deadly, Omicron variant of COVID-19 has played out in many countries and regions around the world.

As the Olympics heat up, China clamps down on dissent

February 11, 2022 Comments Off

By Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Originally published by CNN on 11 February, 2022 Beijing (CNN) – As Winter Olympians vie for gold in Beijing, global attention has turned to events in the extensive Olympic “bubble” — a zone sealing off visiting athletes, media and participants from (read more…)

China: Detained to Death

May 14, 2014 Comments Off

On May 3, fifteen Beijing citizens—scholars, journalists, and rights lawyers—gathered informally at the home of Professor Hao Jian of the Beijing Film Academy to reflect on the twentieth-fifth anniversary of the 1989 June Fourth massacre in Beijing. Two days later, five of the participants were arrested and charged with “creating (read more…)

China has used draconian surveillance laws to suppress dissent: Report

February 8, 2022 Comments Off

Originally published by nord on 8 February, 2022 Peking February 8 (ANI): China has used draconian surveillance laws to suppress dissent against the country’s communist leadership. Tens of thousands appeared to have been detained in China, under “a systematic and secret detention policy”, which allows authorities to keep anyone in jail (read more…)

The 2022 Olympics Opening Ceremony revealed this truth: China has a lot to hide

February 5, 2022 Comments Off

By Dan Wetzel Originally published by yahoo! news on 5 February, 2022 A day after the International Olympic Committee tried to claim these Games should be free of politics, the Chinese Communist Party staged an Opening Ceremony draped in dual-track political messaging for audiences both inside China and out that was (read more…)

As Peng Shuai, human rights issues hang over Olympics, IOC echoes China’s party line

February 4, 2022 Comments Off

By Dan Wetzel Originally published by yahoo! news on 4 February, 2022 The International Olympic Committee held a news conference Thursday in Beijing for its president, Thomas Bach. He also could have doubled as Chinese Communist Party spokesman. Bach is a smart guy. A 68-year old German lawyer who speaks (read more…)

How Much Freedom Of Speech Will Team USA Athletes Be Guaranteed At The Winter Games? Here’s What Organizers And Human Rights Groups Say

February 2, 2022 Comments Off

By Lisa Kim Originally published by Forbes on 2 February, 2022 Team USA athletes are arriving in China to compete in the Winter Olympic Games amid a global pandemic—not the only unusual element of the Games as athletes have been advised to use burner phones instead of their personal devices over (read more…)