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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…)

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…)

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…)

Chinese journalist jailed for 15 years for criticising Communist Party

May 1, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by The Irish Times on May 1, 2020 A Chinese journalist and anti-corruption blogger has been jailed for 15 years after being accused of criticising the Communist Party through commentaries and investigative reports posted on social media platforms. Chen Jieren has been detained since 2018 after he published two (read more…)

China jails journalist for ‘picking quarrels’ with Communist Party

May 1, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by Deutsche Welle on May 1, 2020 A Chinese journalist has been jailed for 15 years after being accused of attacking and vilifying the Communist Party, court documents showed. According to a statement posted online from Hunan province’s Guiyang County Court, Chen Jieren was convicted on Thursday for (read more…)

China veroordeelt journalist tot vijftien jaar cel

May 1, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by Het Parool on May 1, 2020 Chen Jieren werd door justitie in de provincie Hunan veroordeeld wegens ‘provocatie en het veroorzaken van moeilijkheden, afpersing, illegale bedrijfsvoering en omkoping’. Ook kreeg hij een boete van 7 miljoen yuan (ongeveer 900.000 euro). De organisatie Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) riep Peking (read more…)

Jornalista que ‘denegriu’ Partido Comunista chinês é condenado a 15 anos de prisão

May 1, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by AFP on May 1, 2020 Um jornalista chinês acusado de “denegrir” o Partido Comunista e o governo foi condenado a 15 anos de prisão, anunciou um tribunal em comunicado. É uma das sentenças mais severas contra uma pessoa crítica ao governo do presidente Xi Jinping, alvo de (read more…)