Originally published by New York Times on March 8, 2018 BEIJING — In the lofty chambers of the Great Hall of the People, delegate after delegate to China’s legislative body brushed aside questions this week about the constitutional change on the table that could extend Xi Jinping’s presidency. “I think (read more…)
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Originally published by EFE on March 3, 2018 Jèssica Martorell Pekín, 6 mar (EFE).- Con la Asamblea Nacional Popular (ANP) empezaron también las “vacaciones forzadas” para muchos activistas chinos, que han sido obligados a dejar Pekín para evitar que molesten durante esta cita en la que se ultima la reforma (read more…)
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Originally published by HKFP on February 27, 2018 A well-known Chinese human rights lawyer died suddenly in hospital on Monday, according to Reuters. Li Baiguang, who had defended farmers and Christian pastors, died at the Number 81 People’s Liberation Army Hospital in Nanjing of liver failure, Reuters cited an unnamed source (read more…)
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Originally published by CNN on February 27, 2018 Hong Kong (CNN)A prominent Chinese lawyer, Li Baiguang died Monday in the Chinese city of Nanjing under “mysterious” circumstances, according to Bob Fu, a US-based activist and Christian pastor who has known the lawyer for over 10 years. Li was admitted to (read more…)
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Originally published by Reuters on February 26, 2018 BEIJING (Reuters) – A well-known Chinese rights lawyer died suddenly in hospital of liver failure on Monday, a source told Reuters, sparking suspicion over the death of someone who was previously detained, did not drink alcohol and “looked fine” earlier this month. (read more…)
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Originally published by Diário de Notícias on January 29, 2018 As autoridades chinesas acusaram Yu Wensheng, um proeminente defensor dos direitos humanos detido por publicar uma carta dirigida ao Presidente chinês, Xi Jinping, de “incitação à subversão contra o poder do Estado”. A família de Yu foi notificada no sábado, por (read more…)
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Originally published by EFE on January 29, 2018 Las autoridades chinas han acusado de “incitación a la subversión del poder del Estado” a Yu Wensheng, un destacado abogado de derechos humanos que fue detenido tras publicar una carta criticando al presidente de China, Xi Jinping. En una notificación escrita, la Policía de (read more…)
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Originally published by EFE on January 23, 2018 China ha retirado la licencia para ejercer la abogacía a Sui Muqing, uno de los defensores de derechos humanos más importantes del país, tan solo una semana después de hacer lo mismo con Yu Wensheng, que posteriormente fue detenido, informó hoy la organización Chinese (read more…)
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Originally published by Debate on January 3, 2018 Pekín.- La organización Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) pidió hoy a China que libere al activista Wu Gan, condenado en diciembre a 8 años de prisión por el difuso delito de subversión contra el poder del Estado, y solicitó al Gobierno que deje de (read more…)
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Originally published by Huffington Post on November 20, 2017 Last Tuesday, three American basketball players from UCLA, arrested for allegedly stealing from a Louis Vuitton store in China, were unexpectedly allowed to leave the country. One day earlier, a young Chinese student from Beijing also had an unexpected outcome at the border: (read more…)
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Originally published by South China Morning Post on October 22, 2017 The United States has slapped sanctions on a former Chinese public security official over the death of an activist in custody, the first time the administration of US President Donald Trump has taken specific action in response to human (read more…)
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Originally published by Hong Kong Free Press on October 27, 2017 When President Xi Jinping was handed a second term at the helm of the Communist Party this week, he said China had entered a “new era”. But human rights activists expect the same old crackdowns. Xi has increasingly stifled civil society (read more…)
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