In the Press | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

Las investigaciones de las ONG en China peligran debido a una nueva ley

May 21, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by Eldiario.es on May 12, 2016 Denunciar violaciones de derechos humanos en China, desde dentro del país, nunca ha sido fácil. A partir de ahora se tornará casi imposible, advierten las organizaciones sociales. ¿Qué ha cambiado? Una nueva ley, aprobada por el Gobierno chino en abril, regula el funcionamiento (read more…)

IOC’s record over past eight years smells worse than old urine

May 21, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by Chicago Tribune on May 18, 2016 After retesting urine that’s older than wine from the 2008 Beijing Games, theInternational Olympic Committee has announced 31 new positive doping results, using “the very latest scientific analysis methods.” I’m so glad the IOC brought this up. Because it gives me a (read more…)

China Holds Six Pollution, Land Protesters in Inner Mongolia

May 21, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on May 18, 2016 Chinese authorities in the northern region of Inner Mongolia are still holding six people in the wake of recent disputes over land grabs and pollution in the region, where ethnic minority groups and Han Chinese alike have said their health and (read more…)

Police Robot Could Soon Patrol Banks and Schools in China

May 21, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by Latin American Herald Tribune on May 5, 2016 BEIJING – Researchers at a Chinese university, affiliated to the army, have designed a police robot capable of holding or attacking suspects and which they hope will be used as a security officer in schools, airports and banks. The robot, which (read more…)

Meet China’s RoboCop: the robot police officer who doesn’t tire – or second-guess commands

May 21, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by South China Morning Post on May 5, 2016 China is developing a robotic security officer that can sniff out bombs, grab suspects with a mechanical clamp and deliver a jolt of electricity to neutralise threats. The military researchers behind the project say it will start patrolling public areas such (read more…)

China Just Earned Its Worst Ever Score in an Annual Global Press Freedom Survey

May 21, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by Time on April 28, 2016 Censorship is intense, and more journalists are jailed in China than in any other country On April 19, Chinese President Xi addressed a forum on cybersecurity. He said officials should “heed public opinions” online and display “greater tolerance and patience” of “well-intentioned” criticism (read more…)

China court jails pro-democracy activists: lawyer

May 10, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by AFP on May 10, 2016 A Chinese court has jailed two activists for taking part in small-scale pro-democracy protests after detaining them for nearly three years, their lawyer said on Tuesday. Yuan Bing and Yuan Xiaohua were jailed for four years and three-and-a-half years respectively, on charges including (read more…)

China Officially Jails Two Rights Activists After Three Years of Unofficial Detention

May 9, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on May 9, 2016 A court in the central Chinese province of Hubei on Monday handed jail terms of four and three-and-a-half years to two members of the anti-graft New Citizens’ Movement following a lengthy pretrial detention, lawyers for the men told RFA. Yuan Fengchu, (read more…)

China Passes Law Tightening Controls on Foreign Nonprofits

May 6, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by The Associated Press on April 28, 2016 BEIJING — China passed a law Thursday tightening controls over foreign non-governmental organizations by subjecting them to close police supervision, a move officials say will help the groups but critics charge is the latest attempt by authorities to clamp down on (read more…)

China Passes Law Bringing Foreign NGOs Under Police Control

May 6, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on April 28, 2016 In a move rights activists say is aimed at “strangling” the country’s embattled civil society, China’s parliament on Thursday approved a new law that will require overseas rights groups and other nongovernmental organizations to submit to police control. The standing committee (read more…)

Meet China’s RoboCop: the robot police officer who doesn’t tire – or second-guess commands

May 5, 2016 Comments Off

Chinese rights activist Yu Shiwen goes on hunger strike over Tiananmen detention

May 5, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by International Business Times on May 5, 2016 Chinese rights activist Yu Shiwen, who has been under detention for the last two years for organising the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest, has gone on hunger strike inside the prison. Yu, known as the last of the (read more…)