China: lawyer for Ai Weiwei jailed for 12 years in ‘severe retaliation’

September 25, 2016       Comments Off on China: lawyer for Ai Weiwei jailed for 12 years in ‘severe retaliation’

 

Originally published by The Guardian on September 22, 2016 Human rights groups have accused Beijing of ramping up its assault on civil rights activists after a respected lawyer was jailed for 12 years on what they claim were trumped-up charges. Xia Lin, a 46-year-old lawyer whose clients have included dissident artist (read more…)

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China sentences activist lawyer to 12 years on fraud charges

September 25, 2016       Comments Off on China sentences activist lawyer to 12 years on fraud charges

 

Originally published by Associate Press on September 22, 2016 BEIJING –  A Chinese court has sentenced a lawyer who defended activists and others in sensitive cases to 12 years in prison on fraud charges. Xia Lin was sentenced Thursday by the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court, nearly two years after being (read more…)

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China jails Ai Weiwei’s lawyer amid national crackdown

September 25, 2016       Comments Off on China jails Ai Weiwei’s lawyer amid national crackdown

 

Originally published by DPA International on September 22, 2016 Beijing (dpa) – A Beijing court on Thursday jailed a prominent lawyer for 12 years on fraud charges, the latest verdict in China’s ongoing crackdown on activists and rights lawyers. Xia Lin pled not guilty and his supporters said the case was another (read more…)

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Xinjiang writer Zhang Haitao’s appeal of 19-year sentence delayed again

September 25, 2016       Comments Off on Xinjiang writer Zhang Haitao’s appeal of 19-year sentence delayed again

 

Originally published by HKFP on September 22, 2016 A Xinjiang court has delayed an appeal by writer and activist Zhang Haitao over his 19-year prison sentence. Zhang was jailed in January for “inciting subversion of state power” after writing articles critical of the government. The time limit for handling his case was previously extended until (read more…)

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Charity overhaul in China, but only with government approval

September 25, 2016       Comments Off on Charity overhaul in China, but only with government approval

 

Originally published by IRIN on September 21, 2016 The world’s strongest storm of the year slammed into China last week, just as the country was recovering from severe flooding that the government said left about 1,000 people dead. In many nations, this would prompt a deluge of donations to disaster response, (read more…)

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China’s new charity law makes donating easier, tightens control

September 20, 2016       Comments Off on China’s new charity law makes donating easier, tightens control

 

Originally published by DPA International on September 1, 2016 Beijing (dpa) – China’s first national charity law came into effect Thursday in a move designed to encourage giving and ease restrictions on domestic charities, while at the same time tighten control of the sector, local media reported. The law relaxes registration (read more…)

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China’s Forgotten Dissidents: Every Time Obama Is in Town, Dissidents Go to Jail

September 20, 2016       Comments Off on China’s Forgotten Dissidents: Every Time Obama Is in Town, Dissidents Go to Jail

 

Originally published by Breitbart News  on September 9, 2016 Barack Obama held “candid” talks with Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping during the G20 Summit, the White House said Saturday, talks which were said to have briefly touched on the topic of human rights. But that didn’t seem to help China’s (read more…)

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China arrested dozens of reporters and activists for G-20 — but did any world leader object?

September 20, 2016       Comments Off on China arrested dozens of reporters and activists for G-20 — but did any world leader object?

 

Originally published by Washington Post on September 10, 2016 For China’s President Xi Jinping, the recently concluded summit of G-20 leaders was a resounding success, a chance to strut his stuff on the world stage and underline his nation’s ever-growing global leadership. But for some Chinese people it has been a (read more…)

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China’s G-20: The Most Censored Day of the Year

September 20, 2016       Comments Off on China’s G-20: The Most Censored Day of the Year

 

Originally published by Foreign Policy on September 6, 2016 On Sept. 4 and 5, heads of 20 of the world’s wealthiest nations convened in the southern Chinese city of Hangzhou for the annual G-20 summit. It marked China’s first time as host of the major international event, which it did with the (read more…)

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Human Rights The Cost Of A ‘Crowd-Pleasing’ G20 Summit In China

September 20, 2016       Comments Off on Human Rights The Cost Of A ‘Crowd-Pleasing’ G20 Summit In China

 

Originally published by Daily Caller on September 7, 2016 China says its G20 Summit was a huge victory, but to achieve success, it launched an intense campaign to silence potential troublemakers. China supposedly detained journalists, put dissidents under house arrest, sent city residents away, and implemented extreme censorship protocols to ensure the summit (read more…)

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China ‘Disappears’ Dozens of Dissidents As G20 Summit Opens in Hangzhou

September 20, 2016       Comments Off on China ‘Disappears’ Dozens of Dissidents As G20 Summit Opens in Hangzhou

 

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on September 4, 2016 As world leaders met in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou at the start of the G20 summit, dozens of dissidents, rights activists and ordinary Chinese seeking to highlight grievances against the government were subjected to “disappearances,” detention and house arrest (read more…)

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China Detains Activists and Dissidents to Prevent Protests during G20 Summit

September 20, 2016       Comments Off on China Detains Activists and Dissidents to Prevent Protests during G20 Summit

 

Originally published by Latin American Herald Tribune on September 2, 2016 BEIJING – Authorities have arrested or forced activists, dissidents and other citizens to “travel” in several parts of China in a bid to prevent protests during the G20 summit this weekend in Hangzhou. Police, following the usual procedures on such (read more…)

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