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Chinese women’s rights activists arrested after planning protest over sexual harassment

March 16, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by ABC on March 12, 2015 Five women’s rights activists who were reportedly planning to raise awareness of sexual harassment on public transport are being criminally detained in China. Li Maizi (also known as Li Tingting), Wu Rongrong, Zheng Churan, Wang Man and Wei Tingting were taken away by (read more…)

Amnesty attacks China over ‘chilling’ detentions of female activists

March 16, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by The Telegraph on March 12, 2015 Human rights activists have called on Beijing to release five female campaigners who were detained last weekend after reportedly printing stickers and leaflets calling for an end to sexual harassment. Li Tingting, Wei Tingting, Wu Rongrong, Zheng Churan and Wang Man are (read more…)

China vows better justice as crackdown continues

March 16, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by USA Today on March 12, 2015 BEIJING — China’s chief justice Zhou Qiang vowed Thursday to stop wrongful convictions and weed out corrupt judges, as authorities try to build trust in the nation’s “socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics.” Top prosecutor Cao Jianming also pledged better access for (read more…)

Five Chinese feminists held over International Women’s Day plans

March 16, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by The Guardian on March 12, 2015 Concern is growing for five Chinese feminists detained on suspicion of “picking quarrels and creating a disturbance” after planning to highlight sexual harassment on International Women’s Day. The detainees are known for their work on women’s and LGBT rights and include some (read more…)

Dos personas fueron arrestadas en China por pedir más medidas contra la contaminación

March 16, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by Noticias24 on March 9, 2015 (Pekín, 9 de marzo, EFE).- Las autoridades chinas han arrestado a dos ciudadanos que se manifestaron el domingo para pedir más medidas al Ejecutivo contra la contaminación, un problema que, según datos oficiales, provoca hasta 500.000 muertes prematuras cada año. Según confirmó a (read more…)

Anti-Smog Film Is Pulled In China; Protesters Reportedly Detained

March 16, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by NPR on March 9, 2015 A human rights group says that police in China detained two people Monday for protesting the government’s approach to air pollution. One of the protesters was detained for slander, according to China Human Rights Defenders. The group says the pair were released after (read more…)

Un proyecto de ley amenaza la pervivencia de las ONG foráneas en China

March 16, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by Eldia.es on March 15, 2015 Tamara Gil, Pekín, EFE Más control de sus actividades y menos facilidades para instalarse en el país. Esas son algunas de las claves de la nueva ley que el Gobierno de China planea aprobar para regular el trabajo de las organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG) (read more…)

China Jails Ethnic Miao Leader’s Relatives, Supporters For ‘Triad’ Activities

February 17, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on February 13, 2015 Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hunan have handed down jail terms of up to 25 years to the relatives and friends of a former ethnic minority official after he criticized corruption in his local government, an overseas rights group (read more…)

27 Affiliated With Former Official Given Prison Terms in Southern China

February 16, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by New York Times on February 12, 2015 BEIJING — A court in southern China has sentenced to prison 27 family members and supporters of a former official, now dead, who had sought to expose local corruption, a lawyer for one of them said Thursday. The large number (read more…)

At Least 955 Human Rights Activists Detained in 2014

February 10, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by China Digital Times on February 5, 2015 Chinese Human Rights Defenders has published partial data on detentions of rights activists in China over the past three years. The figures indicate that there were at least 955 detentions of five days or longer last year, almost as many as (read more…)

China, Asian Authoritarian States Score Poorly in Rights Report

February 10, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by Quartz on February 4, 2015 Last year, China detained at least 940 Chinese citizens working on human and civil rights—a 72% increase from the year before, according to new data from the advocacy group Chinese Human Rights Defenders. The figure demonstrates what critics say is a worsening government crackdown on the country’s civil (read more…)

Top Beijing Rights Lawyer’s License Seized in Detention Center

February 10, 2015 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on January 30, 2015 Authorities in the northern Chinese province of Hebei have confiscated the business license of a prominent human rights lawyer after she tried to visit a client in a police-run detention center. Beijing-based attorney Wang Yu’s license allowing her access to judicial (read more…)