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Democracy Would Confuse Chinese People’s Minds, Says Political Journal

November 3, 2013 Comments Off

Originally published by Epoch Times on October 25, 2013 A state approved Chinese political theory journal rejects Western political ideas that are taking hold in China, saying they would “confuse the people’s minds”. A recent article in the journal Qiushi Theory was critical of Western ideological trends that would “confuse the (read more…)

Activist couple put in detention for commemorating Tiananmen crackdown

May 30, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by SCMP on May 29, 2014 Two more civil rights activists on the mainland have been placed under criminal detention ahead of the 25th anniversary next week of the pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. Yu Shiwen and his wife, Chen Wei , were detained for “gathering a crowd (read more…)

Chinese Prosecutors Charge Activist with Disturbing Public Order

December 22, 2013 Comments Off

Originally published by Latin American Herald Tribune on December 20, 2013 BEIJING – The founder of a Chinese civil rights group known as the New Citizens’ Movement has been formally charged with disturbing public order and could face trial this month, rights activists said Saturday.The charges against Xu Zhiyong, whose group (read more…)

Chinese Rights Lawyer Beaten in Detention, Writer Questioned

May 29, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by RFA on May 21, 2014 Updated at 5:00 p.m. ET on 2014-05-22Authorities in the eastern city of Hangzhou have detained and questioned an outspoken writer, while a detained rights lawyer was assaulted by police amid a widening clampdown on dissent ahead of the 25th anniversary of the (read more…)

Chinese Activist’s Trial Postponed Amid Fears for Her Health

May 29, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by RFA on May 22, 2014 Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Thursday adjourned the trial of a woman who tried to stand as an independent election candidate amid growing fears for her health after extreme mistreatment in police custody, her lawyer and supporters said.More (read more…)

China news round-up: Court to rule on Bo Xilai’s appeal, Beijing plans discounted ‘self-use’ homes

October 28, 2013 Comments Off

Originally published by SCMP on October 25, 2013 Politics Wall Street Journal Beijing’s new housing program will supply 20,000 “self-use” homes meant for the owner to live in, rather than to hold as an investment by the end of the year, another 50,000 next year. China Human Rights Defenders List of the (read more…)

China’s Media Ban on Reporting of State Secrets ‘Too Vague’

July 15, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by RFA on July 10, 2014 Recent rules issued by China’s top media regulator to formalize a ban on the reporting of state secrets by the country’s tightly controlled media are too vague to be useful to journalists, and will instead leave them vulnerable to individual interpretations, analysts said (read more…)

Chinese Writer’s Lot: Home Ransacked (again) and Detained (again)

October 28, 2013 Comments Off

Originally published by Epoch Times on October 23, 2013 Lü Gengsong, a Chinese writer and advocate for political reform and democracy in China, was taken away by six security officers who forced their way into his home and ransacked it on the afternoon of Oct. 23, without providing any explanation (read more…)

China Offers Funding But Little Compromise At UN Rights Session

October 28, 2013 Comments Off

Originally published by London South East on October 22, 2013 GENEVA (Alliance News) – China vowed to significantly increase its funding of UN human rights work, but did not budge on domestic civil rights issues at a UN review of its human rights situation on Tuesday in Geneva. At the (read more…)

China charges seven activists after Tiananmen memorial, say rights groups

July 9, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by AFP on July 4, 2014 BEIJING, July 4 — Chinese police have charged seven activists who held a ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, rights groups said today.The activists were formally accused yesterday of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” in (read more…)

Chinese billionaire arrested for crossing ‘red line’ of political activism

October 28, 2013 Comments Off

Originally published by NBC News on October 21, 2013 By Eric Baculinao, NBC News Producer BEIJING – In a crackdown on dissent ahead of a crucial Communist Party gathering next month, Chinese authorities on Sunday formally arrested a billionaire venture capitalist who has turned his wealth toward supporting human rights issues. The (read more…)

Lawyer Held, Activists Questioned Over Tiananmen Seminar

May 26, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by RFA on May 6, 2014 Chinese authorities have detained a top rights lawyer and questioned dozens of activists and family members of victims of the 1989 military crackdown on the Tiananmen Square student-led pro-democracy movement after they held a seminar to mark the sensitive 25th anniversary. The (read more…)