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Democracy & Human Rights
‘Young Enthusiasts’ Guide Chinese Village in Groundbreaking Protests
December 21, 2011, 1:22 pmIn an effort to stand up to local Communist Party officials, a group of young activists have harnessed the Internet and initiated innovative, peaceful protests in the small [...]
Communist Party Authorities Say Wukan Demands ‘Reasonable,’ With Caveats
December 20, 2011, 6:16 pm
The bold gambit of the protesting residents of Wukan village in southern China appears to have paid off, with a Dec. 20 acknowledgment by the prefecture-level Party branch [...]
Chinese Dissident Writer Released From Prison
December 19, 2011, 1:04 am
A Chinese writer well-known for his essays on behalf of freedom and democracy, was released from jail.
Wukan Unrest Spreads to Neighboring Village
December 17, 2011, 11:38 pm
The showdown between villagers and local officials in the locked-down village of Wukan inspired a neighboring village to also protest.
China’s Budding Democracy Consciousness Amidst Election Crackdown
December 16, 2011, 4:29 pm
Although the Chinese regime’s crackdown on independent candidates for the People’s Congress has escalated, the surge in independent candidates demonstrates China’s budding [...]
Gao Zhisheng To Serve Three Year Prison Sentence
December 16, 2011, 1:03 pm
The high-profile and galvanizing Chinese human rights figure Gao Zhisheng, held by Chinese security forces almost continually since late 2006, has been officially sentenced to [...]
Thousands of Wukan Villagers Again in Standoff with Police
December 12, 2011, 4:11 pm
Over 5,000 villagers, armed with farm tools, had yet another standoff with more than a thousand heavily armed police in Lufeng county, Guangdong province on Dec. 11. Police fired more than 50 rounds of tear gas and other ammunitions. The [...]
Exiled Chinese Professor Promotes Party-Quitting Movement
December 8, 2011, 10:16 am
A Chinese mathematics professor, once locked up in a mental hospital for writing political commentaries, says he has stopped hoping for political reform in China and is [...]
Why Pan-Democracy Camp in Hong Kong Lost the Elections
December 8, 2011, 8:53 am
On Nov. 17 the Pan-Democracy camp in Hong Kong saw an unprecedented defeat in the District Council elections.
12th Tibetan Self-Immolation Occurs Amid Harsh Repression
December 5, 2011, 6:11 pm
Tragic news of a twelfth self-immolation case by a Tibetan monk in China this year was published simultaneously with photos posted on several websites showing how Chinese [...]
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