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China - Democracy and Human Rights
‘Berlin Twitter Wall’ Blocked in China
Nov 4, 2009, 4:00 pmVirtual wall created for Twitter users to express views on the fall of the Berlin Wall has been blocked in China.
Chinese Officials Try New Press Restrictions, Then Back Off
Oct 29, 2009, 2:00 amPropaganda Department officials in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province forced to back off on press restrictions.
Over 2,000 Protest Arrests, Pollution in Village
Oct 24, 2009, 11:00 amProtest over arrests and pollution. School children suffer from coughing, sore throats, dizziness, chest pain.
Blind Lawyer Denied Medical Treatment in Chinese Prison
Oct 18, 2009, 11:00 pmBlind human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng, who was imprisoned after exposing government violence in forced abortions in 2005, has been physically abused in prison, according to his wife Yuan Weijing.
'Subversive' Messages Lead to Shut Down of Chinese Internet Phone Company
Oct 18, 2009, 1:00 amOne of China’s largest internet phone service providers suspended its services and apparently shut its website down.
Database Opens to Track Psychiatric Abuse in China
Oct 13, 2009, 6:00 pmA China-based human rights group has started a database to track victims of psychiatric abuse in the country.
One Million Rights Activists Detained in China
Oct 12, 2009, 3:00 amOne million Chinese human rights activists are detained on the mainland, according to Chinese Human Rights Defenders.
Shanghai Democracy Activists Disappear Prior to National Day
Oct 10, 2009, 8:00 pmHuman rights activists in Shanghai were monitored and followed prior to Oct. 1, the 60th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party's rule in China, while some simply disappeared, according to interviews with such people and their friends.
Chinese Embassy Report on Gao Zhisheng ‘beyond laughable,’ Says Professor
Oct 9, 2009, 1:00 amNews that Gao Zhisheng is not being mistreated by authorities in China is “laughable,” says professor.
Falun Gong Practitioner Dies From Persecution in Beijing
Oct 8, 2009, 2:00 amFalun Gong practitioner Yang Xiaojing dead in Beijing as a result of the Chinese communist regime’s persecution.
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