The methods the Chinese state uses to convey ideology and the evolving receptivity of Chinese citizens to these efforts
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3 Vietnamese activists jailed after criticising communist regime
Three Vietnamese activists were sentenced to between six and eight years in jail Wednesday for “anti-state propaganda”
Hong Kong Democracy Activists Decry Another Disqualification
The government blocked a 21-year-old founding member of a young political party from an upcoming election
Junta charges pro-democracy Thai activists protesting poll delay
The Thai junta has filed charges against 7 pro-democracy activists who led a 100-strong rally calling for elections
Chinese human rights lawyer charged with ‘inciting subversion’
A prominent Chinese human rights attorney has been charged with “inciting subversion of state power”
Star Trek’s Michelle Yeoh Takes Stand Against Rohingya Crisis
Yeoh, a goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Programme, visited sprawling refugee camps in Bangladesh
Hong Kong Democracy Protests Follow Candidate Exclusion
Pro-democracy groups took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to protest the government’s decision to disqualify a prominent activists from legislative elections in March. Agnes Chow, 21, was seeking to become Hong Kong’s youngest council member ever, contesting the seat of another “umbrella movement” activist, Nathan Law, 26, who was stripped of his […]
Literary fiction is indispensable to North Korea’s propaganda machine
One of the more illuminating forms of North Korea’s propaganda is the regime’s state-produced fiction
Hong Kong Bars Pro-Democracy Candidate Agnes Chow
Hong Kong’s Agnes Chow, who is 21, is a member of the pro-democracy Demosisto political party.
Chinese #MeToo movement is testing the censors’ limits
Censors deleted hundreds of social media posts with the tag “Me too in China” and closed related topic forums