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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for democracy in China.​ China is not a democracy.​ ​​​According to Freedom House, the "CCP has a monopoly on political power and its Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) sets government and party policy". As the world's biggest population, democracy in China is vital for our collective future. Also check out our section on World Democracy or our articles on notable opponents of the government Ai Weiwei and Che Guangcheng.

China’s Parliament To Overhaul Hong Kong Electoral System

By DC Editors - March 7, 2021 Leave a Comment

Elections for Hong Kong’s legislature will likely be deferred for a second year as Beijing plans a major overhaul of the city’s electoral system.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Hong Kong

47 Hong Kong Dissidents Charged With ‘Subversion’

By DC Editors - February 28, 2021 Leave a Comment

47 Hong Kong Dissidents Charged With 'Subversion'

As China continues crackdown in Hong Kong, it charged 47 prominent dissidents with bogus “conspiracy to commit subversion” charges.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: China, Hong Kong, Political Dissidents

China Must End Reprisal Against Li Qiaochu for Exposing Torture

By DC Editors - February 25, 2021 Leave a Comment

China Must End Reprisal Against Li Qiaochu for Exposing Torture

Chinese Human Rights Defenders has called on the Chinese government to immediately end its detention of human rights defender Li Qiaochu.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Democracy Charity, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents

China Censors the Internet. So Why Doesn’t Russia?

By DC Editors - February 21, 2021 Leave a Comment

China Censors the Internet. So Why Doesn’t Russia?

China and Russia are among the world’s most repressive states. But for some reason China censors the internet and Russia doesn’t.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: China, Dictatorships, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech, Russia, Social Media and Democracy

China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers

By DC Editors - February 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers

China is ever creative when it comes to repression. Chinese online influencers now need government approved credentials to post.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Dictatorships, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech, Social Media and Democracy, Technology Dissidents

Hong Kong: Two activists plead guilty to illegal assembly

By DC Editors - February 16, 2021 Leave a Comment

Hong Kong: Two activists plead guilty to illegal assembly

Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty on Tuesday to organizing or participating in an illegal assembly in 2019.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Democracy Protests, Hong Kong, Political Dissidents

China Urged to Release 7 Journalists Who Reported on COVID-19

By DC Editors - February 15, 2021 Leave a Comment

China Urged to Release 7 Journalists Who Reported on COVID-19

Reporters without Borders called on Chinese authorities to release seven journalists arrested for reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan a year ago.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents

A Brief but Marvelous Moment of Free Expression in China

By DC Editors - February 12, 2021 Leave a Comment

Free Expression in China

Thousands in mainland China flocked to an app, engaging in discussions with users from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Uyghur diaspora.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Hong Kong, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech, Social Media and Democracy, Taiwan, Technology Dissidents, Uyghur People

China: End Escalating Persecution of Free Expression, Release Geng Xiaonan

By DC Editors - February 11, 2021 Leave a Comment

China: End Escalating Persecution of Free Expression, Release Geng Xiaonan

Under Xi Jinping China stepped up repression of dissent. The latest victim is independent publisher, entrepreneur Geng Xiaonan.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents

China SYSTEMATICALLY Torturing and Raping Uyghur Women

By DC Editors - February 6, 2021 Leave a Comment

China SYSTEMATICALLY Torturing and Raping

The BBC has produced a shocking new report about the systematic rape and torture of women in the camps.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, China, Dictatorships, Racism and Prejudice, Uyghur People

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