Joshua Wong has been billed as the mastermind of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement since 2014
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A Review of Environmental Activists Working Worldwide
The stakes are higher in countries where corruption and the scramble for resources can lead to violence
Mercedes apologises to China after quoting Dalai Lama
Mercedes apologised for “hurting the feelings” of people in China after its Instagram quoted Tibet’s Dalai Lama
Hong Kong democracy activists freed in victory for protests
Joshua Wong and two other leading Hong Kong democracy activists won an appeal against their jail terms
The questionable behavior of American companies in China
China is becoming increasingly despotic and is making increasing demands upon those who want to do business
The deafening silence on China’s human rights abuses
Beijing has made clear it’s not moving on democracy, a free press, or an independent legal system
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists receive Nobel nomination
Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
VIDEO: Chinese Media and Ideology Under Xi
The methods the Chinese state uses to convey ideology and the evolving receptivity of Chinese citizens to these efforts
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
Chinese human rights lawyer charged with ‘inciting subversion’
A prominent Chinese human rights attorney has been charged with “inciting subversion of state power”