Friends of the late Chinese democracy advocate and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo voiced concern about his widow’s health on Thursday after she sent a letter showing signs of deep depression. The poet Liu Xia, 56, has been under police watch without charges since her husband was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, a recognition […]
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Fortified by family and China cash, Cambodian strongman digs in
Secured by family and party ties, Chinese cash and his own ruthless political instincts, Cambodian strongman Hun Sen has taken a wrecking ball to the kingdom’s fragile democracy in a campaign to extend his 32-year rule. The 65-year-old is now the world’s sixth longest-serving civilian leader, bumped up a place by last month’s fall of […]
Record high 262 journalists imprisoned in 2017 says CPJ
The number of journalists jailed reached a record high this year amid an aggressive crackdown by government authorities. A total of 262 reporters were put behind bars for their work in 2017, a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) revealed on Wednesday. “It is shameful that for the second year in a […]
China Communist Party Expanding Internet Crackdown
People should remember that even though the Chinese Communist Party has been modernizing with the times, the party still represents a heavy restriction on personal freedoms and a restriction on everyday life.
Questions about Liu Xiaobo’s Treatment in China Prison
Activists are calling for Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo’s unconditional release
China’s Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Released From Prison
Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on a parole
Hong Kong Activists Hold China Protest Ahead of Xi Trip
Pro-democracy protesters draped a black flag over a statue symbolising the city’s return to China
America’s Bad Habit: Criticizing Other Cultures
America has a problem of always interjecting their westernized opinion into the cultures of other civilizations. Whenever something is different from us, we essentially think that it is wrong.
How Separate Are Hong Kong’s Politics From China?
On July 1, Hong Kong will get a new leader. Carrie Lam will take over from CY Leung
Chalk Girl: At the Heart of Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement
Chalk Girl was arrested for drawing a chalk flower on a wall where people created protest artworks