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The Dilemma Facing Journalists Covering Beijing Olympics
China is hosting the 2022 winter Olympics. Journalists covering the event will have to contend with Beijing’s censorship machinery.
China Finds New Ways To Intimidate Foreign Press
“Locked Down or Kicked Out,” a report on press freedoms in China reveals harrowing conditions for media workers in the country.
Hong Kong University Covers Up Tiananmen Crackdown Memorial
Hong Kong’s oldest university covered up one of the last public memorials to the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown Saturday,
Why China Cares About The Label Of Democracy
Outside the fear of containment, it is puzzling why China that often claims to be democratic cared about Biden’s democracy summit.
A Gold Medal For Censorship In China Olympics
Human Rights Watch has begun a video series with Badiucao, a Chinese-Australian artist, to put the upcoming Winter Olympics in context.
Classic ‘Fight Club’ Movie Gets Very Different Ending In China
Imported films in China are often altered to show that the law enforcement always trumps the villain. Fight Club is also getting a makeover.
‘Where Is Peng Shuai?’ T-Shirts Banned From Australian Open
Tennis fans at the Australian Open were asked by tournament security to remove T-shirts bearing the words “Where is Peng Shuai?”
Hong Kong Journalists Remain Defiant Despite Media Clampdown
After two independent media outlets shut down in Hong Kong in recent weeks, journalists speak of witnessing the end of an era.
Dire Year For Human Rights In China In 2022
China’s communist party has no regard for human rights. However, 2022 is set to be a particularly dire year for human rights in China.