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Another Major Chinese Disaster Censored
Fifty dead at least according to first reports and another Chinese disaster censored in local press
Artist Ai Weiwei Travels For First Time With New Passport
Questions remain but Chinese political artist Ai Weiwei excited to be able to travel abroad again
Police to be Stationed in Every Chinese Internet Company
World’s most powerful web restrictions to tighten with police at every Chinese internet company
Chinese Censorship is Damaging its International Outreach
Freedom House explains serious self-inflicted damage that Chinese censorship has brought to country
220 Activists Detained Nationwide in Chinese Crackdown
A historic Chinese crackdown on human rights lawyers and activists is underway on massive scale
Ai Weiwei Passport Returned in Unusual Move by China
After years of house arrest and harassment, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei passport allows him to travel
Chinese Lawyers and Activists Snared in Arrest Campaign
Crackdown on Chinese lawyers and human rights activists is sign of worsening arena for dissent
Did Maroon 5 Cancel China Concert Over Dalai Lama?
According to reports, Maroon 5 had to cancel the show after wishing Dalai Lama a happy birthday
How Predatory Governments Plague Congo Basin Peoples
Cameroon and neighbors failing to protect indigenous Congo Basin communities from over development