Cindy Carter
Cindy Carter is Deputy Editor for CDT English, and is based in Los Angeles.
Translations: China’s Rights Lawyers on the Tenth Anniversary of the “Black Friday” 709 Crackdown
Posted by Cindy Carter | Jul 10, 2025
This week, many organizations and media outlets commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or "Black Friday" crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in 2015 that...
Read MoreQuashed MU5735 Progress Report, Workplace Stabbing by Pilot in Jilin Reignite Airline Safety Concerns
Posted by Cindy Carter | Jul 8, 2025
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 in the United States or find local resources in the International Suicide Prevention Wiki. Two recent incidents have...
Read MoreBleak Assessments of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Five Years On
Posted by Cindy Carter | Jul 3, 2025
June 30 marked the fifth anniversary of Beijing’s imposition of a heavy-handed national security law (NSL) on Hong Kong, which has altered the sociopolitical landscape of the city by undermining its democratic institutions,...
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