Josh Rudolph
Josh Rudolph finished an MA in Asia Pacific Policy Studies at UBC's Institute of Asian Research in 2013, and was an editor at CDT English until 2021. He currently lives in British Columbia.
Lawyers and Activists Detained in Year End Roundup
Posted by Josh Rudolph | Jan 3, 2020
Following Beijing’s tradition of sentencing high-profile activists, rights lawyers, and dissidents during the week between Christmas and the New Year in an effort to minimize international media attention, more than 12...
Read MorePastor Wang Yi Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Subversion
Posted by Josh Rudolph | Dec 30, 2019
Pastor Wang Yi, the founder of the underground Early Rain Covenant Church and staunch critic of Xi Jinping’s heavy-handed policies, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for “subversion of state power” and...
Read MorePresident Tsai Calls for Talks on Anti-infiltration Law Before Election
Posted by Josh Rudolph | Dec 27, 2019
With the presidential election in Taiwan just two weeks away, President Tsai Ing-wen has called on parliament to resume discussion of a proposed anti-infiltration bill that her government says is essential to guard against...
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