Sophie Beach
Sophie Beach is CDT's Operations and Communications Manager. From 2003-2021, she served as Executive Editor of CDT English. She lives in Berkeley, California.
Website Chronicles Effort to Control Internet Content
Posted by Sophie Beach | Apr 9, 2015
For McClatchy, Stuart Leavenworth profiles CDT and the site’s founder, Xiao Qiang: Some...
Read MoreLawyer: “The Five Women Are Being Held Illegally”
Posted by Sophie Beach | Apr 8, 2015
The monthlong detention of five women activists in Beijing is illegal as authorities have not...
Read MoreAfter 30 Days, Activists Await News of Charges
Posted by Sophie Beach | Apr 7, 2015
The five feminist activists—Li Tingting, Wei Tingting, Wang Man, Zheng Churan, and Wu Rongrong—who...
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