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.
Joshua Wong Barred from Running in Local Hong Kong Elections
Posted by Sophie Beach | Oct 29, 2019
Activist Joshua Wong, who won both global recognition and stints in jail for his role leading the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests, has been denied the right to run for District Council elections in Hong Kong. Next month’s...
Read MoreIlham Tohti Awarded Sakharov Prize
Posted by Sophie Beach | Oct 24, 2019
Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti, who is currently serving a life sentence on separatism charges, has been awarded the prestigious Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament. In granting him the honor, the European Parliament wrote:...
Read MoreTwo Americans Detained in China
Posted by Sophie Beach | Oct 17, 2019
Two Americans, Jacob Harlan and Alyssa Petersen, were detained in Jiangsu Province in late October, and the company they work for, China Horizons, has closed down. Harlan is the owner and Petersen is the director of the company....
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