China Began Push Against HK Elections in the 1950s
by Josh Rudolph | Oct 27, 2014
As student and pro-democracy protesters have been calling for Beijing to allow the citizen...
Read MoreBadiucao (巴丢草):The Thorn in Xi Jinping’s Side
by Sophie Beach | Oct 26, 2014
For his latest cartoon, Badiucao uses the image of the yellow banner declaring “I want real...
Read MoreHong Kong Protests Face Divisions, Opposition
by Sophie Beach | Oct 26, 2014
As street protests in Hong Kong enter their second month, organizers have scrapped plans for an...
Read MoreCanadian Couple Accused of Spying Held in Isolation
by Grace | Oct 24, 2014
Kevin and Julia Garratt, the Canadian couple who were detained by Chinese authorities in August...
Read MoreChina Scraps 130,000 ‘Leading Groups’
by Grace | Oct 24, 2014
According to state media, more than 130,000 government “leading groups” across China...
Read MoreChina Not Ruling Out Tibet Visit by U.N. Rights Chief
by Josh Rudolph | Oct 24, 2014
Earlier this month, newly installed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid...
Read MoreU.N. Urges China to Allow Free Hong Kong Elections
by radish | Oct 24, 2014
The ongoing Hong Kong pro-democracy protests have drawn attention from the United Nations. On Thursday, the U.N. Human Rights Committee urged China to reconsider the restrictions on candidate nominations that have been one of...
Read MoreDrawing the News: Xi Jinping and Zhou Xiaoping
by Anne Henochowicz | Oct 24, 2014
Zhou Xiaoping, the young, nationalistic blogger who shook hands with President Xi Jinping at the...
Read MoreNet Closes on Ling Jihua
by Sophie Beach | Oct 24, 2014
Authorities are stepping up the corruption investigation into the family of Ling Jihua, a former...
Read MoreUyghur Pop Star Eyes Greater Mainland Fame
by Josh Rudolph | Oct 24, 2014
At TIME Emily Rauhala reports on unlikely Uyghur pop star Ablajan Awut Ayu’s fame in...
Read MoreAIDS Activist Prevented from Attending U.N. Conference
by Sophie Beach | Oct 23, 2014
An AIDS researcher, Wang Qiuyan, was prevented from attending a women’s rights conference...
Read MoreWriter Who Published Mao Victims’ Memoirs Charged
by Grace | Oct 23, 2014
Writer Huang Zerong, also known by the pen name Tie Liu, has been officially charged by Chinese...
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