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06.14.16This Man Was Sectioned For Being Gay. Now He’s Fighting Back
Time
Man files suit for homophobic maltreatment within a mental institution....
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06.09.16The Disappeared: Faces of Human Rights Activists China Wants to Silence
Guardian
Within a year, over 20 lawyers and activists are in custody facing political subversion charges.
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05.25.16Daughter of Missing Bookseller Calls for Action on 'Illegal Operations' by China
Telegraph
Angela Gui told the congressional hearing on Tuesday that she believed her father's statement of a hit-and-run accident was coerced.
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05.18.16Family of Activist Who Died in Police Custody Files Complaint Alleging Abuse
South China Morning Post
Lei Yang was arrested on a charge of soliciting a prostitute in early May; less than an hour later he was dead.
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05.12.16Undaunted By China's Rulebook, Lesbian Couple Has Twins Via Surrogacy
NPR
Chinese women Rui Cai and Cleo Wu gave birth to twins last month, following a successful in-vitro fertilization.
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05.04.16China Set to Free Last Remaining Jailed Tiananmen Square Protester, Reports Say
Time
Miao Deshun, 25 at the time of his arrest, was convicted of throwing a basket at a burning PLA tank during the movement.
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05.02.16Taiwan Objects as Malaysia Deports Taiwanese Citizens to China
CNN
Taiwan has filed a formal objection with the Malaysian government over its deportation of 32 Taiwanese nationals to China.
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04.28.16China Passes New Laws on Foreign NGOs amid International Criticism
BBC
Critics say the laws amount to a crackdown, but China has argued that such regulation is long overdue.
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04.27.16Ilham Tohti, Uighur Scholar Jailed in China, Is Nominated for Rights Award
New York Times
He was chosen by the Martin Ennals Foundation for trying to promote dialogue in the troubled Xinjiang region of China.
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04.27.16Book Debate Raises Questions of Self-Censorship by Foreign Groups in China
New York Times
The American Bar Association rejected a book written by the Chinese human rights lawyer Teng Biao.
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04.25.16China’s Leader Xi Jinping Reminds Party Members to Be ‘Unyielding Marxist Atheists’
Time
He tells cadres to beware of "overseas infiltrations via religious means."
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04.14.16China on U.S. Criticism on Human Rights: 'Hold Up a Mirror'
CNBC
China alleged the "wanton infringement" of civil rights and "rampant gun-related crimes" in the United States, citing a toll of 13,136 killed and 26,493 injured by gun violence last year.
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04.14.16China Pulls License of Prominent Rights Lawyer
Associated Press
Pu Zhiqiang has been disbarred, a further step by Beijing on efforts to establish an independent rule of law.
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03.31.16Rights Activist Ni Yulan 'Barred from Leaving' China
BBC
Ni Yulan planned to travel this week to the U.S. to accept the International Women of Courage Award, but she was refused a passport.
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03.28.16With Hong Kong Booksellers Silenced, China Now Goes after Exiled Dissidents
Washington Post
Dissidents in the U.S. and Germany said relatives in China were detained to investigate the anonymous letter asking Xi to resign.
Viewpoint
03.24.16
German President Joachim Gauck’s Speech at Tongji University in Shanghai
from Der Bundespräsident
On Wednesday, March 23, German President Joachim Gauck addressed an audience of university students in Shanghai. Among many views not typically aired in public in China, Gauck, a former Luterhan minister and anti-communist organizer, told the crowd...
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03.15.16Watch: From My Lai to Ferguson, China Blasts US Human Rights Abuses in a New Documentary
Quartz
China’s state television channel CCTV broadcast a 45-minute documentary.
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02.17.16Obama to Veto Bill to Rename Washington Street After Jailed China Dissident
Washington Post
Liu Xiaobo, who in 2009 was sentenced to 11 years in jail on charges of inciting state subversion.
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02.16.16U.N. Rights Official Urges China to Release Detained Lawyers
New York Times
The UN’s top human rights official called on China to immediately release a group of lawyers, expressing concern over a “very worrying pattern.”
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02.12.16Senate Approves New North Korea Sanctions
CNN
The Senate approved sanctions against North Korea for carrying out missile tests, cybersecurity attacks and human rights abuses.
Viewpoint
01.15.16
China’s New Development Bank Needs Better Human Rights Protections
On January 16, the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will meet in Beijing to formally launch its operations.A symbol of China’s growing clout on the international scene, the AIIB attracted 57 founding members,...
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01.12.16China is Said to Formally Arrest Four Human Rights Activists
New York Times
The move continues a nationwide sweep of more than 200 lawyers and associates who worked on civil rights cases
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12.30.15
No, Pu Zhiqiang’s Release Is Not A Victory
Pu Zhiqiang is a well-known Chinese human rights lawyer and outspoken intellectual who has taken on many precedent-setting cases defending freedom and protecting civil liberties. But his outstanding contributions in the judicial realm and his...
Conversation
12.23.15
China in 2016
What should China watchers be watching most closely in China in 2016? What developments would be the most meaningful? What predictions can be made sensibly?
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12.14.15The Hard Reality Behind China’s Soft Power
Time
Even as China burnishes its image overseas, the Communist Party conducts brutal suppression of civil liberties at home.
Caixin Media
12.14.15
Lack of Clear Policy Direction on Two-Child Rule Leaves Nation Guessing
Regional family-planning officials say the lack of clarity on when the new two-child rule will come into effect has put them in legal limbo, unable to issue birth permits to couples who conceive a second child before the new policy kicks in, leading...
Viewpoint
11.30.15
Court in China Adds Last-Minute Charge Against Rights Leader During Sentencing
from China Change
On August 8, 2013, Guo Feixiong (real name Yang Maodong) was arrested and then indicted on charges of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” The heavy sentence came as a shock to everyone following the case. More shockingly, the...
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11.19.15China Insists to U.N. That It’s Combating Torture
New York Times
Senior Chinese officials dismissed allegations of the widespread use of torture.
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11.18.15Thailand Deports 2 Dissidents to China, Rights Groups Say
New York Times
The groups denounced the act, by the Thai authorities, as a betrayal of the two men’s right to flee feared political persecution and torture.
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11.18.15China Faces Sharp Questioning by U.N. Panel on Torture
New York Times
“China has made further progress in its legal development and human rights protection.”
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11.12.15Rights Lawyers in China Routinely Face Abuse, Report Says
New York Times
Legal activists and those suspected of crimes in China are routinely abused and mistreated at the hands of law enforcement officials.
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10.27.15Criticism of the UK’s New Approach to China Is Misplaced
Diplomat
Wait for some evidence before assuming that only bad can come from good relations.
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10.27.15Where Does Britain Draw the Line with Saudi Arabia and China?
Guardian
UK economy needs the cash flowing in, but politicians should be wary of throwing out all principle in favour of business.
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10.23.15Xi’s Visit to Britain Highlights Broader Shift in Concerns About China
New York Times
The visit to Britain by Xi Jinping is underscoring how European nations are de-emphasizing human rights and security concerns.
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10.22.15Human Rights: What Is China Accused of?
BBC
China's human rights record has been criticised for years.
Conversation
10.20.15
Britain: ‘China’s Best Partner in the West’?
This week, Xi Jinping is in Great Britain for a state visit, his first since assuming leadership of China nearly three years ago. Britain’s government under David Cameron has signaled—increasingly loudly in recent months—that it hopes to usher in a...
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10.16.15Ai Weiwei Memoir Coming in Spring 2017
Newsweek
Crown Publishing Group announced that it will publish a memoir by the artist in the spring of 2017.
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10.13.15How A 16-Year-Old Found Himself Caught Up in China’s Latest Crackdown
Washington Post
He is not a lawyer, or a dissident. He is a 16-year-old with a bowl-cut fringe.
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10.06.15At U.N., China Uses Intimidation Tactics to Silence Its Critics
Reuters
“When I was hiding in the mountains, the Chinese government announced a cash reward of 200,000 yuan (about $31,000) for whoever finds me.”
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09.28.15Rights Group Demands Chinese Supporters of Hong Kong Democracy Be Freed
Reuters
Amnesty International called for the release of eight mainland Chinese activists.
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09.25.15Osborne Praised for 'Not Stressing Human Rights' in China
BBC
The Global Times praised Mr Osborne's "pragmatism regarding his China policy".
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09.25.15Six Questions for Chinese President Xi Jinping
Washington Post
Chinese President Xi Jinping does not usually conduct open news conferences, but when in America, do as the Americans do.
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09.24.15China Dissident's Wife Rejects Invite to State Department
Associated Press
The United States has warned that the toughest crackdown in years on Chinese activists threatens to cloud the high-profile visit by Xi.
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09.23.15Leading China Lawyer Says He Was Tortured
Associated Press
In his first interview in five years, leading Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng said he was tortured with an electric baton to his face and spent three years in solitary confinement during his latest period of detention since 2010.
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09.23.15Why Tibet Could Be the Best Opportunity for Xi Jinping
Huffington Post
The state visit is a growing alarm about China's less than peaceful rise, and provides a rare opportunity for Obama to give an important message on Tibet.
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09.23.15Rights Protesters, China Supporters Greet President Xi in Seattle
Reuters
About 100 people protesting against human rights abuses in China greeted President Xi Jinping in Seattle.
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09.21.15China Seeks 'New Model' for Relations with U.S.
BBC
Despite the enormous range and complexity of the US-China relationship, it is becoming ever harder to manage.
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09.21.15Neil Gaiman Joins Authors in Urging Chinese President to Release Jailed Writers
Guardian
More than 40 authors have written to Xi Jinping, expressing ‘concern about the deteriorating state of free expression in China’.
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09.18.15ChinaFile Recommends
09.15.15China Frees Activist Academic Before Xi Trip to United States
Reuters
Guo Yushan, founder of a think-tank that did research on business regulations, reform and civil society is released recently.
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09.14.15UN Rights Chief Airs Worry About Lawyers Detained in China
Associated Press
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed concern about the detention and interrogation of more than 100 lawyers in China.
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09.14.15China: Government Should Account for Activist’s Detention, Death
Human Rights Watch
United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member states should press China to account for a Chinese activist's detention and death.
Viewpoint
09.04.15
Flying Tiger: Why I Turned Down an Invitation to China’s Victory Parade
I was invited to attend the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-fascist War and the Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese war this September, as a guest of a government that wanted me to represent friendship with the U.S...
Conversation
08.18.15
How Should the U.S. Conduct the Xi Jinping State Visit?
As tensions increase between China and the United States over the value of the yuan, human rights violations, alleged cyber attacks, and disputed maritime territories, among other issues, how should the Obama administration conduct the upcoming...
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07.23.15China May Adopt 'Two-child Policy, Demographic Timebomb Looms
Guardian
China could be on the verge of introducing a two-child policy, under which all Chinese couples would be allowed to have two children.
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07.23.15China Targeting Rights Lawyers in a Crackdown
New York Times
Beijing is mounting a broad crackdown on human rights lawyers, contending that they have exploited contentious cases to enrich themselves and attack the party.
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07.22.15Xi Turns Back the Clock on Women’s Rights in China
Wall Street Journal
Although it is unthinkable today, two decades ago 30,000 women from around the world converged outside Beijing to promote a host of social and political causes.
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07.16.15China Locks Up Lawyers, Defending the Rule of Law
Economist
Amnesty International says 120 lawyers, and more than 50 support staff, family members and activists, have been rounded up in China since July 9th.