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Human Rights Activism, Updates
- 1. Zeng Jinyan Zeng Jinyan‘s (曾金燕) blog Liaoliao Yuan came back on March 22, after many months of hibernation: “Liaoliao Yuan” turned into an important platform to “searching… more →
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Young Chinese Activist Detained While Attempting to Pay Respects to a Deceased June 4th Hero
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wrote 6 days ago: Huang Yonghua (黄勇华) in Citizen T-shirt Huang Yonghua (黄勇华) is a young man living in Hengyang, … more →
Interview of ShawNshawN
wrote 2 weeks ago: Originally published on http://www.artpromotivate.com Daraa Drought Drowned by a Bloody Bath © Sha … more →
Interview of "TNT" painting
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wrote 4 weeks ago: How did this painting evolve? Originally, I had signed the painting about 2 layers before this, but … more →
One Step Further in China’s Persecution of Dissidents’ Family Members
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wrote 2 months ago: Intimidating, sabotaging the life of, dissidents’ family members is nothing new in China. It has bee … more →
No Hatred, Part I: Reading a Banned Author
wrote 8 months ago: To observe Banned Books Week 2012, I have chosen to read a prohibited book. I wasn’t sure at f … more →
Despite new economic freedom, still no mention of Tiananmen
wrote 11 months ago: As we wrote in an earlier post, this month marked the 23rd anniversary of what the Chinese governme … more →
23rd anniversary of Tiananmen
wrote 1 year ago: Hard to believe 23 years have gone by since the Tiananmen massacre of June 4, 1989. Despite the dist … more →
Remembering Vaclav Havel (1936-2011)
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wrote 1 year ago: Vaclav Havel, the Czech playwright who was imprisoned under the Communist regime and later became th … more →
Separation of Powers? The dragon doesn't believe it exists.
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wrote 1 year ago: Many China watchers, myself included, tend to think that if it were at all possible to isolate the s … more →
Never forget Liu Xiaobo
wrote 1 year ago: [watch the video by PEN American Center] Since 8th December 2008, the Chinese literary critic, polit … more →
Dissidents released just before Chinese premier visits the UK
wrote 1 year ago: JISHOU, CHINA — What a coincidence. Days before Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited British Pri … more →
» DANGEROUS WORDS: A Profile of Chinese Poet and People's Historian Liao Yiwu (廖亦武)
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wrote 2 years ago: Three months after this was written, Liao Yiwu escaped China and sought asylum in Germany. He has al … more →
» WORDS AND MUSIC WITH LIAO YIWU
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wrote 2 years ago: I’m pleased to share that two versions of my profile of Chinese writer and people’s hist … more →
Chinese authorities charge Ai WeiWei with tax evasion, bigamy
wrote 2 years ago: JISHOU, HUNAN — Take this news with a grain of salt, since it comes from official sources via … more →
Artists of the Clink
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wrote 2 years ago: “Missing Person: Ai Weiwei, male, 53 years old. On April 3, 2011 around 8:30, at Beijing Capit … more →
Chinese police arrest dissident blogger Ran Yunfei
wrote 2 years ago: Ran Yunfei, a well-known Chinese dissident who maintains a popular anti-government blog (link is in … more →
Chinese activist Liu Xianbin sentenced to another 10 years in prison
wrote 2 years ago: China’s crackdown on dissidents stepped up a gear today when a prominent activist, Liu Xianbin … more →
C19 Tasmania by way of C21 China
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wrote 2 years ago: Take the following visible features of social conflict in contemporary China: The full-throated ideo … more →
Freedom, property and the pursuit of happiness
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wrote 2 years ago: Reforms necessary for China to join ’the mainstream of civilized nations’, according to … more →
