She is Not Free: Liu Xia’s “Time to Mourn” Video Suggests Government Propaganda
Liu Xia’s recent “grant me time to mourn” video fits squarely within the pattern of Chinese propaganda videos in which individuals give coerced statements that promote the party narrative. More
The Negative Effects of the Rise of Dictatorship on World Democratization
When the CPC boss Hu Jintao made his first official visit to the United States [in April 2006], he followed the old low-key pragmatic approach the CPC regime had… More
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Today on #thePENpod, we get a sense of the situation on the ground in Minsk with our @pen_belarus colleague Hanna Komar (@KomarHanna), arrested earlier this month for participating in anti-government demonstrations. LISTEN 🎧: https://bit.ly/3664A9C.
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