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China warns against Nobel prize for leading dissident
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday against giving a Nobel Peace Prize to leading jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, a nomination made by the U.S. chapter of… More
Why is China so Terrified of Dissent?
The last year has seen an escalation in the harassment of dissidents by the Chinese authorities, leading some to claim that there is less freedom than before the Tiananmen… More
Dissident Detained by Police in Southern China
Chinese dissident Zhao Shiying has been detained by police in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, a possible sign that a crackdown against signatories of Charter 08 is continuing,… More
Dissidents Detained in China
Chinese dissident Zhao Shiying has been detained by police in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, a possible sign that a crackdown against signatories of Charter 08 is continuing,… More
Microsoft pledges to stay in China despite Google’s threat to leave
Microsoft has no plans to pull out of China, its chief executive Steven Ballmer has confirmed, dashing hopes that the software giant would support its rival Google in its… More
Dissident Detained in Southern China
HONG KONG, Jan 15 - Chinese dissident Zhao Shiying has been detained by police in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, a possible sign that a crackdown against signatories… More
Wife: Police Hold Leader of Chinese Writers’ Group
Chinese authorities have detained the leader of an outspoken Chinese writers' group since Monday without giving any explanation, his wife said Friday. Shi Xiaoli told The Associated Press that… More
Hong Kong, Songs and Vigils for Liu Xiaobo
The parliament of Hong Kong (LegCo) has this morning rejected a motion to "Free Liu Xiaobo”. The motion was presented by the Catholic Parliamentary Fred Li Wah-ming, a member… More
Vaclav Havel Protests Jailing Of Chinese Dissident
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel showed up at the Chinese Embassy in Prague Wednesday to protest the imprisonment of a Chinese dissident, the official Czech News Agency reported. Havel,… More
Appiah Protests Chinese Writer’s Arrest
On New Year’s Eve, philosophy professor and novelist Kwame Anthony Appiah joined a group of prominent authors on the steps of the New York Public Library to protest the… More
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