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Tag Archives: china
Take Action for Chen Guangcheng
An ad hoc legal adviser and his family are facing the very real prospect of starving to death in their own home in the Shandong province in China. Since his release from prison on 9 September Chen Guangcheng and his … Continue reading
Chinese Police Dressing As Monks
We were recently sent a number of images (shown after the jump) by someone close to what is going on in Tibet. I personally don’t want to identify them as it could potentially compromise their safety (whether this is likely … Continue reading
Posted in campaigns, china, information
Tagged china, disguise, lhasa, monks, pictures
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More Torch Troubles, And Why The Relay Is Fair Game For Protests
The Olympic torch saga continues, with the flame having a “secret parade” (a phrase which Libertyblog took exception to). Chinese officials recently declared that ‘no force‘ could stop the relay, and that any protests during the Tibet leg would face … Continue reading
Posted in campaigns, china, information, news
Tagged china, debate, human rights, ioc, olympics, protests, san francisco, secret relay, torch
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Olympic Torch Sparks Protests
By now, the olympic flame has made its way through both London and Paris, garnering the attention of both protests and One China ‘anti-protests’ alike. As usual, the BBC has a good writeup of what happened in both London and … Continue reading
Spielberg pulls out of Olympics
So, the latest development on the Olympics, according to the International Herald Tribune is that director Stephen Spielberg has refused to have anything to do with the opening and closing ceremonies because China is not doing enough to help with … Continue reading
British Athletes [Not] Restricted From Criticising China On Human Rights (Updated)
Update: It seems like the truth lies somewhere in the middle. The BOA has clarified it’s position (BBC coverage this time) saying: “I accept that the interpretation of one part of the draft BOA’s Team Members Agreement appears to have … Continue reading
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Tagged athletics, britian, censorship, china, olympics
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Chinese Protestation of Internet Censorship Grows
Zhu Nan had been itching to say something about the country’s pervasive online censorship system, widely known here as the Great Firewall. When China’s censors began blocking access to the popular photo-sharing site Flickr, Zhu felt the moment had come. … Continue reading