Tag: China
US lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to give priority refugee status to...
The P-2 designation is for Uyghurs oppressed by China for expressing political views and religious beliefs
Hong Kong court quashes conviction of journalist who probed Yuen Long...
In its written judgment, the court found that Choy’s use of the site had been due to “bona fide journalism.”
Illegal religious gathering met with suspension of water and electricity supply...
Cutting off utilities as a means of coercion has been employed in the past by authorities in an attempt to intimidate Christian communities
In China, AI cameras alert police when a banner is unfurled
The surveillance technology is just one example of the proliferation of ‘predictive policing’ in the country
Governments urged to recognize, empower mass movements
Forgetting the lessons of past struggles would mean “normalizing, accepting, and ultimately repeating past abuses”
Hong Kong police detain several prominent democracy figures on Tiananmen anniversary
Beijing has gone to exhaustive lengths to erase the 1989 event from public memory in the mainland
China’s Xi urged to take responsibility for 1989 Tiananmen massacre
Number of living relatives of the victims of the Tiananmen massacre – under the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping – dwindles every year
China pressures Myanmar to proceed on port project amid community concerns
Activists have long campaigned for a halt to the deep sea port, saying that the project was started without the consensus of residents
China deploys police, makes arrests after mosque clashes
The area is home to a sizable enclave of Hui, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group who have come under pressure in the face of a broad crackdown
Chinese comedy group punishment sends chills through arts sphere
Leader Mao Zedong once said there was "no such thing as... art that is detached from or independent of politics".