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After Tiananmen, China Conquers History Itself
Young people question the value of knowledge, a victory for Beijing 30 years after the crackdown on student protests. I was giving a talk about Tiananmen Square’s legacy at an Australian university about two years ago when a young Chinese … Continued The post After Tiananmen, China Conquers History Itself read more →
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Museum Takes on China’s Censorship Machine
A saboteur poured salty water into the museum’s nine sockets and fuse box during renovations. A few dozen protesters gathered outside when it opened. Critics pestered visitors at the entrance. It hasn’t been easy reopening a museum in Hong Kong … Continued The post Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Museum Takes on read more →
After Tiananmen, the U.S. Protected Chinese Students in America. 30 Years Later, Uighurs Say It’s Time to Do the Same for Them
By MICHAEL ZENNIE, Read the original article here. After the crackdown on student protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square 30 years ago, many Chinese students studying in the U.S. were fearful of returning home as authorities continued to arrest supporters of … Continued The post After Tiananmen, the U.S. Protected Chinese read more →
Reconsider China investments, Tibetan official urges
As the Canadian public’s attitude toward China deteriorates in the fallout from the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou, Tibetans want Ottawa to take a tougher stand on human rights when talking trade with the world’s second-largest economy. In its … Continued The post Reconsider China investments, Tibetan official urges read more →
Vice President Mike Pence plans hawkish China speech as trade tensions boil
Vice President Mike Pence is planning a speech around the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The remarks are expected to be a censure of China’s religious freedom and human rights … Continued The post Vice President Mike Pence plans hawkish read more →
Narendra Modi sworn in for second term after election landslide
BBC, 30 May 2019 Read original news here Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a second term as India’s prime minister after his party won a landslide majority in the recent election. Thousands were invited to the ceremony in … Continued The post Narendra Modi sworn in for second read more →
Human Rights Activism in Post-Tiananmen China: A Tale of Brutal Repression and Extraordinary Resilience
In the three decades since the Tiananmen Massacre, the Chinese government’s killing of an untold number of peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators around June 4, 1989, human rights activists in China has made tremendous sacrifices in the pursuit of a more just … Continued The post Human Rights Activism in Post-Tiananmen China: read more →
China detains activists, mutes livestreams ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
By Poornima Weerasekara, For the original article, Click here. Chinese authorities have detained several activists ahead of the politically explosive 30th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown of Tiananmen protests, rights groups said Thursday. Discussions of the 1989 pro-democracy protests … Continued The post China detains activists, mutes livestreams ahead read more →
Rights group urges U.S. to sanction China over Xinjiang camps
Stephanie Nebehay, Read the original article here. GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States, embroiled in a trade war with China, should also impose sanctions on China for detaining an estimated one million Uighurs in its Xinjiang region, where repression has … Continued The post Rights group urges U.S. to sanction read more →
China’s weapon of mass surveillance is a human rights abuse
BY BRADLEY A. THAYER AND LIANCHAO HAN, Read the original article here. Pervasive surveillance by the Chinese government has eliminated privacy for the Chinese people. This is significant human rights abuse and, unfortunately, it is not well recognized or reported. … Continued The post China’s weapon of mass surveillance is read more →
Veteran China Dissident Urges Linking of Human Rights, Trade
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Read the original article here. TOKYO—Veteran Chinese dissident Wang Dan urged Western nations to restore the link between human rights and trade with China in a speech on May 29 just days ahead of the 30th anniversary of the … Continued The post Veteran China Dissident Urges Linking of read more →
China Launches New Drive Against Dalai Lama Photos in Kardze
Authorities in Tibetan-populated regions of western Chinese provinces have launched a new push against possession of photos of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, traveling to remote areas that had previously escaped police attention, Tibetan sources say. The campaign, … Continued The post China Launches New Drive Against Dalai read more →
US calls on China to release Uighur detainees ahead of Eid
ANI, Read the original article here. The United States on Wednesday called on China to release all Uighurs and other Muslim minorities arbitrarily detained throughout Xinjiang so they may return home to celebrate the Eid holiday with their loved ones. Morgan Ortagus, the spokesperson of the US State … Continued The post US calls on China to release read more →
China steps up suppression ahead of Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
28 May 2019, 01:28 UTC, Read the original article here. The Chinese authorities must end a wave of persecution targeting those seeking to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, Amnesty International said ahead of the 30th anniversary of … Continued
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama congratulates new Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang on poll win
The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama acknowledged that last month marked the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan people’s life in exile in India. Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday congratulated Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on his … Continued