Tag Archives: Human Rights
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Hong Kong protests thin as two sides agree to talk
7 October 2014 | Tim Sullivan and Kelvin Chan
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Crowds of protesters who filled Hong Kong's streets with demands for more democracy thinned dramatically Tuesday after student leaders and the government agreed to hold talks. ...
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Hong Kong protesters defy Beijing with calls for democracy
29 September 2014 | Farah Master and Clare Baldwin
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Hong Kong democracy protesters defied volleys of tear gas and police baton charges to stand firm in the centre of the global financial hub on Monday. ...
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Protesting Hong Kong students storm government complex
27 September 2014 | Aaron Tam
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Dozens of protesters broke through the gates of Hong Kong's government headquarters late Friday in an ongoing student demonstration against Beijing's refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy. ...
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Oh, Big Brother: How many sites are now blocked in China
26 September 2014 | Steven Millward
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The real issue with all China's web censorship is how it’s keeping people in the dark on a range of important yet contentious issues, happening on the kind of sites that are more in-depth than a page on Facebook or G+ could ever be. ...
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China court sentences Uyghur scholar to life in prison for separatism
23 September 2014 | Sui-Lee Wee
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A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced to life in prison the country's most prominent advocate for the rights of Muslim Uyghur people, his lawyer said. ...
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Tibetan student dies after self-immolation in Tsoe
22 September 2014
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A Tibetan man has burned himself to death in northwest China, overseas media and a campaign group reported on Monday, the latest in a string of self-immolation protests against Beijing's control. ...
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Separatism trial of Uyghur professor in China enters second day
19 September 2014
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The separatism trial of a prominent scholar from China's mostly Muslim Uighur minority entered its second day on Thursday, as rights groups renewed their calls for his release. ...
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Thousands of activists stage ‘black cloth’ march in Hong Kong
14 September 2014 | Donny Kwok and Diana Chan
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Thousands of pro-democracy activists clad in black marched silently through Hong Kong on Sunday, holding banners saying they felt betrayed and angry at Beijing's refusal to allow fully-democratic elections. ...
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China executes Tiananmen Square attackers
24 August 2014
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China has executed eight people for "terrorist attacks", including three it described as "masterminding" a suicide car crash in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 2013, state media announced. ...