In Memory of Li Baiguang
(October 1968 – February 2018)
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‘Beep. Beep Beep’: A Group Emerges in China and a Code is Born
Yaxue Cao, April 17, 2018
On April 10, China’s State Administration of Radio and Television ordered the permanent closure of the Neihan Duanzi (translated roughly as ‘quirky skits’) app and website. In its announcement, the authorities denounced the app and its public WeChat account as having an “improper orientation and vulgar style” that supposedly “evoked the great disgust of netizens.” Though the Chinese government has closed numerous popular entertainment websites over the last couple of years, the targeting of Neihan Duanzi triggered a storm of discontent, and observers said that the authorities had “stirred up a hornet’s nest.”
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Eight Detained for Organizing Humanitarian Assistance for Political Prisoners and Their Families
China Change, April 15, 2018 A WeChat group dedicated to raising money for Chinese prisoners of conscience and their families has recently been…
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‘If You Dare to Come Out, We’ll Kill You, Do You Not Believe It?’
Li Wenzu, April 12, 2018 Li Wenzu (李文足) is the wife of 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang (王全璋). On April 4, the 1000th day of…
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Crushing a Rose Under Foot: Chinese Authorities Target Internet Chat Groups
China Change, April 4, 2018 Between February and March this year, rights activists from provinces around China were summoned, questioned, and threatened by…
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A Six-day Strike in Shanghai Caused by a $110 Pay Cut – Collective Action by Sanitation Workers in China’s ‘New Era’ of Stability Maintenance
Wang Jiangsong, April 13, 2018 In late March in the Changning district of Shanghai, 3,000 sanitation workers went on strike. Before long, the…
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With Its Latest Human Rights Council Resolution, China Continues Its Assault on the UN Human Rights Framework
Andrea Worden, April 9, 2018 During the past year, China, supported by authoritarian allies like Russia, Turkey and Egypt, has taken an increasingly…
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Who Are the Young Women Behind the ‘#MeToo in China’ Campaign? An Organizer Explains
Xiao Meili, March 27, 2018 January 2018 was a special month for the Chinese feminist movement. On January 1, Luo Xixi (罗茜茜) released…
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The Might of an Ant: the Story of Lawyer Li Baiguang (2 of 2)
Yaxue Cao, March 21, 2018 Continued from The Might of an Ant: the Story of Lawyer Li Baiguang (1 of 2) Rights Movement Spread…
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The Might of an Ant: the Story of Lawyer Li Baiguang (1 of 2)
Yaxue Cao, March 20, 2018 Li Baiguang (李柏光), a human rights lawyer, died on February 26, aged 49. Li Baiguang, born on October…
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In Memory of Elliot Sperling: A 2014 Interview with the American Tibet Scholar
Tang Danhong, translated by Anne Henochowicz, January 26, 2018 Elliot Sperling died in his sleep at the end of January, 2017 (the Wikipedia entry…
