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Monk Wangyun placed under house arrest
Boxun reported on Friday August 28, 2015 that “long-disappeared” monk Wang Yun (Lin Bin) confirms the Tianjin police have placed him under residential surveillance on suspicion of the crime of…
Police won’t allow Bao Longjun to meet with his lawyers
Police won’t allow Bao Longjun, detained on suspicion of the crime of endangering national security, to meet with his lawyers Boxun has learned that on Friday August 28, 2015, Bao…
Rights activist Chen Qiongshu re-imprisoned for Twitter post criticizing the September military parade
(BOXUN) On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province rights activist Chen Qiongshu was arrested by the local police and state security officers for a Twitter post criticizing…
Beijing imposes tight control during the upcoming military parade
(BOXUN) To ensure the air quality and security for the September 3, 2015 military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the victory over Japan in World War II, Beijing and…
China makes reporter pay for fall in share prices
Reporters Without Borders condemns Chinese business reporter Wang Xiaolu’s arrest over an article that is alleged to have precipitated a fall in share prices at the end of July. Wang…
Government coerces Christian church to sign “Agreement to Rebuild Civilization”
(BOXUN) The Cixi City, Ningbo County, Zhejiang Province government recently unilaterally drafted an “Agreement to Rebuild Civilization” and coerced a local Christian church to sign it. The Cixi Christian church…
China censors web, nearly 300 websites and more than 1.15 million social networking accounts closed
(BOXUN) China’s State Internet Information Office on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 announced that due to “alleged cyber-extortion and paid deleted posts,” a total of nearly 300 websites and over 1.15…
Propaganda Ministry Commands “Strictly Censor News on the Upcoming Military Parade.”
China’s Propaganda Ministry Commands to “Strictly Censor News on the Upcoming MilitaryParade.” All websites: Starting Sunday August 23, 2015, all websites and client servers are required to strictly manage news…
Woman killed by seven stab wounds still classified by police as “suicide”
(BOXUN) A 24-year-old Fuyang County, Shandong Province woman was found dead in early July of this year in a rented Gaomi City apartment. Her body had seven stab wounds, including…
Homeowners near Tianjin explosion beaten during demonstration
Nine days after the explosion, on Friday August 21, 2015, dozens of homeowners in the Tianbao Gold Coast Residental District marched in protest. Midway on the march, police intercepted and…
Merchants protesting forced eviction jump from fifth-story roof; one dead, two injured
Boxun’s correspondent has learned that on the morning of Friday, August 21, 2015, because of a forced eviction at the site of Yunnan Province’s Kunming Snail Bay Mall, several merchants…
Shenzhen Television issues apology
Boxun News Network on Wednesday August 19, 2015 broke a story on Shenzhen Satellite Television’s cooked-up, fabricated program on former CNN employee Huang Tianbo. Shenzhen Satellite Television’s “Key Insight” program…
