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Video: Murder in McDonald’s
On May 28 at about 9:10 p.m. in the McDonald’s of Zhaoyuan in Shandong Province, a woman was murdered in front of many customers (see video below). One girl from…
Chinese journalist still held after one week
Journalist and activist Wu Wei, a former Beijing-based reporter for the South China Morning Post, reportedly was arrested in early May 2014 by Beijing police and has not been heard from by…
Chinese Dissidents Condemn Alibaba Founder Jack Ma for Praising Deng’s TianAnMen Massacre
Dissidents Wei Jingsheng and Wang Juntao organize protest against Alibaba’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange — reported by Boxun News, Beijing time May 10, 2014 When Jack Ma…
Reporters Without Borders appalled by Chinese journalist’s forced confession on TV
The Chinese authorities announced yesterday that Gao Yu, a well-known journalist who had been missing since April 23, has been placed in criminal detention on suspicion of transmitting “state secrets” to news…
Hong Kong publisher Yao Wentian sentenced to 10 years
Hong Kong, May 8, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the 10-year jail sentence given on Wednesday to a Hong Kong publisher preparing to release a book critical of Chinese…
Xu Wanping freed after nine years in prison
Veteran Chongqing dissident Xu Wanping (许万平) was released after serving nine years of a 12-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power.” Xu was released at 6:30 a.m. and taken…
Body of Cao Shunli denied to family; cover-up feared
Chinese authorities must immediately let the family of deceased activist Cao Shunli see her body, said Amnesty International, as fears grow the authorities will cremate Cao to destroy any evidence…
Xi Jinping, enemy of freedom of information, visits France
As Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a three-day official visit to France today, Reporters Without Borders condemns China’s growing harassment of journalists and its mistreatment of cyber-dissidents and activists who…
Dispatches: The death of a human rights defender in China
(Sophie Richardson) Cao Shunli died today. She was 52 and was last publicly seen in September 2013, when she was detained by police at the Beijing airport attempting to board…
China: Police detain website founder in raid
The Chinese authorities must immediately release the founder of a human rights website who has been detained following a police raid on his home, said Amnesty International. Huang Qi, founder…
Enemies of the Internet 2014 : CHINA
State Internet Information Office – Electronic Great Wall getting taller This year’s “Enemies of the Internet” report, which Reporters Without Borders publishes every year on World Day Against Cyber-Censorship (12 March),…
China:Release citizen journalists detained for highlighting security crackdown
The Chinese authorities must immediately release three citizen journalists detained since the weekend for highlighting a security crackdown in Beijing for the annual parliamentary session currently under way, said Amnesty…
