Microblogs (Weibo)

Lawyers, Relatives Assaulted on Day Two of Resumed Trial of Asset Transparency Advocates

tw — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 21:09:08 +0000

December 4, 2013

Lawyers, Relatives Assaulted on Day Two of Resumed Trial of Asset Transparency Advocates

Lawyers

On day two of the trial of three asset transparency advocates in Jiangxi, eyewitness accounts and Weibo posts describe a large-scale verbal and physical assault on the defendants’ lawyers and relatives outside the Yushui District People’s Court in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province. Liu Ping ( 刘萍 ) , Wei...

Liu Ping

Netizen Info on Resumed Trial of Three Asset Transparency Advocates

tw — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:26:13 +0000

December 3, 2013

Netizen Info on Resumed Trial of Three Asset Transparency Advocates

HRIC Bulletin

Microblogs (Weibo)

The trial of Liu Ping ( 刘萍) , Wei Zhongping ( 魏忠平) , and Li Sihua ( 李思华) resumed today at the Yushui District People’s Court in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province. It is scheduled to continue tomorrow. HRIC has compiled and translated the following Weibo postings by the defendants’ supporters and lawyers, and...

Liu Ping

Animal Welfare Activism

noc — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 05:17:19 +0000

December 28, 2012

Animal Welfare Activism

China Rights Forum

Online Activism

A cautionary tale and call for animal protection legislation On May 23, 2012, Zhou Ying [周颖], a 40-year-old woman, sought refuge at a police substation in Pengpu Township, Shanghai, after fleeing nearly twenty animal lovers who attacked her for reportedly adopting and killing cats.

Seeking Compensation for AIDS: Tainted-blood Victims Join Forces with Advocates

noc — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:03:47 +0000

December 21, 2012

Seeking Compensation for AIDS: Tainted-blood Victims Join Forces with Advocates

China Rights Forum

Civil Society

They straggle into the city center in groups of four and five throughout the morning, impervious to the constant downpour that soaks their clothing, some using crutches to walk. By mid-morning, some 300 Chinese petitioners, hailing from every corner of Henan Province, and possibly elsewhere, have...

Take a Photo, Save a Child

noc — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:19:33 +0000

December 19, 2012

Take a Photo, Save a Child

China Rights Forum

Microblogs (Weibo)

“Be a Creditor of Ai Weiwei”

noc — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:43:45 +0000

November 26, 2012

“Be a Creditor of Ai Weiwei”

China Rights Forum

Microblogs (Weibo)

When Chinese tax authorities went after artist-cum-activist Ai Weiwei in November 2011 for alleged tax fraud, many Chinese saw the allegations as a transparent attempt to muzzle the popular social and political critic, who had taken up a number of causes in recent years. So it came as no surprise...

Ai Weiwei

Microblogs Have Become the Focus of Internet Censorship in China

noc — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:36:15 +0000

November 26, 2012

Microblogs Have Become the Focus of Internet Censorship in China

China Rights Forum

Censorship

By the beginning of 2009, the Chinese authorities had worked out a comprehensive content monitoring system for the Internet.

Netizens Comment on the Internet White Paper

noc — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

July 14, 2010

Netizens Comment on the Internet White Paper

China Rights Forum

Citizen Activism

Translation by HRIC “中国政府在驳斥对互联网自由指控时，总是强调有多少网民多少博客，国新办《中国互联网状况》也如是。这种逻辑基本和我骂你是傻逼，你却说自己身高190，相貌堂堂一样。” “The Chinese government, in refuting criticisms on Internet freedom, always emphasizes the number of Internet users and bloggers, including in the Internet White Paper. This logic is akin to when I...