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The New York Times: Bright Lights That Mask the Darkness
Excerpted from The New York Times : It is why some New Yorkers protested this honor in lights. They included two groups, Human Rights Watch and Human Rights in China, that have offices in the Empire State Building. “This anniversary has been accompanied by massive human rights abuses coupled with...
October 2, 2009
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CNN: Celebrating Communism
HRIC Executive Director Sharon Hom, excerpted from CNN : “It is contributing to the legitimacy of the leadership that is in power now, and by contributing to the legitimacy it is undermining the importance of the Human Rights issues.” Access to the full text of this article may require a...
September 30, 2009
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Globe and Mail: Beijing eases back on harsh plan for online censorship
Excerpted from Globe and Mail : Still, human-rights groups say they will continue to monitor what government directives go out before July 1, pointing out that the much-celebrated announcement came only in English-language, and not Chinese-language, state media. "That quote in English seems like it...
June 20, 2009
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Crosswalk: China Refuses to Renew Licenses for Human Rights Lawyers
Excerpted from Crosswalk : Authorities failed to renew licenses for at least 15 other lawyers who had defended civil rights cases, religious and ethnic minorities and political dissidents, according to watch group Human Rights in China (HRIC). Access to the full text of this article may require a...
June 15, 2009
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Phayul: Chinese lawyer challenges government directive on filtering software, asks for hearing
Excerpted from Phayul : Notice Regarding Requirements for Pre-installing Green Filtering Software on Computers, was issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on May 19, 2009, drawing intense reactions from foreign computer manufacturers and Chinese netizens, said Human...
June 12, 2009
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Toronto Star: China defends new mandatory filtering software
Excerpted from Toronto Star : The New York-based non-governmental organization, Human Rights in China, which provided a translation of the document on the internet, cited another government document from the software provider's website that boasted that there have already been about 2.2 million...
June 9, 2009
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Guardian: China accused of 'all-out attack' on lawyers
Excerpted from Guardian : The US-based group Human Rights in China (HRIC) accused the authorities of "an all-out attack" on rights lawyers. "This suppression will inevitably lead to grave consequences for society, creating greater disadvantages for already persecuted groups and greater social...
June 8, 2009
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Christian Science Monitor: Tiananmen Square - Workers bore brunt of repression
Excerpted from Christian Science Monitor : Many workers were charged with "counterrevolutionary assault," "counterrevolutionary sabotage," or "hooliganism," according to a list of current June 4 prisoners compiled by Human Rights in China, a US-based watchdog group. Access to the full text of this...
June 4, 2009
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Global Post: Tiananmen 20 years on - Dissident voices
Excerpted from Global Post : GAO WENQIAN worked as a communist party scholar of Chinese history when he witnessed the protests and crackdown. He is the author of Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary . Gao believes the Chinese government will have to face the consequences of its actions...
June 3, 2009
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CNSNews: China girds for anniversary of Beijing killings
Excerpted from CNSNews : The advocacy group Human Rights in China (HRIC) reports that several leading dissidents have also been placed under house arrest, put under round-the-clock surveillance or forbidden to travel. It said police took one man, writer and former "June Fourth prisoner" Wu Gaoxing...
June 3, 2009
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