Citizen Journalists

HRIC Joins 44 NGOs in Appeal for Release of Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan

tw — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:59:29 +0000

September 17, 2021

HRIC Joins 44 NGOs in Appeal for Release of Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan

Access to Information

“As a collective of non-governmental organisations defending human rights and freedom of the press, we urge you to exonerate and release human rights defender, journalist, and former lawyer Zhang Zhan, who is suffering from a critical health condition and may die soon if she remains in detention...

Workers’ Legitimate Rights Must Not Be Infringed Upon

noc — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:10:44 +0000

July 21, 2011

Workers’ Legitimate Rights Must Not Be Infringed Upon

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Protests And Petitions

On July 20 and 21, 300 workers from the Guizhou Dazhong Rubber Company held a sit-in to protest their bosses’ embezzlement of government resources and exploitation of workers’ interests, and to ask the authorities to address the problems. On July 20, the authorities sent an official to the protest...

China’s Internet Censorship System

noc — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

July 14, 2010

China’s Internet Censorship System

China Rights Forum

Censorship

Translation by HRIC China’s Internet censorship system is divided into the blocking of information from outside China and the censoring of information from within. More has been written about the blocking of information from outside China, which is accomplished chiefly by the Great Firewall (GFW).

Detention of scholars sends shivers through global academic community

noc — Fri, 20 Apr 2001 07:00:00 +0000

April 20, 2001

Detention of scholars sends shivers through global academic community

China Rights Forum

Access to Justice

When the news broke in March that US-based Chinese scholar Gao Zhan had been detained on spying charges, it quickly led to the release of information about other similar cases of academics who had been arrested by State Security authorities.