Month: May 2018

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Human Rights Violations in China Political Repression in China

Righteous Anger

(Please visit the website of Chinese Human Rights Defenders. https://www.nchrd.org/

A week ago, when President Trump announced the withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal, some angry Americans condemned the President and openly apologized on Facebook and social media to their Iranian “friends” who are de facto enemies of the United States. In China, such behavior – openly criticizing the government or the leadership of the […]

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Human Rights Violations in China Political Repression in China

World Press Freedom Day

(Photo from Xinhua News, the Chinese government-run news agency - 1.35 billion Chinese, including Xi himself, raised their hands for President Xi to stay in power without term limit.)

I have to admit I was a little surprised that Google did not post any special doodle along its logo for what, in my view, is one of the most important days in the socio-political calendar. In 1991, the United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 the World Press Freedom Day or just World Press […]