Category Archives: Awaiting a Democratic HK

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong BEIJING Chinese leaders imposed a ban on media reports Monday about the death of Zhao Ziyang, a former Communist Party chief who opposed the 1989 crackdown on democracy protesters, suggesting that his official obituary will treat him as a pariah. The Xinhua news agency issued a terse dispatch announcing thatContinue reading “News: Beijing bans media reports on Zhao”

Matthew Lee and Teddy Ng December 27, 2004 The Hong Kong Standard Several Hong Kong politicians could be among the missing following Sunday’s devastating earthquake and tidal waves, according to sources.Contact has been lost with newly-elected Democratic Party leader Lee Wing-tat and his wife, Tuen Mun district councillor Josephine Chan. Party members they had beenContinue reading “News: Holidaying SAR politicians may be among the missing”

This is funny… "Members of the Chinese delegation, as long as you are in The Hague, why not drop in on the International Criminal Court?" EU-China summit in The Hague: The Hague police detain four Reporters Without Borders activists in China protest Four Reporters Without Borders activists were detained by police in The Hague thisContinue reading “Protesters Arrested For “Detiouring” Chinese Officials to International Criminal Court”

Authorities harass Yu Jie and Liu Xiaobo Reporters Without Borders condemned the harassment of two intellectuals Yu Jie and Liu Xiaobo, who were arrested on 13 December and released the following day. The authorities accuse the two men, who regularly post articles on the Internet, of damaging state security and have warned them to stopContinue reading “News: Authorities harass Yu Jie and Liu Xiaobo”

The Internet under surveillance 29 November 2004 (en français à la suite) CHINA Google urged to react after Chinese authorities block Google News Reporters Without Borders today condemned the action of the Chinese authorities in blocking access to Google’s news website, Google News, for the past ten days or so, starting a few weeks afterContinue reading “News: Google urged to react after Chinese authorities block Google News”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Reporters Without Borders Just sent in this fascinating comparison to mark the meeting of the leaders of the two countries last week. Its like the one stop guide to freespeech violations of the two countries.

Awaiting A democratic Hong Kong There is no clear line of succession to the Palestinian leadership following Mr Arafat’s death. But Palestinian leaders have agreed a plan to prevent a power struggle and chaos in the volatile Gaza Strip. BBC: Veteran leader Yasser Arafat dies The words, "No clear line of succession," is the mainstayContinue reading “Arafat is Dead. The Non Stable Transfer of Power in Palestine and China”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong. Le Nouvel Observateur is by all accounts a “serious” magazine. It’s probably the most respected press mention Glutter or I ever had. They called me “Le Battante,” “The Fighter.” I thought about the title, how odd that of the 10.2 million blogs in this world, they picked me to beContinue reading “The First Fight of Democratic Dreaming”

Thanks to a Julien from a RSF I got included in La Planete Blog in a French Magazine called Nouvel Observateur (p97 No. 2087 DU. 4 Au 10 November 2004) as their sole Asia representative. I have been called "La Battante" or "The Fighter," which made some people laugh, (thanks a lot!) which is good,Continue reading “Glutter in “Le Nouvel Observateur””

The Internet under surveillance 4 October 2004 Reporters Without Borders today deplored the continued imprisonment of Chinese cyber-dissident He Depu, arrested at his Beijing home two years ago today (on 4 November 2002) for signing an open letter to the ruling Communist Party congress (which was posted on the Internet) calling for democratic reforms.  SixContinue reading “News: Cyber-dissident He Depu begins third year in prison”