Category Archives: Awaiting a Democratic HK

BBC.com China’s wariness of the internet has led to abuses, the US says China has evaded censure on its human rights record after the UN’s Commission on Human Rights blocked a vote on a resolution criticising Beijing. The United States, which sponsored the resolution, wanted the UN to condemn China for restrictions on freedom ofContinue reading “News: China evades human rights censure”

Chinese Dissident Ill After Hunger Strike Tue Apr 13,11:05 PM ET By JOE MCDONALD, Associated Press Writer BEIJING – An imprisoned former leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests is in critical condition after a five month hunger strike to protest his conviction on what he says are false charges, a human rights groupContinue reading “News: Chinese Dissident Ill After Hunger Strike”

CHINA: Activists talk of beatings, imprisonment, and the need to continue their struggle South China Morning Post Tuesday, April 13, 2004 Over a wooden table laden with steaming plates of stewed pork, tofu and vegetable fritters, seven men and a woman bowed their heads, clasped hands and did something risky: they prayed. “Our people haveContinue reading “News: Voices of dissent meet for a rare – but tranquil – Easter lunch”

By KEITH BRADSHER HONG KONG, April 11 — Thousands of demonstrators wearing black armbands marched through downtown streets here this afternoon in a peaceful protest to the Chinese government’s decision last Tuesday to limit further moves by this territory toward democracy. After a large but violent demonstration in Taipei on Saturday over an election disputeContinue reading “News: Hong Kong Marchers Send Beijing a Message on Democracy”

By Willy Lam for CNN Tuesday, April 6, 2004 Posted: 0512 GMT (1312 HKT) Zhao addresses students in a Tiananmen Square bus in May 1989. HONG KONG, China (CNN) — China’s state security is on high alert to prevent any disturbances that may follow the possible death of former Chinese Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang.Continue reading “Ailing Zhao puts China on alert”

By Hamish McDonald Apr 6, 2004, 12:19 Chinese security agencies are continuing arrests of activists seeking official forgiveness of participants in the pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and elsewhere in China that were suppressed with massacres from the night of June 3-4, 1989. A young environmental and HIV/AIDS activist, Hu Jia, was arrested inContinue reading “News: Beijing steps up arrests of Tiananmen activists”

Seems people in China can see Slashdot! Great!! Typepad next?

One Step Forward, One Step Back. Two of the Three Tiananmen Mothers Have been released, probably partly due to the US making a statement, not so much China listens to the US, just they don’t like their “dirty laundry” thrown around the global news circuit and the move US made did exactly that. Which isContinue reading “Two of Tiananmen Mothers Released. Hong Kong Protesters Forcibly Removed From Secretariat”

(Success! We got it in an established press/NGO. Reporters Without Borders have reported, the ban of typepad and slashdot added with a mention of Adopt a Blog! Well done guys and Thank You! -You know who you are- A story it made. Finally going to get some sleep! Good night! It was so worth it.Continue reading “Reporters Without Borders Raises Alarm Over Mushrooming Internet Repression in China”