Archive for February, 2009

Tibetans will boycott China New Year plans

Posted by Michael Anderson on Friday, February 27th, 2009
 
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Exiles say Tibetans are planning to boycott their own New Year celebrations starting Wednesday to protest against Chinese rule, pitting them against China’s communist authorities who want them to party.

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Man publicly suicides in protest over injustice

Posted by Michael Anderson on Friday, February 27th, 2009
 
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On February 23, over 2,000 petitioners assembled in Beijing in front of the general office of the State Bureau for Letters and Calls, and the general office of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.

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Protest may prompt increased security measures

Posted by Michael Anderson on Friday, February 27th, 2009

One appellant protested outside China’s State Council Press Office in Beijing on the evening of February 26. This is considered the second major social incident in the past several days.

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A Shanghai hell for Falun Gong practioners

Posted by Michael Anderson on Friday, February 27th, 2009

Shanghai Falun Gong practitioner, Zhou Bin, 43 years old, because of his beliefs in truthfulness, compassion and forbearance, was illegally sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by Chinese authorities. He is now locked up in the Shanghai Tilanqiao Prison. He is suffering cruel persecution in prison, the torture that he is suffering at the hands [...]

The quiet title wave that may end dictatorship in China.

Posted by Michael Anderson on Friday, February 27th, 2009

Chinese people around the world are quietly contributing to the biggest push for freedom in China since the Communist Party seized power 60 years ago. Some are tortured and killed for their attempts to spread the news, but the brave keep stepping forward. Though other media are choosing not to cover this story, withdrawals from [...]