Chinese AIDS activist under constant house arrest
AIDS activist Li Xige of Henan province, has been under house arrest from Chinese authorities for over two years. Her phone lines and Internet have been cut-off. Li Xige says the local government prevents victims from appealing over AIDS, in order to conceal the AIDS epidemic.
Rights lawyers condemn suppression of toxic milk scandal victims
In further news, about the detention of family members protesting the Sanlu milk scandal, Beijing human rights lawyers and activists have condemned the authorities for carrying out unlawful detentions. Family members had initially tried to organise a press conference with media outlets to discuss compensation. However they now find themselves under surveillance and face intimidation [...]
Parents of milk scandal victims released from detention
The parents of victims of the toxic Sanlu milk scandal have been released after planning to hold a press conference in Beijing on January 2nd. They were in detention for several hours.
Wu Fan foretelling the end of the Communist Party in China
As 2008 draws to a close, dissatisfaction from the Chinese people toward the Communist Party is growing to boiling point. Wu Fan, the President of the Transition Government of China believes that this is direct and clear action taken by the people of China to show their discontent.
News of bird flu strain outbreak still suppressed
A chicken plague which occurred over a month ago in cities in Jaingsu province has been confirmed as the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. While the outbreak occurred in early November, it was not until December 16 that the Chinese Communist authorities notified Hong Kong officials of the bird flu outbreak. Local residents claim [...]
Bloggers condemn closure of public forum website FaTianXia.com by Beijing authorities
A popular communist forum website based in Beijing – FaTianXia.com has been closed down on December 16, due to posts of sensitive materials relating to the Constitution 2008. Bloggers have condemned the Beijing press authorities for suppressing freedom of speech and are protesting against the ISP, Beijing Netcom, for shutting down the website for no [...]
