Tianjin (AFP) – China sentenced an activist known by the online pseudonym “Super Vulgar Butcher” to eight years in prison Tuesday, one of the harshest punishments meted out to the group of lawyers and activists …
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Chinese activist jailed for 8 years after crackdown
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French woman, husband incommunicado in China after Liu Xiaobo tribute
Beijing (AFP) – A French citizen and her husband have been incommunicado for a week after the couple travelled to southern China to paint a tribute to the late democracy activist and dissident Liu Xiaobo, …
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China police detain artist who documented migrant evictions
Beijing (AFP) – Beijing-based artist Hua Yong has been detained by police after documenting the mass eviction of migrant workers from the Chinese capital, his friends said Monday. “His current situation is unknown. We have …
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In Pictures: Bustling Beijing migrant area turns into ghost town
Beijing (AFP) – The narrow alleyways of the Beijing migrant neighbourhood were once crammed with men cooking on outdoor stoves, women hanging clothes to dry and young children playing games. Now dead leaves litter the …
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Chinese dissident’s widow sends desperate letter
Beijing (AFP) – Friends of the late Chinese democracy advocate and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo voiced concern about his widow’s health on Thursday after she sent a letter showing signs of deep depression. The poet …
