Tag: China
Amnesty International closes office in Hong Kong amid crackdown on dissent
The announcement came after police surrounded marathon runners and demanded that they remove the slogan "Go Hong Kong!"
Olympic flame arrives in Beijing after activists ramp up boycott calls
Activists grabbed the spotlight at Monday's lighting ceremony, unfurling a Tibetan flag and a banner that read "no genocide"
Bible, Quran apps removed from Apple app store for China, legal...
Religious groups are strictly regulated under Chinese law and clergy can face legal penalties if they do not register with the government
How the Chinese Communist Party sees organized religion
Any organized religion “is perceived as a threat,” said an expert, adding that the party is trying to “create a new type of religion”
China says comics from South Korea should avoid promoting ‘separatism’ or...
China prohibits comics that are perceived as promoting religious movements banned as xie jiao, superstition, or “illegal” religion
China plans ban on private-sector involvement in media, publishing, online platforms
Banned organizations would include news agencies, newspaper publishing groups, radio or television broadcasters and providers of online news
China’s claims of progress in Tibet mask 70 years of repression,...
India-based Central Tibetan Administration refuted claims made by China in a White Paper released in May
China calls for limits on ‘non-medical’ abortions
China has been gradually easing restrictions to encourage couples to have more children, after a record-low number of births last year
Internet freedom collapses in Myanmar, but China still ‘worst’ in rankings,...
Myanmar’s ranking in the rights group’s Freedom on the Net 2021 fell by 14 points, dropping in one year from 31 to 17
In climate landmark, China promises to end coal funding overseas
China is still investing in coal and is by far the largest funder of coal projects in developing countries
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