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Like a lot of people, I’ve occasionally been guilty of tweeting in haste and repenting at leisure. When I say repent, I mean: feel slightly embarrassed that I’ve sent a tweet marred by a spelling mistake or containing a faulty link...
So hes out. With uncharacteristically few words, Ai Weiwei addressed the waiting hordes of journalists, saying simply Im out, Im happy. And then Im on bail, please understand. Thinly-veiled code for the conditions of his release that...
This was the speech by John Wilkes of the Scottish Refugee Council at the launch of Refugee Week 2011. We liked it so much we asked for permission to reproduce it here…… On behalf of everyone at Scottish Refugee Council I am delighted...
Hundreds of people have been detained, arrested, or ‘disappeared’ by the Chinese regimesince February. The list also includes Tibetan, Uighur and Chinese prisoners ofconscience whose situation has worsened in the recent crackdown...
Highlights Activist Yao Lifa Goes Missing After Increased Harassment: CHRD has learned that democracy activist Yao Lifa ( 姚立法 ) , from Qianjiang City, Hubei Province, went missing on June 20. Yao, who has been advising voters and...