Hong Kong entered its post-Article 23 existence amid a susurrus of revelations that pro-democracy protesters under the age of 21 are being held in
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Human Rights & China, April-End 2024: A World Without Refuge
In the land where accusations of authoritarianism are resolved by reconfiguring the internet to redefine the term, a woman named Nurimangul Hashim has
Free Speech vs. National Security: How Should Taiwan Decide What Constitutes ‘False Narratives’?
Taiwan is the world’s biggest target for foreign disinformation, according to The V-Dem Institute, and its society reflects this. Its National Science
Human Rights & China, Mid-April 2024: Religious Clampdowns, Nationalist Backlashes and Plundered Fisheries
In the land where human pain counts for so little that even natural disasters are pretexts for imperialist propaganda and the venting of xenophobic
China & Human Rights, March-End 2024: Beijing’s Real Face Fails to Hide as Gifts of Water and Cyberattacks Compete
In the land where mere mentions of the numbers six and four are to the Chinese Communist Party what daylight is to a vampire, a live broadcast with Li
Hong Kong & Human Rights, March 2024: Defiance Not Dead as Article 23 Tries to Mute the Metropolis
Purporting to plug loopholes that expose Hong Kong to treason, insurrection, espionage, sabotage and external interference, Article 23 entered Hong
China & Human Rights, Mid-March 2024: Aiding Russia and Targeting Tibet as an Authoritarian Bloc Rises
In the land where young people are simply giving up on work, charity and society as the only form of protest still available to them, police have been
Box Office Flop: The World Watches as the Jimmy Lai Show Trial Bombs
There are many things that Xi Jinping-era Beijing has proven terrible at: diplomatic human resource management, property markets, forced labor-free
Exposing China’s Human Rights Charade Under Xi Jinping: Insights From China’s Fourth U.N. Universal Periodic Review and Beyond
I first heard of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review in detail during the International Tibet Youth Forum held at
Free Market Fall: Hong Kong’s Investment in Security and Its Dire Economic Returns
China is often held to be an exception to the rule that economic performance and human rights are inextricably bound. In fact, it proves the rule: Its
China & Human Rights, February End 2024: Tibet Rises and Volkswagen Crashes as Daring Filmmakers Break a Censorship Blockade
Beijing’s global reputation as a green energy leader collides with brutal realities in Tibet. Volkswagen has a head-on smash with the truth about
Hong Kong & Human Rights, February 2024: From ‘One Country, Two Systems’ to One Voice, No Dissent? Not So Fast
China’s determination to transform Hong Kong into an ultra-restrictive mini-me that stomps on any perceived or actual challenge to its authority has