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In China, Young Women Become Accidental Symbols of Defiance

A new generation of novice dissidents—many artists and writers—arrested after demonstrations against pandemic lockdowns is fueled by anger over a clampdown on freedoms and attacks on women’s rights.

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On Jan 25, 2023
“Don’t let us disappear like this.” A group of female friends, mostly in their mid-20s, joined a protest in Beijing. Then, the detentions started. https://t.co/KWrxoCq8BV
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In China, Young Women Become Accidental Symbols of Defiance

In China, Young Women Become Accidental Symbols of Defiance

A new generation of novice dissidents—many artists and writers—arrested after demonstrations against pandemic lockdowns is fueled by anger over a clampdown on freedoms and attacks on ...

How overseas Chinese students are protesting against Xi Jinping: Anonymity, costumes and Telegram groups

How overseas Chinese students are protesting against Xi Jinping: Anonymity, costumes and Telegram groups

Even when they march on the other side of the world, many Chinese fear the long arm of Beijing.

A Brief History of Silent Protests

A Brief History of Silent Protests

Activists in China are using blank sheets of paper to speak out against the country's draconian zero-Covid policies

Did China’s Street Protests End Harsh COVID Policies?

Did China’s Street Protests End Harsh COVID Policies?

China's attempt to pivot away from zero COVID following widespread protests raises questions about citizen demands and government receptiveness. 

China Protesters Face Possible Criminal Charges

China Protesters Face Possible Criminal Charges

Nearly three weeks after demonstrations against strict Covid-19 controls exploded across China, some protesters remain in detention and now facing the prospect of criminal charges.

Xi Jinping Ramps Up China's Surveillance, Harassment Deep in America

Xi Jinping Ramps Up China's Surveillance, Harassment Deep in America

Amid COVID protests, the totalitarian state is trying to choke dissent on U.S. soil through surveillance, intimidation and even violence, a Newsweek investigation reveals

The Twitter User Taking on the Chinese Government

The Twitter User Taking on the Chinese Government

“Teacher Li” has become a one-person news outlet and a crucial source of information about the protests in China for those both inside and outside the Great Firewall.

Dating apps and Telegram: How China protesters are defying authorities

Dating apps and Telegram: How China protesters are defying authorities

Opponents of China's anti-COVID measures are resorting to dating apps and social media platforms blocked on the mainland to evade censors, spread the word about their defiance and strategy, ...

China: Release Supporters of Hong Kong Protests

China: Release Supporters of Hong Kong Protests

Chinese authorities should immediately release activists detained in China for peacefully voicing support for the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

As Xi Cracks Down on China’s Protesters, Demonstrators Around the World Show Solidarity

As Xi Cracks Down on China’s Protesters, Demonstrators Around the World Show Solidarity

It remains to be seen if these largely diaspora-led shows of support will lose steam as dissent is quashed on the mainland

China Media Bulletin: CCTV spreads disinformation, Hong Kong journalists attacked, activists die in custody (No. 138)

China Media Bulletin: CCTV spreads disinformation, Hong Kong journalists attacked, activists die in custody (No. 138)

In this issue: A look at how China Central Television aids Communist Party repression, liberal economists and filmmakers are censored, activists and journalists face harsh reprisals, and ...

Uyghur genocide

Uyghur genocide

[9][10] Uyghur genocide Attack type Internment, forced abortion, forced sterilization, forced birth control, forced labor, torture, brainwashing, alleged rape (including gang rape) ...

Protests in China frustrate Xi’s agenda of expanding political control

Protests in China frustrate Xi’s agenda of expanding political control

The Chinese leader and other nationalist officials blame the unrest on Western forces that seek to undermine the country's ascent.

China protests - latest: 'Utterly extraordinary' scenes as protesters shout 'down with Xi Jinping'

China protests - latest: 'Utterly extraordinary' scenes as protesters shout 'down with Xi Jinping'

A third night of protests takes place across China, with demonstrators shouting "down with the CCP, down with Xi Jinping"; BBC journalist Ed Lawrence is "kicked and beaten" by police while ...

As 2023 dawns, the blank A4 sheet—brandished by protestors in China—is a potent political and artistic symbol

As 2023 dawns, the blank A4 sheet—brandished by protestors in China—is a potent political and artistic symbol

The white-paper revolution echoes art history, recalling Robert Ryman and the Philippines-based artist Kiri Dalena

China ramps up 'pressure tactics' as Hong Kong protests push on

China ramps up 'pressure tactics' as Hong Kong protests push on

Beijing accused of intensifying arbitrary detentions and phone inspections at the border to contain weeks-long protests.

How a Twitter account with a cat avatar took on Beijing

How a Twitter account with a cat avatar took on Beijing

The unprecedented protests that swept China late last month, posing the biggest challenge to leader Xi Jinping's authority since he came to power, had a peculiar focal point: a Chinese ...

More zero-Covid protests in China after deadly lockdown fire in Xinjiang

More zero-Covid protests in China after deadly lockdown fire in Xinjiang

Public defiance of zero-Covid fanned by anger over deaths of 10 people in Urumqi, in China’s western Xinjiang region.

Xinjiang loosens some restrictions after lockdown protests

Xinjiang loosens some restrictions after lockdown protests

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Authorities in China's western Xinjiang region opened up some neighborhoods in the capital of Urumqi on Saturday after residents held extraordinary late-night ...