The nephew of exiled Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was tried on Friday and sentenced to three years and three months in …
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Must-Reads From Around the World, May 31, 2012
A Dissident Speaks – In an op-ed in The New York Times, Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who is in New York after escaping house imprisonment in China’s eastern Shandong province and fleeing to the U.S. embassy in Beijing, …
Team Chen Guangcheng: The Friends and Family Now at Risk
As Chen awaits a passport to travel to the U.S. following his dramatic April escape—via the American embassy—from house arrest, meet the blind Chinese activist’s relatives, supporters and fellow dissidents caught up in …
“The theater of politics makes permanent demands on us all, as dramatists, actors, and audience – on our common sense, our moderation, our responsibility, our good taste, and our conscience.”
Tax Trouble: China Orders Artist Ai Weiwei to Pay $2.4 Million
Ai Weiwei’s ordeal isn’t over. The artist and activist, who was released in June after three-months in detention, says the Chinese government is seeking $2.4 million in back taxes and fines from him. A notice delivered Tuesday ordered Ai to pay up within about 10 days, or face unspecified measures, reports the AP. The burly, bearded …
