activists Archives - China Heralder https://chinaheralder.com/tag/activists/ Voice of Great China Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:13:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chinaheralder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-china-heralder-Favico-32x32.png activists Archives - China Heralder https://chinaheralder.com/tag/activists/ 32 32 UN Special Rapporteur: Tajikistan Violated Its International Obligations https://chinaheralder.com/2023/09/11/un-special-rapporteur-tajikistan-violated-its-international-obligations/ Mon, 11 Sep 2023 12:41:00 +0000 https://chinaheralder.com/?p=5872 Geneva, London (29/7 – 50) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, condemned the arrest and imprisonment of journalists, bloggers and civil society activists in Tajikistan, and questioned the credibility of the evidence presented in court against them. Lawlor was on a two-week official visit to Tajikistan last December. The […]

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]]> Bytedance Accused of Helping China Spy on Hong Kong Activists https://chinaheralder.com/2023/06/14/bytedance-accused-of-helping-china-spy-on-hong-kong-activists/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://chinaheralder.com/?p=4907 TikTok’s owner ByteDance has been accused of allowing Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members to access the data of Hong Kong civil rights activists and protesters. Users who uploaded “protest-related content” were also identified and monitored, former ByteDance executive Yintao Yu alleges in a US court filing. The CCP members were also able to access US […]

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]]> Hong Kong Police Detain Activists on Anniversary of Massacre https://chinaheralder.com/2023/06/13/hong-kong-police-detain-activists-on-anniversary-of-massacre/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:40:00 +0000 https://chinaheralder.com/?p=4900 Police in Hong Kong have detained several pro-democracy activists on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Authorities have banned public commemoration of the 1989 incident, which saw China crush peaceful protests in Beijing with tanks and troops. However, candlelight vigils have been taking place in other cities worldwide. Among those detained was 67-year-old Alexandra […]

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]]> Tajikistan Faces UN Criticism Over Minority Rights Issues https://chinaheralder.com/2023/04/18/tajikistan-faces-un-criticism-over-minority-rights-issues/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://chinaheralder.com/?p=4427 Tajikistan’s Failure to Address Minority Rights Sparks International Concerns London, Berlin (6/4 – 62.5) In a recent report submitted to the upcoming 109th session of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN CERD), Tajikistan’s handling of minority rights has been called into question. The report by the Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial (ADC […]

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