Tag Archives: Prison

To Remember Is to Resist – by Teng Biao

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Simply put, Teng Biao (滕彪) is one of the best known human rights lawyers and legal scholars in China. This is his preface to a memoir entitled “A Worthwhile Trip—A Documentation of Beijing Reeducation-through-Labor Dispatch Center”, in which he looks … Continue reading →

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Chen Wei’s (陈卫) wife waits for him to return

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

Last December as soon as I started tweeting and getting to know Twitter’s Chinese community, I was shaken by the news of two men—Chen Wei (陈卫) and Chen Xi (陈西) –being sentenced for nine and ten years in prison, respectively, … Continue reading →

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Heard on Weibo

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

This week there was heated discussion about the toddler who was twice run over by a van and not helped by passersby and people around until a rubbish-collecting woman picked her up (read here).  Below is this week’s offer about … Continue reading →

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