All posts tagged China

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Reports that Twitter is planning to ‘censor’ the content of certain tweets has caused alarm amongst pro-democracy bloggers

BBG Watch Commentary We have just heard that the chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors Walter Isaacson is stepping down from his post at the BBG. He is

Old perestroika journalists need not apply - Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty President Steven Korn defends his record A BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_12406" align="alignleft" width="75" caption="Steven Korn"][/caption] We welcome

by The Federalist   There seems to be a conflicted message coming out of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). On the one hand, in the January board meeting,

The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) has sent an

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New York, January 13, 2012--The decision of prominent Chinese writer Yu Jie to seek exile in the United States this week is

Two Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) officials described by BBG Watch sources as chief architects of the failed BBG plan to end Voice of America (VOA) radio and TV broadcasts

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): A new collection of Liu Xiaobo’s writings demonstrates that the Chinese dissident has much in common with

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Václav Havel spoke directly to Chinese dissidents, writes scholar and human rights activist Xiaorong Li. He knew intimately what

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New York, December 23, 2011 --- The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns China's harsh sentencing of online journalist and activist Chen

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Women's Rights in China (WRIC) report. Journalists working for Women's Rights in China (WRIC) wrchina.org report that local authorities in Shanwei, China, have ended the blockade of

Women’s Rights Without Frontiers is launching a Christmas Card campaign in support of Chen Guangcheng. WRWF President, Reggie Littlejohn, stated, “Send a Christmas card to encourage Chen Guangcheng

BBG Watch is releasing a full transcript of Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s special video statement on the 70th anniversary of Voice of America (VOA) broadcasting to China. While her