Countries: China

See also: East Asia
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Sichuan school recounts earthquake horror - 11 May 09

As the first anniversary of the earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province approaches, Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports from Anxian about a school where preparation and persistence helped save t...

Regions: China

Issues: Humanitarian, Justice, Natural disasters

Witnessed: 961 times

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Rebuilding lives in China quake zone - 12 May 2009

A year after a powerful earthquake devastated parts of China's Sichuan province, many of the thousands injured remain in need of help. ...

Regions: China

Issues: Humanitarian, Natural disasters

Witnessed: 842 times

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China: Rising unemployment hits migrant workers (The Guardian)

Millions of migrant workers in Beijing are returning to the countryside for Chinese new year....

Regions: China

Issues: Bonded labor, Labor, Slavery & forced labor

Witnessed: 1900 times

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Screams for help at China's secret 'black jails'

Some Chinese seeking help from the central government against local injustices are instead ending up in secret detention centres controlled by local politicians. ...

Regions: China

Issues: Detention

Witnessed: 718 times

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Action: Join Auster and Rushdie in calling for release of Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo

Our friends at PEN tell us that there's still time for you to join Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Paul Auster and many others in putting your name to a p...

Regions: China

Issues: Freedom of opinion & expression

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A Message from Liu Xiaobo

Renowned literary critic, writer and activist Liu Xiaobo talks about freedom of expression in China.

Regions: China

Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Detention, Freedom of opinion & expression

Witnessed: 2126 times

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Land is Hope: The story of the Rural Development Institute

For over 40 years in over 45 countries, a small group of dedicated attorneys are helping the poorest of the poor in rural villages to get access to their most important asset: land....

Regions: China, India, Rwanda

Issues: Poverty, Sustainable development, Women's rights

Witnessed: 1545 times

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The Tao of the Web: China and the Global Internet

Most English-language discussions about "the future of the Internet" approach the subject from an Anglo-American and European perspective....

Regions: Asia, China

Issues: Freedom of opinion & expression

Witnessed: 1336 times

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Blood Diamonds- Trailer

Blood Diamonds - The unlawful diamond trade in Sierra Leone ... Blood Diamonds. Documentaries. Overviews. Up-and-Coming.History . Episodes. Videos. Photos. News....

Regions: China, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Issues: Education, Slavery & forced labor, Transitional justice

Witnessed: 1707 times

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Former Tibetan soldiers yearn for independence - 15 Mar 09

In 1950, Chinese troops defeated Tibet's small army and claimed the territory. By 1959, the CIA was training Tibetan resistance fighters ...

Regions: China

Issues: Freedom of opinion & expression, Freedom of religion & belief, Torture

Witnessed: 1105 times

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