The Tibet Post, 31 January 2017
The Tibet Post — “As China and its president, Xi Jinping, prepare to celebrate the New Year on 28 January, RSF is concerned about the unprecedented decline in freedom of information” in China, the The Paris world media watch-dog “Reporters Without Borders” (RSF) said in a statement.
Read More →South China Morning Post, 27 January 2017
By Minnie Chan — China’s President Xi Jinping gained another position and job title this week, his 12th, as he increases his power and influence.
Read More →Reuters, 26 January 2017
Reuters — China will “unswervingly” stick to the promotion of Mandarin for ethnic minorities, the government said on Tuesday of a policy that has ignited sporadic protests, and will also step up protection for threatened tongues on the verge of extinction.
Read More →The Guardian, 23 January 2017
By Benjamin Haas — As Donald Trump enters the White House, human rights campaigners around the world fear his administration will drop support for global struggles for democracy and freedom. But his administration is armed with a new law unprecedented in US history: the ability to sanction any individual involved in human rights abuses.
The Guardian, 20 January 2017
By Roy Greenslade — Media across mainland China was muted throughout 2016, says a report on the International Federation of Journalists’ website, “Strangling the media: China tightens its grip”.
Read More →The Tibet Post, 19 January 2017
The Tibet Post — The Paris based world Media Watch-dog, ‘Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) expressed their regrets that the World Economic Forum, which brings government leaders and big businessmen together in the Swiss resort of Davos, is lending itself as a platform to Chinese President Xi Jinping without any heed to the human rights situation in his country.
Read More →RT, 17 January 2017
The Caravan, 16 January 2017
By Alice Su — The tomb of the Muslim saint Imam Asim lies in China’s Taklamakan Desert, at the end of a long walkway lined with poplar trees. An elevated mud structure, the shrine would easily be camouflaged by the sand if not for the flags, rams’ skulls and strips of cloth decorating it.
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