Hong Kong

A tightening grip: The rise of authoritarianism and the erosion of freedom in Hong Kong

Title: A tightening grip: The rise of authoritarianism and the erosion of freedom in Hong Kong a discussion featuring Benedict Rogers Chair of Trustees of Hong Kong Watch, UK moderated by YANG Jianli President of Citizen Power Initiatives for China Thursday,...

Citizen Power for China statement on the imprisonment of Alex Chow, Nathan Law, and Joshua Wong

Citizen Power for China statement on the imprisonment of Alex Chow, Nathan Law, and Joshua Wong On August 17, 2017, an appeal by the Chinese-controlled Hong Kong prosecution officially imprisoned three young student leaders, Alex Chow, Nathan Law and Joshua Wong,...

A High-Proof Tribute to Tiananmen’s Victims Finds a Way Back to China

By Didi Kirsten Tatlow May 30, 2017 BEIJING - It's a big journey for a little bottle, even one so potent in alcohol and symbolism. The liquor bottle - whose label commemorates the 1989 crackdown on democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in Beijing - made a...

UNPO Recognises Dr Jianli Yang’s Efforts for Minorities and Oppressed Groups in China

Photo courtesy of United States Mission Geneva The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is delighted to praise Dr Jianli Yang, Chinese dissident and human rights activist for over 25 years, for his significant efforts to bring together different...