The report said some prominent lawyers have been detained or arrested for bringing cases that are viewed as challenges to the Communist Party, the Associated Press reports. Cases considered controversial often involve human rights, evictions and abuses of power, the story says. … [Read more...] about Lawyers in China Face Retaliation for Sensitive Cases, Report Says
China expands xinjiang network of detention camps report says
China Claims 90% of Concentration Camp Victims Live ‘Happy Life’
Tursun is the second Uygur cadre to fall from grace in recent weeks. Last week, Nur Bekri, the region’s former chairman who was later promoted to head the National Energy Administration in Beijing, stood trial in Shenyang, Liaoning province, accused of taking 79.1 million yuan (US$11.5 million) in bribes. State news agency Xinhua said the court would announce its verdict soon. … [Read more...] about China Claims 90% of Concentration Camp Victims Live ‘Happy Life’
CHRI Condemns SC Remarks In Foreigners Detention Camp Case
Stating that the issue is complex, affecting the rights of lakhs of persons, most of them living in the bottom of social-economic pyramid, the CHRI added that the "situation in Assam and inter alia other parts of the North-east represent unprecedented challenges and conditions that cannot be resolved by application of a routine legal framework which is designed to deal with individual cases". … [Read more...] about CHRI Condemns SC Remarks In Foreigners Detention Camp Case
Report: India, Indonesia Join Up for Naval Port as China Expands in Nearby Waters
India and Indonesia have reportedly embarked on a joint effort to counter China’s expansionism across the Indo-Pacific region with both countries agreeing to step up naval defense and security cooperation, the Times of India reported Thursday. Both countries outlined their shared effort in a document issued Wednesday amid Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta. … [Read more...] about Report: India, Indonesia Join Up for Naval Port as China Expands in Nearby Waters
Ex-CIA Officer Indicted for Espionage for Helping China Dismantle Informant Network
A former CIA officer was indicted on charges of conspiring to commit espionage on Tuesday after he allegedly helped the Chinese government unravel a network of American informants. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 53, who worked for the CIA between 1994 and 2007, was arrested by the FBI at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York in January for allegedly illegally carrying classified information that contained “true names and phone numbers of assets and covert CIA employees, operational notes from asset meetings, operational meeting locations, and locations of covert facilities.” … [Read more...] about Ex-CIA Officer Indicted for Espionage for Helping China Dismantle Informant Network