Full Coverage: China
February 2008
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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in China
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28.02.2008
An international media freedom group has voiced concern over the health of detained Chinese cyber-dissident and human rights lawyer Yang Maodong, who has been on hunger strike for 11 weeks.
more...+ CPJ Highlights China's Poor Press Record From: Reporter Senza Frontiere |
22.02.2008
A season of films celebrating the diversity and breadth of cinema from China comes to the ICA in London, 20 March-10 April.
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21.02.2008
It is high time for India and China to move beyond conflicts and start cooperating politically, economically, and technologically for mutual benefits, says Dr. Aqueil Ahmad.
more...From: Share The World's Resources Related topics/regions: [India] [Geopolitics] |
21.02.2008
Key members of a smuggling ring trading tiger skins and bear parts into China will face trial in March after a six-month operation in the Russian far east.
more...From: WWF International Related topics/regions: [Russian Federation] Image: WWF officer Pavel Fomenko inspecting seized tiger and bear parts after the interception of smugglers by Russian far east authorities. © WWF-Russia Amur branch
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15.02.2008
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (OneWorld) - Steven Spielberg and human rights groups ratcheted up the pressure on China this week while nearly 100,000 activists turned their sights on Wall Street's biggest investment firms, urging them all to wield their power to help bring peace to the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Business] [Corporations] [Credit and investment] [Geopolitics] [Conflict] [Security] Image: Darfuri girl displaced by war. © Gerald Martone / International Rescue Committee
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11.02.2008
China is violating its pre-Olympic promises to improve human rights in the country, says an international humanitarian watchdog, citing a recent and "systematic crackdown on dissent."
more...From: Human Rights Watch |
07.02.2008
A Chinese factory is producing millions of kilowatt-hours of electricity by turning cow gas -- also know as methane, the second-largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide -- into clean energy.
more...From: Worldwatch Institute Image: © Oxfam
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