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China has censored the LinkedIn profiles of US journalists.
Axios journalist Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, who writes the weekly Axios China newsletter and reports on China for the digital news site, awoke a few days ago to an ominous-sounding message from LinkedIn waiting for her online.
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Create a personalised Gmail profile image with the new Google Illustrations tool.
If you use any of Google’s services, which I’m sure you do, you’re probably aware of the small avatar that appears next to your name on Google’s homepage and other services. When you email someone, this is also the avatar that appears next to their name. Most people’s profile pictures are likely from when Google+…
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Tibetan Women Helpline: ending sexual and gender-based violence in the Tibetan community
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) is dedicated to developing a Tibetan community free of sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as putting justice at the forefront of its relief and development efforts. As a result, an sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) Helpline was established in partnership with the Central Tibetan Women’s Association, in accordance with…
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China’s continued travel ban on Indians is “unscientific.”: envoy
China’s ongoing travel restriction, which has prevented thousands of Indian students from visiting the country for more than a year, reflects the Chinese authorities’ “unscientific approach,” according to India’s Ambassador to China Vikram Misri.
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Tibetan monk’s health has deteriorated since his early release from a 15-year prison sentence.
Thabgey Gyatso was sentenced to 12 years in prison for leading protests in Lhasa in 2008, during which time he was subjected to physical torture. Gyatso, a Sangchu county citizen, was detained during protests in Lhasa in 2008 and convicted to 15 years in prison on May 21, 2009, for leading demonstrators and contacting India-based…
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Members of the UN have urged China to respect human rights in Tibet.
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said on Tuesday that a group of UN member nations has called on China to uphold human rights in Tibet during the UN Human Rights Council’s 48th session. According to a CTA post, delegates from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, and the European Union (EU) have…
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China’s crackdown continues, with conglomerate executives being arrested
According to a media report, China is intensifying its crackdown on the country’s top corporate heavyweights, having recently arrested two executives from the famed HNA Group. According to the New York Post, Chen Feng, HNA’s chairman, and Tan Xiangdong, the company’s CEO, were arrested and brought into jail on Friday in Hainan Province, where HNA…
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Dalai Lama supports a campaign to save an Edinburgh café he inspired.
After an accidental meeting with His Holiness in the Scottish Parliament in 2004, Reka Gawa, 39, launched the Himalaya Café in Edinburgh. He requested that she remain in Scotland in order to promote their culture. The café’s landlord is selling it, but Reka, who is now renting it, intends to buy it before it closes.…
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Huawei executive is greeted as a hero in China after she was released from Canada.
After reaching an agreement with US prosecutors over a bank fraud case, Meng Wanzhou was released from legal imprisonment in Canada. Meng Wanzhou, the high-profile top executive of telecom giant Huawei who was detained in Canada for over three years, received a hero’s welcome upon her arrival in Shenzhen on a special plane sent by…
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Lithuania to require its people to return their Chinese smartphones.
After a government assessment found that Chinese smartphones have built-in censorship capabilities, Lithuania’s Defense Ministry advised residents to avoid buying them. Reuters quoted Lithuanian Defence Deputy Minister Margiris Abukevicius as saying, “Our recommendation is to not buy new Chinese phones, and to get rid of those already purchased as fast as reasonably possible,”
