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July 1, 2018

Hong Kong freedoms rapidly deteriorating, says Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch calls on Hong Kong Chief Executive to stand up to Beijing and defend people's rights.
June 4, 2009

Hong Kong Cardinal wants new Chinese stance on Tiananmen protests

Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-Kiun has urged China to change its stance on the crackdown 20 years ago against peaceful protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Today is the 20th anniversary of the crackdown.
June 3, 2009

Call for official enquiry into Tiananmen 20 years on

The Chinese authorities should now hold an open and independent inquiry into the 1989 violent military crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square, Amnesty International has declared today.
August 29, 2008

Keeping an eye on China

Mao Zedong died in 1976, and since then, two big things have happened to China, says Giles Fraser. The first is the explosion of the economy. The other is the explosion of religion - and, sometimes, its suppression.
August 14, 2008

Christians seek signs of change in Beijing Olympics invitations

Some Chinese Christians have seen their invitation to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics as a new recognition of religion and global values in officially atheist China.
March 24, 2008

Tibet freedom protesters interrupt Olympic torch ceremony

Pro-Tibet freedom protesters from media rights group Reporters Without Borders broke through the cordon of 1,000 police officers in Olympia, Greece, as China's envoy spoke and the Olympic torch was lit prior to the Beijing games.
March 22, 2008

Beijing urged by Hong Kong Christians to talk to Tibetans

Hong Kong Christians have urged the Chinese government in Beijing to stop its suppression of peaceful demonstrations in Tibet and to talk to the Tibetan people.
January 18, 2008

Hong Kong church leaders reject Beijing's suffrage delay

Hong Kong church leaders have rejected China's decision to introduce universal suffrage in the nation's special region by 2017, and have led thousands of marchers demanding votes for all by 2012, against Beijing's wishes.
September 26, 2007

Beijing's new Catholic bishop promises harmony between church and society

Beijing's new Catholic bishop, 42-year-old Joseph Li Shan, reported to have the approval of both the Vatican and the Chinese government, says he will help the development of a "harmonious society". Government officials in say religion can play an important role in building such a society.
April 23, 2007

Death of leader may signal change in China-Vatican relations

The death of Chinese Catholic Bishop Michael Fu Tieshan of Beijing may signal further development is the awkward relations between the Vatican and the Chinese government.