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China Media Bulletin

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 62

Jun 29 2012 - 4:46pm

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS
* False data hide severity of China’s economic troubles
* Forced abortion stirs netizen outcry, husband missing after interview
* Netizen sues after Bo Xilai joke costs him year in labor camp
* Hong Kong editor’s performance fuels broader press freedom concerns
* U.S. Congress considers Chinese media visa caps

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Internet Freedom, Media Freedom

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China Media Bulletin

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 54

Apr 20 2012 - 3:58pm

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS
* State media push anticorruption line in Bo Xilai case
* Unexplained outage briefly severs China from global internet
* To curb online discussion of Bo Xilai, censors ban ‘tomato’
* Activist warns of mounting China-Africa media ties
* Next ‘Iron Man’ film to be a Chinese coproduction

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Internet Freedom, Media Freedom

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China Media Bulletin

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 51

Mar 23 2012 - 3:55pm

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS
* Censorship on Ferrari crash spurs speculation
* Microblog censors target Bo Xilai, coup rumors
* Problems plague new real-name microblog policy
* Romney, Kerry tied to China surveillance company
* UK book fair excludes independent Chinese authors

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Internet Freedom, Media Freedom

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China Media Bulletin

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 48

Feb 24 2012 - 1:52pm

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS
* State media boost Xi’s image during U.S. trip
* Regulator plans online television restrictions
* Mainlander named to head Hong Kong paper
* China to increase foreign film quota
* China’s telecom role in Central, South Asia questioned

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Internet Freedom, Media Freedom

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Special Reports

Evaluation of 2008-2011 UN Human Rights Council Candidates

On May 21, 2008, the UN General Assembly will elect 15 new Human Rights Council members. Twenty countries are candidates. Freedom House and UN Watch evaluated each candidate’s suitability for election to the Human Rights Council by examining its record of human rights protection at home and its record of human rights promotion at the UN.

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Human Rights Defense, United Nations

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