Departing U.S. Envoy Criticizes China on Human Rights

The departing American ambassador, Jon M. Huntsman Jr., criticized China’s human rights record on Wednesday in some of the sharpest public comments here yet by a United States official since the Chinese government began a crackdown on dissent

Tibetans in Australia under cyber attack

A VIRUS has attacked the internet connections and email accounts of dozens of Australian Tibetan activists as senior Chinese politician and Tibet negotiator Jia Qinglin arrived in Australia for talks

Voices behind China’s protest calls

Strolling past hip cafes, the young Chinese man in a white sports jacket and faded jeans looks like any other university student in the South Korean capital. But the laptop in his black backpack is a tool in a would-be revolution in

International Calls Increase for China to Release Artist

The U.S., Britain, France, Germany and the European Union called for the release of Ai Weiwei, one of China’s most famous artists, as his detention by Chinese authorities raised fears among his supporters that he could be charged with

Labrang monk succumbs to torture injuries

A Tibetan monk of Labrang Tashikhyil monastery succumbed to his injuries sustained due to beatings and torture in prison Sunday, according to the official website