PRESS RELEASE

• China’s Sina Weibo Cancels ‘Anti-Gay’ Campaign After Viral Protest

  In a notice posted on Friday, Weibo said it would be "cleaning up"content on the Twitter-like platform "in order to further create a healthy and harmonious community environment." . Supporters celebrate in Taiwan after a… Continue…

• Former Myanmar Child Soldier Given Two-Year Prison Term For Describing Forced Abduction

  A court in Myanmar’s former capital Yangon today handed a former child soldier a prison term of two years at hard labor following his conviction for describing his abduction and forced military service in an… Continue…

• Tibetan Monk Jailed Five Years on Charges ‘Related to Self-Immolation’ Protest

  Authorities in a Tibetan area of China’s western Sichuan province have sentenced a Kirti monastery monk to five years in prison on charges related to a self-immolation protest against Chinese rule, according to sources in… Continue…

• Chinese Protest Removal of Presidential Term Limits Outside China

  Following a protest campaign against indefinite rule by Chinese president Xi Jinping across university campuses outside China, a group of activists took their protest to the streets of California this week. Holding banners and chanting… Continue…