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The arrival of the celebrated Chinese rights activist, Chen Guangcheng in the U.S. after years of prison and house arrest, raises the larger question of what the whole incident will come to mean in terms of the status of dissidents in China and in U.S.-China relations.In the years immediately following its suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations in 1989, the Chinese

Harold Koh, a legal adviser and Obama administration veteran, criticises use of health protocol to expel thousands of migrants

Fears for Bangladesh garment workers as safety agreement nears an end

The Rana Plaza collapse led to the agreement, which improved factory safety for workers. Despite a last-minute extension, its legacy may be in jeopardy.

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images Apple has confirmed that it is storing Chinese customers data inside data centres based in China, following reports by the New York Times. However it said it had "never compromised the security" of either its customers or their data. Apple said it was complying with Chinese law about the data storage of its nationals. However, one expert told the BBC it was effectively "handing over the keys" to the Chinese government by doing this. "I would have b...

State-Sanctioned Voter Suppression, Brought to You by America’s Leading Corporate Citizens Mar 17, 2021 Having failed to enable the takeover of the U.S. federal government by force, Republican legislators are now relying on new state-based voter suppression laws to rein in Black voters, among others. This new push for voter suppression laws has exposed last year’s corporate-supported voter drives as little more than a game of whack-a-mole. The real power rests with the elected officials who...

Home > Interviews > “Leonard Couldn’t Own Leonard”: An Interview with Michael Posner Photo Credit: Etye Sarner Review by Janice Weizman We all have a fascination with the paradox of genius; on one hand, individuals touched by extraordinary gifts have, by definition, access to realms and abilities that are out of reach to most. On the other they, like the rest of us, still deal with the onerous and quotidian business of living. They too contend with the demands of family, the challenges o...

Submit Release Journalist and Author Harvey Kubernik is not only reporting music industry news, hes making music industry news March 04, 2021 (PRLEAP.COM) Entertainment News This Saturday Night, March 6th, PBS-TV will broadcast a television special hosted by famed New York deejay and television personality Murray the K (Kaufman), called "Its Whats Happening, Baby," featuring performances by Martha & The Vandellas, Dionne Warwick, Hermans Hermits, Cannibal & The Headhunters, Marvin Gaye, C...

Image: Unsplash Prerana Pakhrin Misrahi Communications Specialist, Society and Innovation, World Economic Forum The theme for World Day of Social Justice 2021 is "A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy." We asked four experts to share their views on how to ensure social justice in a digital world. 2020 was a revealing year. The exponential rate of technological change in the past decade was already posing certain challenges and threats to vulnerable communi...

Prof. Michael Posner op-ed: "If The U.S. Wants To Promote Human Rights In Egypt, It Should Link Military Aid To Real Reform"