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Taipei International Book Exhibition Update
- Submitted by lisalrf on 02/03/2012 - 00:26Taipei, Taiwan – 2 February 2012 - February 1st was the opening day of the 2012 Taipei International Book Exhibition at the World Trade Center in Taiwan.
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banned books | censorship | miscellaneous | publications | taiwan
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Harry Wu congratulates human rights champion Rep. Frank Wolf on his book "Prisoner of Conscience"
- Submitted by ktdowling on 01/12/2012 - 17:59Laogai Research Foundation executive director Harry Wu made a visit to the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, to congratulate his friend Congressman Frank Wolf on the release of his new book, Prisoner of Conscience. Harry met Rep. Wolf across the street from the Heritage Foundation, and the two "prisoners of conscience" walked in together for the press conference on the book release.
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advocacy | book | freedom of religion | Harry Wu | human rights | miscellaneous | organ harvesting | Religious Freedom | religious persecution | Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
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LRF Director Harry Wu visits DC Czech Embassy to honor late human rights hero Vaclav Havel
- Submitted by ktdowling on 12/20/2011 - 17:41Laogai Research Foundation founder and executive director Harry Wu paid a visit today to the Czech Embassy in Washington, DC, to offer condolences on the death of Vaclav Havel.
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communism | human rights | international affairs | LRF Europe | miscellaneous
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Cao Haibo, Pro-Democracy Activist, Arrested
- Submitted by Anonymous on 12/13/2011 - 10:18The morning of 21 October 2011, pro-democracy activist, Cao Haibo was arrested by the Kunming Public Security Bureau on charges of “incitement to subvert state power.” Reports say his arrest was sudden, carried out by four plainclothes police officers who failed to show any formal documents for his arrest and who also prohibited him from notifying anyone. A few days thereafter, police officers raided his home, taking with them three telephones, a computer, a USB stick, and two bank cards among other things.
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arrest | Censorship | censorship | democracy
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Hypocrisy: Cisco Issues 2011 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- Submitted by Anonymous on 12/12/2011 - 11:29Cisco on Wednesday released its seventh annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report (see Market Watch press release), detailing how the company “applies its expertise, technology and partnership strategies to address environmental, social and governance issues,” and laying out its 2012 objectives.
The report trumpets that “in 2011, Cisco was included on Ethisphere’s list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the fourth consecutive year,” but the Laogai Research Foundation questions the ethics of its self-enriching deals with the People’s Republic of China. Several articles from Cisco’s Chinese website clearly indicate the high degree of cooperation between the American tech giant and China’s Ministry of Public Security.
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Censorship | Cisco | Internet Censorship | Internet Freedom
Feb 15-16 Conference on the Great Chinese Famine
