Last week, we marked Internet Freedom Day with protests outside of Google offices in 10 countries. We showed up in force to demand that Google scrap its controversial plans to develop a censored search engine in China, called Project Dragonfly. These actions are made possible...
Read more27 January is the third anniversary of the detention of Tibetan political prisoner and language rights activist, Tashi Wangchuk, currently serving a five year sentence for the highly politicised charge of “incitement to separatism”. News has emerged that Tashi Wangchuk is being...
Read moreTo mark Internet Freedom Day, Tibetans, Tibet supporters and corporate campaigners gathered outside multiple Google offices in 10 countries, across 5 continents, to call on the Google to scrap its controversial plans to develop a censored search engine in China, Project Dragonfly....
Read moreThe University of Massachusetts Boston has officially severed its ties with Confucius Institutes! This victory is a testament to the power of grassroots. Just over one year ago, Boston community members, students, faculty, and activists started organizing against the CI at UMass Boston. They...
Read moreTHE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON has severed its ties with the Confucius Institute, an on-campus academic center funded by the Chinese government that has stirred controversy on campus and among some Massachusetts politicians. Katherine Newman, the interim chancellor at UMass Boston, declined to...
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