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Oct 8, 2010 · Charter 08 essentially calls for ending one-party rule. The Chinese government reacted quickly and nervously to censor the charter. Liu Xiaobo, a well-known dissident who was the lead signatory ...
Charter 08. Charter 08 is a manifesto initially signed by 303 Chinese dissident intellectuals and human rights activists. [1] It was published on 10 December 2008, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopting its name and style from the anti-Soviet Charter 77 issued by dissidents in Czechoslovakia.
Dec 9, 2010 · Charter 08 is divided into three parts; the first looks back at China's recent history, the second outlines the authors' fundamental principles, the third presents a list of suggested reforms.
Oct 8, 2010 · Charter '08, which urges putting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law at the core of the Chinese political system, was signed by more than 300 people from a cross-section of society, and ...
Still, debates are happening. In spite of censorship, many people have managed to find their way to the document and many have managed to blog about why they did or didn't sign Charter 08. Xujun Eberlein has a good summary of the wide gamut of opinions about the Charter that can be found around the Chinese-language internet. Even some people ...
Feb 17, 2017 · China has one of the world’s most restrictive media environments, relying on censorship to control information in the news, online, and on social media. The government uses libel lawsuits ...
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Oct 8, 2010 · In December 2008, 303 Chinese activists, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, issued "Charter 08," a petition calling for greater human rights and democratic freedoms in China. An ...
