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China postpones mandatory installation of Internet filtering software
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced Tuesday that it would delay the mandatory installation of controversial "Green Dam" Internet content filtering software. The software would block websites conta (More) |
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Rights advocates urge reform on 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square uprising
Human rights and democracy advocates on Thursday called on the Chinese government to investigate the 1989 uprising in Beijing's Tiananmen Square , to release people imprisoned in connection with the uprising and human rights advocacy, to provide (More) |
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China human rights lawyers denied license renewals
The Beijing Judicial Bureau has refused to renew the licenses of a number of Chinese human rights lawyers before a Saturday deadline, a China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group official said Friday. The bureau originally denied renewals to 500 law (More) |
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China lawyers subject to official harassment: HRW
Lawyers in China are subject to increasing persecution and intimidation by the Chinese government, according to a report [text; press release] released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report found that rights lawyers working on cases invol (More) |
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Nepal police arrest 500 more protesters as pro-Tibet rallies continue
Nepalese police detained more than 500 Tibetan monks, refugees, and other protesters near the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu Thursday as demonstrations continued against China's recent crackdown against pro-Tibet protests . Thursday's detenti (More) |
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Rights groups urge Nepal to end crackdown on Tibet protesters
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday sent a joint letter [text; press release] to Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, urging an end to the violent crackdown by Nepalese government security forces against Tibetan (More) |
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Pro-Tibet protesters rally at Nepal UN building
Over 100 protesters rallied near a United Nations facility in Kathmandu on Friday, demonstrating against China's recent crackdown on pro-Tibet protests . Nepalese police arrested around 60 protesters, while about 20 others, reportedly Tibetan hi (More) |
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Nepal police arrest 100 more protesters as pro-Tibet rallies continue
Nepalese police arrested at least 100 Tibetan monks, refugees, and other protesters near the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu Tuesday as demonstrations continued against China's recent crackdown against pro-Tibet protests . The new arrests follow t (More) |
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Nepal police arrest hundreds as pro-Tibet protests continue
Nepalese police arrested at least 400 Tibetan exiles, monks, and other protesters near the Nepalese UN headquarters in Kathmandu Monday as demonstrations continued against China's recent crackdown against pro-Tibet protests . Police reported th (More) |
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Tibet government-in-exile says 130 killed in pro-independence protests
The Tibetan government-in-exile said Monday that 130 people have been confirmed dead after skirmishes between pro-Tibet protesters and Chinese authorities, 31 more than an earlier estimate of 99. China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported t (More) |
Montgomery started racially-integrated bus service after boycott
On December 21, 1956, buses in Montgomery, Alabama, started racially-integrated service following federal court rulings ending on-board segregation.
Bus boycott leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy were among the first riders under the new scheme. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
