Topic: communist-party

‘Absolutely no mercy’: Leaked files show China’s mass detentions in officials’ own words

‘Absolutely no mercy’: Leaked files show China’s mass detentions in officials’ own words

Austin Ramzy and Chris Buckley, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 21 07:40 AM

Beijing has sought for decades to suppress Uighur resistance to Chinese rule in Xinjiang. The current crackdown began after a surge of anti-government and anti-Chinese violence, including ethnic riots in 2009 in Urumqi, the regional capital, and a May 2014 attack on an outdoor market that killed 39 people just days before Xi convened a leadership conference in Beijing to set a new policy course for Xinjiang. Read more »

China's Communist Party elite open key conclave

China's Communist Party elite open key conclave

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 05:04 PM

BEIJING - China's Communist Party elite kicked off a key meeting in Beijing on Monday, as the country's leadership faces pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, a protracted trade war, and a slowing economy. Read more »

China propaganda app fraught with security concerns: report

China propaganda app fraught with security concerns: report

Eva Xiao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 03:00 PM

BEIJING - A widely downloaded Chinese propaganda app that quizzes users on Communist Party heroes and military achievements may be "studying them right back" through data collection and potential security breaches, an internet freedom campaign group says. Read more »

China celebrates 70 years of Communist rule

China celebrates 70 years of Communist rule

Thomas Peter, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 11:40 AM

Soldiers of People's Liberation Army (PLA) march in formation past Tiananmen Square during a rehearsal before a military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, on its National Day in Beijing, China on Tuesday. Read more »

China celebrates 70 years as Hong Kong seethes

China celebrates 70 years as Hong Kong seethes

Laurent Thomet and Yan Zhao, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 01 12:31 PM

China celebrates 70 years of Communist Party supremacy Tuesday with a parade of tanks, missiles and troops, a muscular display of its rising superpower status even as it faces an unprecedented challenge to its authority in seething Hong Kong.   Read more »

Ranking communist leader nabbed in Laguna

Ranking communist leader nabbed in Laguna

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 07:40 AM

MANILA—A suspected ranking member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) was arrested by authorities in San Pedro City, Laguna early Wednesday. Read more »

Defense chief dares Makabayan bloc to condemn CPP-NPA; solon rejects

Defense chief dares Makabayan bloc to condemn CPP-NPA; solon rejects

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 08:10 PM

MANILA - Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana challenged the Makabayan bloc to condemn the "atrocities" of leftist group Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA), saying they have proof Makabayan groups are being used by the CPP-NPA to strengthen its ranks. Read more »

Russian opposition to defy authorities with fresh protests

Russian opposition to defy authorities with fresh protests

Theo Merz and Victoria Loguinova-Yakovleva, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 08:05 PM

MOSCOW - Hundreds of riot police were on the streets of central Moscow Saturday as opposition protesters prepared to defy a crackdown by authorities and launch fresh demonstrations to demand to free local elections.  Read more »

Año wants communism outlawed in PH

Año wants communism outlawed in PH

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 06:30 PM

MANILA - Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said communism should be outlawed in the Philippines, as he doubled down on his rhetoric against leftist groups. Read more »

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