About two dozen plainclothes police were stationed outside a courthouse in northern China on Wednesday as the trial of a prominent human rights lawyer was expected to unfold. Continue reading →
{FD} US sportswear traced to factory in China’s internment camps
Chinese men and women locked in a mass detention camp where authorities are “re-educating” ethnic minorities are sewing clothes that have been imported all year by a U.S. sportswear company. Continue reading →
{FD} Backlash at Chinese university shows limits to surveillance
A Chinese university’s plan to conduct a blanket search of student and staff electronic devices has come under fire, illustrating the limits of the population’s tolerance for surveillance and raising the prospect that tactics used on Muslim minorities … Continue reading →
{FD} North Korean general says country seeking ‘stable peace’
A top North Korean general said Thursday that his country seeks a “stable peace” and wants to turn the Korean Peninsula into “the cradle of peace and prosperity,” furthering a departure from the bellicose language of the past. Continue reading →
{FD} Critic of China’s internments says Turkey may bar his family
An outspoken critic of China’s internment camps who now lives in Istanbul says his wife and son face potential deportation to China because Turkish authorities might bar them from entering the country. Continue reading →
{FD} Friends, family of man killed by cop: Why wasn’t he helped?
Friends and family of an Ohio man fatally shot by an officer have been wondering why he wasn’t helped when they say police knew about his drug abuse and mental health issues. Continue reading →
{FD} Bodycam video shows man tackling officer before being shot
Video footage shows an unarmed man fatally shot by an officer after being transported to a homeless shelter had tackled the officer when he was shot with a stun gun. Continue reading →
{FD} Officer used stun gun before fatal shooting near shelter
Authorities say a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Ohio man after he was transported to a homeless shelter had used a stun gun on him unsuccessfully before firing. Continue reading →
{FD} Cop shot man in under a second after opening victim’s door
An Ohio police officer who killed an unarmed driver after a high-speed chase shot the man less than five seconds after getting out of his cruiser. Continue reading →
Cop who killed man after high-speed chase won’t face charges
An Ohio police officer who shot an unarmed driver after a high-speed chase earlier this year will not be charged. Continue reading →
Cop seen punching man had past complaints, little discipline
A white officer seen on video punching a black man over a dozen times in a traffic stop in a Cleveland suburb has received multiple complaints about his behavior during his three years in the police department. Continue reading →
Man punched by cop pleads not guilty to resisting arrest
A black man seen in a cellphone video being punched more than a dozen times by a white police officer after a traffic stop outside Cleveland pleaded not guilty to resisting arrest Thursday. Continue reading →
