(November 26, 1991) Chinese dissident journalist Dai Qing said today that she is leaving her newspaper after it blocked her efforts to take up Nieman fellowship at Harvard University in the United States.
Obtaining visa long, tough fight
(November 23, 1991) China/ Citizens hoping to leave run gantlet ensnarled with red tape and booby-trapped with tests to weed out the politically incorrect
Abducted Chinese dissident home
(November 21, 1991) Dissident writer Dai Qing returned home late last night with a dramatic tale of how Chinese authorities had abducted and held her for more than four days to prevent her from meeting U.S. Secretary of States James Baker.
Foiled in bid to see Baker, Chinese dissident missing
(November 19, 1991) New detentions branded snub to U.S official
Former political prisoner detained during Baker visit
(November 18, 1991) Dai Qing, a former political prisoner who is one of China’s most famous women journalists, was detained this weekend while trying to arrange to see U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, sources here said Sunday.
U.S. wins no concessions in Beijing
(November 18, 1991) Two dissidents arrested without meeting Baker
Public debate of odious debts
(November 12, 1991) View speech
Fall 1991 Campaign Letter
October 1991 Campaign Letter
I am extremely proud of our efforts over the past 10 years to reform the World Bank, CIDA, and other international financial agencies. Many of our supporters – and you may be among them – have been writing letters to these institutions, and we have had our share of successes. Environmentally disastrous projects in the Amazon, in Africa, in Thailand, and in China have either been canceled or postponed because of thousands of letters from `those Canadians`.
The World Bank is going green…
(October 13, 1991) A look at…lending to the Third World.
Chinese dam collapses killing close to three hundred
On the night of August 27, 1993, a dam burst high in a remote province of China, sending torrents of water crashing down on nearby villages. Close to 300 people were killed and thousands were made homeless.
Probe Alert September 1991
India’s Subernarekha River – whose name means “streak of gold” – flows through a region rich in forests, iron, copper, gold, and other minerals. Along its course it provides water for the Ho, the Santhal, the Bhumij, the Gond, and other tribes.
Probe Alert Summer 1991
World Bank threatens fisheries – food for millions – in Mekong basin
A lending legacy
(1991) The results of more than 40 years of World Bank/IMF investment in Thailand are still uncertain.
Probe Alert Spring 1991
New green fund: more green-wash