(October 21, 2010) A group of Chinese intellectuals, activists and dissidents celebrate Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize, but say more political reform is needed.
Chinese premier’s calls for reform spark excitement, skepticism
(October 16, 2010) More than 100 intellectuals back Wen Jiabao’s promises of political reform. Wen’s critics say his kinder, gentler image and platform are all smoke and mirrors, writes Barbara Demick for the Los Angeles Times.
Liberty endures in two-system China
(June 7, 2010) While China still often treats dissent with a mailed fist, the lesson of Hong Kong over the last 13 years is that Beijing is also capable of using the velvet glove, writes Gideon Rachman in The Financial Times.
Vaclav Havel and other Czech dissidents stand up for Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo
(January 9, 2010) Editor’s note: When a group led by former Czech president Vaclev Havel went to the Chinese Embassy in Prague this week to deliver an open letter in support of the recently sentenced human rights activist Liu Xiaobo, officials would not open the door. The Post reprints the letter below.
The Language of Human Rights
(January 19, 2010) The very grammar of justice has fallen into the wrong hands, writes Robert Amsterdam in the Wall Street Journal.


