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This article examines religious freedoms in China. It discusses how in China only those Government approved religions enjoy freedom of religion protections and then only to the point of what is considered by the government to be "normal religious activity," which is defined by the government.

This article talks about the personal freedom issues and just overall human rights issues in China. It states the government having problems not caring about their citizens but only about their economical success. 

This article talks about the personal freedom issues and just overall human rights issues in China. It states the government having problems not caring about their citizens but only about their economical success. 

The article in the New York Times is about the censorship and the power the government has over what the people can type and say over any device. People can't even search the english word freedom in China on google. Since the events in Northern Africa and the Middle East it has tightened its filters and bans even more.

This article had some comparisons between US and China, how in China if a mother was having a girl the pregnancy would be terminated and that is true in Kenya as well. It also talks feminists and how they have embraced an ideological construct which declares loudly and clearly that any woman can decide that her unborn little girl is worth less than a little boy.

this article explains all of the tragic things that happened in china in 1989. this inccident is an example of how bad an oppressive government can be to a population and its personal freedoms, which in this case was the rights to publically protest.

The author analyzes an issue that involves civil rights lawyers being detained in China. A rumor that a rebellion of human rights protests and activism might break out causes the Chinese government to become uneasy.

This article is interesting because it is about how China has taken away legal rights from it's citizens. The topic was brought up when a lady, Tang Hui, who was tossed into a "reeducating by labor" camp for advocating for her daughter, that was raped and sold into a prostitution ring. Tang Hui was just standing up for her daughter's rights by raising her voice when the accused were not given a just sentence for their crimes.

This site introduces a Chinese firewall that is a data package that will shut down or block an internet connection if specific keywords are identified. The firewall uses routers to inspect web traffic that the Chinese government wants to censor.

We find electronic surveillance efforts have generated many new headlines around the world over the past few years. A new Pew Research Center survey shows more widespread global opposition. U.S. eavesdropping is at a decline in the view that the U.S. respects the personal freedoms.