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British university bans lecturer from China course to protect its “commercial interests” ( www.telegraph.co.uk )

As first reported in the Telegraph, FSU member and University College London (UCL) academic Michelle Shipworth has been banned from teaching her own course, after a Chinese student complained that discussing modern slavery in China was too “provocative”. Incredibly, UCL sided with students who said they were “distressed”...

"Threat to Tibetans and the water supplies of Asian countries:" More than 1,000 Tibetans arrested as China cracks down on protests over government plans to demolish villages to construct a dam ( www.telegraph.co.uk )

Such public demonstrations are very rare in China – strict government surveillance both physically and digitally makes it difficult for groups to organise, and doing so carries a great risk of torture, arrest, and possibly death....

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