Andrea Janku
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‘sinologist’ at soas.ac.uk/about/andrea-janku. me. things I care about. blurry photos now mostly on instagram.com/zamarginalities #ActuallyAutistic
A stunning performance of a rarely seen play: Ödön von Horváth’s Der jüngste Tag (1937)
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Judgment Day – Old Red Lion Pub & Playhouse
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September 26, 2026 at 8:21 AM
A stunning performance of a rarely seen play: Ödön von Horváth’s Der jüngste Tag (1937)
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Translation: “Eventually, We All Learned to Keep Quiet”
"When someone is unhappy with something they think is unreasonable or unfair, they ought to be allowed to ask, 'Why?' What’s scary is if society reaches the point where no one dares to ask why."
"When someone is unhappy with something they think is unreasonable or unfair, they ought to be allowed to ask, 'Why?' What’s scary is if society reaches the point where no one dares to ask why."
Translation: “Eventually, We All Learned to Keep Quiet”
In mid-September, a man was arrested for stabbing and wounding an unknown number of women outside a hotpot restaurant in the GOGO Xintiandi shopping plaza in
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September 24, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Fan Chuo - Le Livre des barbares
樊綽《蠻書》
Texte introduit, traduit et annoté par Alexis Lycas
À paraître en novembre aux Belles Lettres
樊綽《蠻書》
Texte introduit, traduit et annoté par Alexis Lycas
À paraître en novembre aux Belles Lettres
September 23, 2026 at 7:08 AM
After once leaving rural China behind, two filmmakers returned to document the farmers and workers whose stories are fading from view as the countryside changes.
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Two Filmmakers, 1,100 Villages, and a Race to Record Rural China
After once leaving rural China behind, two filmmakers returned to document the farmers and workers whose stories are fading from view as the countryside changes.
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September 19, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Friends, rights groups worry for Chinese #MeToo activist’s life after jail
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Friends, rights groups worry for Chinese #MeToo activist’s life after jail
Rio once joined his friend, jailed Chinese #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin, for weekly group discussions on social issues and shared struggles, and now worries about how she will navigate life …
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September 18, 2026 at 6:38 PM
‘mimic, or fall silent’
#舆论导向
#舆论导向
"In photographs released by the [Chinese] Foreign Ministry through foreign social media platforms blocked within China itself, journalists could be seen conducting group interviews at the scene — not with survivors, mind you, but with rescue workers."
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Taming News of a Border Tragedy
The catastrophe that struck the China-Nepal border last month is a case study in information control — and the clearest sign yet that Xi Jinping has rewritten the script for domestic media.
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September 15, 2026 at 11:57 AM
‘mimic, or fall silent’
#舆论导向
#舆论导向
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Chow Hang-tung's mother, Medina Chow thanked "everyone for standing with the activists and supporting them. "For today's verdict, you do not need to be overly saddened. Do not lose heart. And above all, do not feel guilty.""
They are staying strong. Let's do so too.
They are staying strong. Let's do so too.
Hong Kong court jails two Tiananmen vigil group leaders for 7 years reut.rs/4r2jTHL
Hong Kong court jails two Tiananmen vigil group leaders for 7 years
A Hong Kong court sentenced two pro-democracy activists to seven years in prison on Friday, after they were convicted for inciting subversion, with judges highlighting their use of the phrase "end one-party dictatorship" in their political activities.
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September 11, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Chow Hang-tung's mother, Medina Chow thanked "everyone for standing with the activists and supporting them. "For today's verdict, you do not need to be overly saddened. Do not lose heart. And above all, do not feel guilty.""
They are staying strong. Let's do so too.
They are staying strong. Let's do so too.
‘One supporter who attended the sentencing told the Guardian: “A demonstration that lasted for more than 35 years without any problem is suddenly being seen as subversion.”’
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Tiananmen Square vigil organisers jailed for seven years in Hong Kong
Pro-democracy activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan were found guilty of ‘incitement to subversion’ in controversial national security case
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September 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM
‘One supporter who attended the sentencing told the Guardian: “A demonstration that lasted for more than 35 years without any problem is suddenly being seen as subversion.”’
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#Tibet Film Festival London returns 25–27 September for its sixth edition, exploring the theme of “Memories of Tibet” through films, personal stories, & cultural events, including Q&As, a UK premiere, & a short film competition. asianmoviepulse.com/2026/09/tibe... #filmfestival
Tibet Film Festival London 2026 Announces Programme Exploring Memories of Tibet
Tibet Film Festival London returns for its sixth edition with a programme exploring the theme of Memories of Tibet. Tibet Film Festival London 2026 Announces Programme Exploring Memories of Tibet
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September 8, 2026 at 2:42 AM
#Tibet Film Festival London returns 25–27 September for its sixth edition, exploring the theme of “Memories of Tibet” through films, personal stories, & cultural events, including Q&As, a UK premiere, & a short film competition. asianmoviepulse.com/2026/09/tibe... #filmfestival
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[Poste] Professeur-e assistant-e en sinologie (Chine moderne et contemporaine) afec.hypotheses.org/12472
[Poste] Professeur-e assistant-e en sinologie (Chine moderne et contemporaine)
La Faculté des lettres de l'Université de Genève met au concours un poste de professeur-e assistant-e avec prétitularisation conditionnelle (tenure track) en sinologie (Chine moderne et contemporaine)...
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September 9, 2026 at 6:22 AM
[Poste] Professeur-e assistant-e en sinologie (Chine moderne et contemporaine) afec.hypotheses.org/12472
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UPDATE: less than two days after the closure of Have A Nice Stay, Hunter Bookstore, another independent bookstore that was raided by Hong Kong's National Security Police for incitement, announced on Instagram that they are unable to secure a lease renewal at their current physical location.
Hong Kong's independent bookstores, a refuge for Chinese readers, are under threat
Independent bookstores in Hong Kong offer a window for mainland Chinese readers who seek ideas suppressed at home.
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September 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM
UPDATE: less than two days after the closure of Have A Nice Stay, Hunter Bookstore, another independent bookstore that was raided by Hong Kong's National Security Police for incitement, announced on Instagram that they are unable to secure a lease renewal at their current physical location.
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The fact this is his second NSL trial could really only be read as “we just want to lock the guy up for life”
BREAKING Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to foreign collusion in a second national security trial against him, AFP journalists at the court report
September 2, 2026 at 4:23 AM
The fact this is his second NSL trial could really only be read as “we just want to lock the guy up for life”
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China’s response to the Tibet flood shows how #censorship has evolved: don’t just delete eyewitness footage, bury it beneath polished state media. The result is a disaster recast as a spectacle of government competence while questions of negligence disappear.
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How China buried Tibet flood images after Nepal disaster
In Tibet, a digital crackdown followed the deadly flood that has devastated communities along the China-Nepal border. Censors erased viral footage while Chinese state media flooded platforms with offi...
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September 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM
China’s response to the Tibet flood shows how #censorship has evolved: don’t just delete eyewitness footage, bury it beneath polished state media. The result is a disaster recast as a spectacle of government competence while questions of negligence disappear.
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831 will germinate into calls for HKPF to be disbanded later on. After all, the HK government and the police had committed an act of terror on its own citizens. Whatever system that allowed this violence is not a system fit to stand. It all needs to burn. 我們不能回復正常， 因為原來的正常就是問題
August 31, 2026 at 1:24 AM
831 will germinate into calls for HKPF to be disbanded later on. After all, the HK government and the police had committed an act of terror on its own citizens. Whatever system that allowed this violence is not a system fit to stand. It all needs to burn. 我們不能回復正常， 因為原來的正常就是問題
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On a day where we learn that Cofnas has been given his role back at the Uni, in some form, after seeming pressure from the US, it may be useful to read the lovely things people have written about Professor Jason Arday. A tonic, in a world funding hate.
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Everything Good About Jason Arday
First-hand accounts from people who knew him. Collected by his students.
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August 31, 2026 at 7:01 AM
On a day where we learn that Cofnas has been given his role back at the Uni, in some form, after seeming pressure from the US, it may be useful to read the lovely things people have written about Professor Jason Arday. A tonic, in a world funding hate.
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leilacancode.github.io/everythinggo...
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China says 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries are among 546 people still missing after floods in #Tibet.
The disclosure offers one of the clearest pictures yet of the disaster on the Chinese side of the border, where information remains tightly controlled
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The disclosure offers one of the clearest pictures yet of the disaster on the Chinese side of the border, where information remains tightly controlled
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China Says 261 Foreigners From 23 Countries Are Missing in Tibet Flood
The disclosure offered one of the clearest pictures yet of the disaster on the Chinese side of the border, where authorities have released few details.
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August 30, 2026 at 12:02 PM
China says 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries are among 546 people still missing after floods in #Tibet.
The disclosure offers one of the clearest pictures yet of the disaster on the Chinese side of the border, where information remains tightly controlled
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
The disclosure offers one of the clearest pictures yet of the disaster on the Chinese side of the border, where information remains tightly controlled
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
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Point #1 of Chow Hang-tung's 18 point mitigation statement:-
"1. The 206-page judgment, after all, boils down to saying that pursuing democracy is a crime."
"1. The 206-page judgment, after all, boils down to saying that pursuing democracy is a crime."
Tiananmen vigil activists Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho, and the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance returned to court on Friday for mitigation proceedings.
Chow's mitigation statement in full: buff.ly/BCAveBL
Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP.
Chow's mitigation statement in full: buff.ly/BCAveBL
Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP.
August 28, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Point #1 of Chow Hang-tung's 18 point mitigation statement:-
"1. The 206-page judgment, after all, boils down to saying that pursuing democracy is a crime."
"1. The 206-page judgment, after all, boils down to saying that pursuing democracy is a crime."
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"While such work was possible in an earlier era in China, under Xi Jinping, who took power in 2012, the room for artistic expression has contracted. The law that Gao was charged under was introduced in 2021, but the works used as evidence against him were created more than 15 years ago."
A prominent Chinese artist was convicted on Tuesday and sentenced to three years in prison for insulting Chinese heroes in a series of works in the early 2000s that lampooned Mao Zedong and other leaders, his brother said www.wsj.com/world/china/...
Chinese Court Sentences Artist Who Lampooned Mao
Gao Zhen was convicted on charges of insulting Chinese heroes in works from early 2000s.
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August 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"While such work was possible in an earlier era in China, under Xi Jinping, who took power in 2012, the room for artistic expression has contracted. The law that Gao was charged under was introduced in 2021, but the works used as evidence against him were created more than 15 years ago."
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“They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds”
August 21, 2026 at 8:32 AM
“They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds”
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From when it was legal.
(BTW, am surprised this video is still viewable in Hong Kong. And of course it's ironic that I should be surprised about this since it is a video of an event that was legal in Hong Kong at the time that it was filmed.)
(BTW, am surprised this video is still viewable in Hong Kong. And of course it's ironic that I should be surprised about this since it is a video of an event that was legal in Hong Kong at the time that it was filmed.)
August 21, 2026 at 8:32 AM
From when it was legal.
(BTW, am surprised this video is still viewable in Hong Kong. And of course it's ironic that I should be surprised about this since it is a video of an event that was legal in Hong Kong at the time that it was filmed.)
(BTW, am surprised this video is still viewable in Hong Kong. And of course it's ironic that I should be surprised about this since it is a video of an event that was legal in Hong Kong at the time that it was filmed.)
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While I don't think anyone expected a different verdict. It is still heart breaking.
Free Chow Hang-tung
Free Lee Cheuk-yan
Free all Political Prisoners
#FreeOurFriends
Free Chow Hang-tung
Free Lee Cheuk-yan
Free all Political Prisoners
#FreeOurFriends
August 21, 2026 at 5:57 AM
While I don't think anyone expected a different verdict. It is still heart breaking.
Free Chow Hang-tung
Free Lee Cheuk-yan
Free all Political Prisoners
#FreeOurFriends
Free Chow Hang-tung
Free Lee Cheuk-yan
Free all Political Prisoners
#FreeOurFriends
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Our in-depth look by Christelle Nguyen at how China is putting pressure on academics and scholarship in Europe. A must-read, based on more than 30 interviews.
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The Limits of Talking About China in Europe – Lingua Sinica
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August 20, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Our in-depth look by Christelle Nguyen at how China is putting pressure on academics and scholarship in Europe. A must-read, based on more than 30 interviews.
lingua-sinica.org/the-limits-o...
lingua-sinica.org/the-limits-o...