Frequency | Biweekly |
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Format | Online |
First issue | 1 June 2009 |
Final issue Number | 30 January 2020 Issue 279 |
Based in | New York City |
Language | Chinese |
Website | biweeklyarchive.hrichina.org www.hrichina.org/chs |
China Human Rights Biweekly | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 中國人權雙周刊 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中国人权双周刊 | ||||||
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The China Human Rights Biweekly[1] (traditional Chinese: 中國人權雙周刊; simplified Chinese: 中国人权双周刊; pinyin: Zhōngguó rénquán shuāngzhōukān), also known as Zhongguo Renquan Shuangzhoukan[2] or Chinese Human Rights Biweekly[3] or China's Human Rights Biweekly,[4] generally known as Human Rights in China Biweekly,[5] abbreviated as HRIC Biweekly,[6] is a United States-based Chinese online magazine[7] founded[8] and owned by the non-governmental organization "Human Rights in China".[9] It was officially inaugurated on 1 June 2009.[10] As of January 30, 2020,[11] the magazine will no longer been updated.[12]
Human Rights in China Biweekly is a newsletter of news and opinions[13] that are banned and censored in the Mainland China.[14] Since its founding, the magazine has been repeatedly paralysed by cyberattacks made by hackers from Mainland China.[10] The mission of the HRIC Biweekly is to "advocate for the progress of human rights in China" (为中国的人权进步呐喊).[15] The journal is one of the main platforms for overseas Chinese liberal intellectuals (中国自由知识分子) to speak out[16] and is also the mainstream media of the overseas pro-democracy movement.[17]
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