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Choephel may be alone in his cell, but he's not alone in his predicament. According to the Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy, more than 1,000 Tibetans, mostly political prisoners, are being held in Chinese jails. Like Choephel, most have been denied legal representation and contact with their families, and many have been tortured. Choephel's case won some early press attention: in 1997, Congress passed a resolution condemning his imprisonment, and then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright made a personal plea to Beijing for his release. But today Choephel is still being held in a remote...
...Britneys, however, it can be equally as radical to speak out for your society. To a protest singer in Mali or Haiti, is the target a government that stifles personal freedoms or a global juggernaut that threatens local traditions and economic autonomy? Is the oppressor the state, which might jail you for playing your music, or Western entertainment conglomerates, which can so thoroughly marginalize your music that you might as well be in jail...
...would seek to settle a Clinton-administration suit against the tobacco industry, which donated millions to the GOP in the last election cycle. The administration should not send corporations the signal that a strong lobby or a change in the political winds can buy a get-out-of-jail-free card. The concern that the government’s decision might have been politically motivated also calls into question the department’s commitment to enforcing any conduct remedies that are placed on the company...
...funded universities have failed to do their job in helping to develop the territory into a creative city. No metropolis ever became important without world-class academic institutions. Consider the City University of Hong Kong. Earlier this year when one of its professors, Li Shaomin, disappeared into a Chinese jail on trumped-up spy charges, Chang Hsin-kang, City University president, refused to extend any help even as some 600 scholars and colleagues of Li's around the world signed a petition calling for a fair and open trial. Chang excused himself by claiming Li's wife never requested help...
...deny that Big Brother is unnerving. There is a real chilling effect on public debate in Singapore because of the security apparatus. Newspapers and other media are subject to outright censorship and are vulnerable to political libel suits. The Internal Security Act gives the government authority to jail without trial anyone accused of trying to subvert the state. This looming menace gives any political discussion in Singapore a frightening tone, and there are some Singaporeans who choose to avoid the subject altogether. Despite a few opposition figures, the People’s Action Party (PAP), which has been in power...