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Chiou Ho-shun, detained for over 23 years, is Taiwan’s longest-detained criminal defendant. His case is Taiwan’s longest-running, still ongoing criminal case, described recently by his lawyers as “a stain on our country’s legal [history].” Chiou Ho-shun is on death row in Taiwan for a murder he likely didn’t commit. Chiou Ho-shun and his 11 co-defendants [...]
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Amnesty International Japan feature and video on the killing of the Dhanusa 5 in Nepal. For the English version go here. </object>
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As series of short ads by WildAid featuring Chinese sports stars campaigning against the harvesting of shark fins.
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Rather than climbing up stuff Qiu Bo went out and took some pics of the pollution caused by the textile industry in China (which probably includes the jeans your wearing).That’s for Greenpeace by the way.
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I suspect this has more PSP than PLA but check out the International Campaign for Tibet’s blog on how this Coke ad may be secretly subversive. Now did I ever tell you about my theory of how Disney’s ‘Lion King’ is Islamophobic…?
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What has now become known as the ‘rabbit’ cartoon started doing the rounds at the weekend and is now going viral internationally. It watches a bit like an episode of South Park directed by Tarantino. Depicting ordinary Chinese citizens as rabbits (we are about to enter the Year of the Rabbit) it shows them being [...]
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More on South Korea. This time not so good.
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These guys at Brown University are using satellite photos measuring the amount of light omitted by countries as a measure of developed (as a proxy to GDP). The growth of the South Korean economy can be clearly seen in these two images (and the sorry state of their brothers & sisters up north). Check out [...]
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Kuang Biao’s cartoon made me smile. The caption translates as, ‘Take off your clothes. Now its your turn.’ This is making reference to the policy of citizens in China having to register using their real names, yet a total lack of transparency in government. The guy in the big coat with girls and cash stashed [...]
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More from the excellent multi-media and documentary photography work of the Open Society Institute. Whether you are a fan of Soros or not, OSI has invested heavily in the production of high quality visual products that are integrated into social justice campaigns. The ‘Moving Walls 16‘ exhibition brings together work by six photographers. There is [...]
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