The famous Chinese author and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo (who was born back in 1955 in Changchun, Jilin) was arrested December 24, 2009, for pursuing “subversion” and criticizing the Chinese regime in Beijing. The very harsh sentence has shocked many friends and intellectuals not only in China, but all over the world. Many demonstrations took place after the condemnation to show solidarity with the author and president of the Chinese P.E.N. club. (more…)
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Millions of people were celebrating when Barack Hussein Obama won the presidential election last year in the U.S., thus taking place of former president George Walker Bush. After the “Obamania” in autumn 2008, Obama wanted to start his new role as the mightiest man in the world with a big “Change”. But how much of this “Change” has become reality so far? (more…)
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