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Rory Karsten
Rory Karsten
Rory Karsten is the penname used for a journalist working and traveling in Asia. He has been writing about the region for ten plus years with a focus on China and human rights.
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PoliticsEditor's Pick
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Enforced Disappearance of Gao Zhisheng and China’s Human Rights Crisis
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenProminent Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was once listed as being among China’s 10 best lawyers by …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Jiang Zemin: Death of Another Vicious Communist Despot
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenMuch will be written about ex-Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin in the coming days following his death, …
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PoliticsEditor's Pick
Global Scope of Beijing’s Multibillion-Dollar Media Influence Campaigns Exposed
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenThe Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has spent billions of dollars over the years pushing its narratives by various …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Weapons of the State: Psychiatric Facilities in China
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenTo achieve the goal of total control a communist regime will use whatever means necessary to accomplish it. …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Chinese Surgeons Killing People for Their Organs
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenA peer-reviewed report published in the American Journal of Transplantation has added to the mounting evidence proving that …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
The Dark Vibe of the Beijing Winter Olympics
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenThe Beijing Winter Olympics begins on Feb. 4. It’s probably the most controversial Olympics since, well, the last …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
World Wants to Know: ‘Where Is Peng Shuai?’
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenFormer top-ranked tennis player Peng Shuai is one of China’s best-known athletes, both inside her country and internationally. …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Why Is the World Turning a Blind Eye to Forced Organ Harvesting in China?
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenFor most of us, the state-sanctioned killing of prisoners of conscience in China for the sole purpose of …
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LifestyleFeatured
Too Much Social Media Puts Kids’ Mental Well-Being at Risk
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenChildren are particularly vulnerable to social media. It wasn’t that long ago that connecting to the Internet required …