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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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Human RightsEditor's Pick
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
UN Weighs in on Forced Organ Harvesting in China
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenHuman rights experts at the United Nations have said they’re extremely alarmed by reports of alleged forced organ …
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Many bizarre (and horrific) things have been done in the name of communism in China. One of them …
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Editor's PickHuman Rights
June 4, 1989: Tiananmen Square Was a Killing Ground
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenJulian O’Halloran was a BBC reporter in China covering the events around June 4, 1989, commonly known as …
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Editor's PickChina
After Mao Seized Power in China, It Was Anything but Liberating
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenIn 1949 when the communists and Mao seized power in China, propagandists painted it as an act of …
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Editor's PickHuman Rights
U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Yu Hui, Former Official of China’s ‘Gestapo’ 6-10 Office
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenChinese woman Liu Guiying was detained for over 20 months without trial and then sentenced illegally in 2018 …
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Human RightsEditor's Pick
Future of Hong Kong’s Vigil Honoring Tiananmen Square Massacre Victims in Doubt
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenLast year, tens of thousands of Hong Kongers publicly commemorated the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre despite a ban …
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Editor's PickChina
Will China Remember the Tens of Millions Who Died in Mao’s Secret Famine?
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenMuch can get lost in history, even massive tragedies that occurred in the not-so-distant past may not have …
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Editor's PickHuman Rights
French Journalist Attacking Uyghur Genocide Reports Doesn’t Appear to Exist
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenA list of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) fakery would be endless, but one of the latest examples is …
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Editor's PickHuman Rights
Bao Zhouxuan, Son of Prominent Chinese Rights Lawyer, Applies for Political Asylum in U.S.
by Rory Karstenby Rory KarstenIt’s been a long, difficult road for Bao Zhouxuan, who has applied for asylum in the U.S. In …