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19-Year-Old Woman In China Jumps Into River After Forced Engagement, Dies
The tragic story has sparked outrage on social media in China and ignited a debate about marriage and women rights.
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Chinese Woman Slapped By Father-in-Law For Requesting Visit To Her Parents
A Chinese married woman, who hadn't visited her own parents in three years, was taken aback when her enraged father-in-law slapped her after she proposed the idea of paying them a visit.
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Women, Children In China Facing Repression, Female Activists Tell UN
Female human rights activists from Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong jointly highlighted China's forceful repression of women at the UN Human Rights Council calling it the worst human rights violations in the country.
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China To Revise Women's Protection Law For First Time In 30 Years
Legislation aimed at giving women in China more protection against gender discrimination and sexual harassment at work was submitted to China's parliament on Thursday.
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International Tennis Federation Chief Doesn't Want "To Punish Billion" Chinese People Over Peng Shaui
International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty said Sunday that his organisation will not boycott China over the Peng Shuai affair as "we don't want to punish a billion people".
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US Says China Responsible For "Murder Of Millions Of Baby Girls"
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday of a recent pushback against gender equality and women's rights and urged people to fight back as the United States slammed China and the world body for "the murder of millions of baby girls."
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Saudi Blowback Over Women's Rights Gives A Boost To Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau's attempts to export his "sunny" progressive ways have hit another roadblock, this time with Saudi Arabia. Yet unlike in recent spats with China and India, Canada's prime minister may get a slight boost at home for his support of women's rights.
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Kim Jong Un Has A Personal Girl Band, And It's Giving 'Friendship Performances' In China
The smiling, head-bobbing, saluting women of the Moranbong Band posses all the hallmarks of your typical K-pop group. Clad in mini-skirts and high heels, they perform under flashing lights on dramatic, larger-than-life sets. They infuse Western pop flavor with a Korean twist.
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China Criticises Hillary Clinton's Remark on Global Women's Rights
China today criticised Hillary Clinton calling her "biased", after the US Democratic presidential candidate accused President Xi Jinping of hypocrisy for hosting a UN event championing women's rights while punishing feminists in his own country.
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China President Xi Jinping Touts Women's Rights at United Nations, US Critical
China's President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government's record on women's rights as the United States slammed Beijing and others for jailing women for their views.
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'Landmark Verdict' for Abused China Wife Who Faced Death
A Chinese court today commuted the death sentence of a woman who killed her abusive husband, her lawyer told AFP, with a rights group labelling the move a "landmark verdict".
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China Frees 5 Women Activists on Bail After Outcry
China has unexpectedly released five women activists on bail, two lawyers said today, after a vocal campaign against their detention by the West and Chinese rights campaigners.
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US Calls On China to Release Detained Women's Rights Activists
The United States called on China on Thursday to immediately release five women's rights activists, who were detained for apparently planning to demonstrate against sexual harassment on public transport.
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China hits back at US in annual human rights survey
China accused the United States on Sunday of spying on its own citizens, discriminating against women and ethnic minorities and allowing gun crime to run out of control, in Beijing's annual rebuttal to Washington's criticism of its rights record.
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19-Year-Old Woman In China Jumps Into River After Forced Engagement, Dies
The tragic story has sparked outrage on social media in China and ignited a debate about marriage and women rights.
-
Chinese Woman Slapped By Father-in-Law For Requesting Visit To Her Parents
A Chinese married woman, who hadn't visited her own parents in three years, was taken aback when her enraged father-in-law slapped her after she proposed the idea of paying them a visit.
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Women, Children In China Facing Repression, Female Activists Tell UN
Female human rights activists from Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong jointly highlighted China's forceful repression of women at the UN Human Rights Council calling it the worst human rights violations in the country.
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China To Revise Women's Protection Law For First Time In 30 Years
Legislation aimed at giving women in China more protection against gender discrimination and sexual harassment at work was submitted to China's parliament on Thursday.
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International Tennis Federation Chief Doesn't Want "To Punish Billion" Chinese People Over Peng Shaui
International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty said Sunday that his organisation will not boycott China over the Peng Shuai affair as "we don't want to punish a billion people".
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US Says China Responsible For "Murder Of Millions Of Baby Girls"
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday of a recent pushback against gender equality and women's rights and urged people to fight back as the United States slammed China and the world body for "the murder of millions of baby girls."
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Saudi Blowback Over Women's Rights Gives A Boost To Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau's attempts to export his "sunny" progressive ways have hit another roadblock, this time with Saudi Arabia. Yet unlike in recent spats with China and India, Canada's prime minister may get a slight boost at home for his support of women's rights.
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Kim Jong Un Has A Personal Girl Band, And It's Giving 'Friendship Performances' In China
The smiling, head-bobbing, saluting women of the Moranbong Band posses all the hallmarks of your typical K-pop group. Clad in mini-skirts and high heels, they perform under flashing lights on dramatic, larger-than-life sets. They infuse Western pop flavor with a Korean twist.
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China Criticises Hillary Clinton's Remark on Global Women's Rights
China today criticised Hillary Clinton calling her "biased", after the US Democratic presidential candidate accused President Xi Jinping of hypocrisy for hosting a UN event championing women's rights while punishing feminists in his own country.
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China President Xi Jinping Touts Women's Rights at United Nations, US Critical
China's President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government's record on women's rights as the United States slammed Beijing and others for jailing women for their views.
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'Landmark Verdict' for Abused China Wife Who Faced Death
A Chinese court today commuted the death sentence of a woman who killed her abusive husband, her lawyer told AFP, with a rights group labelling the move a "landmark verdict".
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China Frees 5 Women Activists on Bail After Outcry
China has unexpectedly released five women activists on bail, two lawyers said today, after a vocal campaign against their detention by the West and Chinese rights campaigners.
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US Calls On China to Release Detained Women's Rights Activists
The United States called on China on Thursday to immediately release five women's rights activists, who were detained for apparently planning to demonstrate against sexual harassment on public transport.
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China hits back at US in annual human rights survey
China accused the United States on Sunday of spying on its own citizens, discriminating against women and ethnic minorities and allowing gun crime to run out of control, in Beijing's annual rebuttal to Washington's criticism of its rights record.
