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michael caster
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Head of Global China Programme @article19.bsky.social. Cofounder/advisor @safeguarddefenders.bsky.social. Other stuff. He/him.
On the eve of the #Tiananmen anniversary, @whyyoutouzhele
X account - renowned for protest related content - is again shadow banned, amid some 800 inauthentic Teacher Li accounts. Fake accounts game the algorithm to silence expression. It is part of Beijing's arsenal of influence.
June 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Please join us on June 4TH for an @article19.bsky.social webinar & report launch: From #Tiananmen to transnational repression - #China's assault on the right to protest. I'm excited to be joined by experts @zhoufengsuo.bsky.social @zumretayarkin.bsky.social & @aimenlau.bsky.social QR 4 registration!
May 30, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Are you in #Taiwan 4 #RightsCon? Join @article19.bsky.social & @doublethinklab.bsky.social next Tuesday for a conversation about #China's global assault on tech & human rights with perspectives from Asia, Africa, & Europe. With @matejsimalcik.bsky.social Ivan Lai, Tess Bacalla, & Sikula Oniala
February 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🇨🇳 Friday has been 100 days since Chinese journalist #ZhangZhan was rearrested, a mere months after completion an earlier four-year arbitrary prison sentence for her independent reporting. Now she faces up to 5 more years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” #FreeZhangZhan!
December 6, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Thank you @hongkongfp.com. I'm excited to use my new mug for that most revolutionary of drugs... caffeine!
November 28, 2024 at 8:42 AM
On the two year anniversary of the #WhitePaper protests #白纸革命 Twitter account for Teacher Li is not your Teacher (季老师不是你老师) is apparently shadow banned. The platform has some serious questions to answer.
November 28, 2024 at 7:35 AM
Don't forget to register at the QR below and join us Monday 18 Nov (7am EST, 8pm Taiwan time) for this @article19.bsky.social webinar on protest in #HongKong and #Taiwan, then and now, ten years since the Sunflower and Umbrella Movements, with Wu Rwei-Ren, Chen Fang Yu, Anna Kwok, and Alex Chow.
November 17, 2024 at 11:49 AM
I was told the original post was low res/QR didn't work. Join ARTICLE 19 w/ Anna Kwok Alex Chow Chen FangYu & Wu Rwei-Ren for a discussion on the Sunflower and Umbrella Movements then and now, the legacy of protest in
#HongKong and #Taiwan and their common adversary, Monday. Register at QR code
November 14, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Join ARTICLE 19 with Anna Kwok Alex Chow Chen FangYu and Wu Rwei-Ren for a riveting discussion on the Sunflower and Umbrella Movements then and now, the legacy of protest in #HongKong and #Taiwan and their common adversary, Monday. Register here
November 13, 2024 at 2:10 AM