by marywald | Aug 10, 2017
Mujtaba al-Sweika, a bright 18-year-old student in Saudi Arabia, was on his way to visit Western Michigan University in 2012 when he was arrested in the airport in Riyadh. He was one of 14, largely young men, arrested for taking part in a protest.Among his charges is...
by marywald | Mar 10, 2014
Archbishop Tutu to China: Stop Abusing the Dalai Lama In March, 2009, TheCommunity.com and the International Campaign for Tibet cooperated on the release of an open letter from Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu on the subject of China’s treatment...
by marywald | Mar 9, 2014
The letter from Desmond Tutu to the Dalai Lama was originally published for signature in 2010. After we reached 10,000 signatures, the letter was closed and delivered. Signatories on the letter included Nobel Peace Prize winners, internationally recognized artists,...
by marywald | Jun 21, 2013
the “blind dissident”, china and nyu In 2013 we had been hired to help a group in New York on human rights in China. We were honored that Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident who many know as the “blind dissident”, joined us in speaking out...
by marywald | Jun 3, 2013
Desmond Tutu, Chen Ghuancheng and Human Rights in China June 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of China’s crackdown in Tiananmen Square in 1989, when the Chinese military opened fire, killing thousands of students and other peaceful demonstrators. As the...