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Chen Guangcheng, reproductive rights activist

By Lori | Published: May 3, 2012
TweetHave you guys heard about Chen Guangcheng? He’s a blind Chinese human rights lawyer and activist who has been occupying the news recently after making a dramatic late-night escape from his home, where he was being kept under house arrest against his will by the Chinese government. The reason for his years-long imprisonment (made famous [...]
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What China’s new marriage law has to do with American social conservatism

By Lori | Published: September 8, 2011
TweetLast month, a new interpretation of Chinese law went into effect that awards ownership of property bought before marriage to the original buyer, rather than to the couple jointly, as the law had previously been. It’s easy to see how this change would mostly affect women, and could threaten the economic security of divorced Chinese [...]
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