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The Twitter account @whyyoutouzhele (李老师不是你老师) may have been shadow banned, possibly in relation to the 2nd anniversary of the White Paper protests.

The account is run by a Chinese artist living in Europe. It has played a key role in disseminating information about protests and other sensitive topics in China which are subjected to strict censorship by the state

article19.org/resources/china-

ARTICLE 19China: X must immediately end shadow ban of prominent human rights account - ARTICLE 19ARTICLE 19 calls on X to immediately end the shadow ban of ‘Teacher Li is not Your Teacher’ account.

A long interview with Chinese dissident Hu Ping. He discusses nonviolent protest movements and some of the reasons for their failure in China and Hong Kong

"Unless we can do deep and purposeful reflection on the 1989 democracy movement, we might never see another one. It is precisely because of the severity of current conditions in China that we must persist in understanding nonviolent resistance."

journalofdemocracy.org/online-

Hundreds of Chinese communist youths gathered for a huge demonstration at the Mao Zedong Square in the city of Shaoshan, Mao’s birthplace, on the eve of the communist leader’s birthday. With paroles echoing across the square, the protesters condemned the capitalist restoration policies of the ruling Communist Party of China, calling for a return to socialism and collectivization.

One year after China's White Paper protests, people in China and abroad are still finding creative ways to resist

The concept of "white paper" carries "infinite possibilities". "All the language that is not accepted by the CCP can appear on it," said Evelyn, a member of the student activist group China Deviants.

abc.net.au/news/2023-12-02/whi

ABC News · Young people living in and outside China fight to keep spirit of 'white paper' protests aliveBy ABC News

It is the one year anniversary of Peng Lifa hanging a banner from the Sitong Bridge in Beijing protesting the Chinese government's Covid policies. His protest is considered to have inspired the White Paper protests. His whereabouts, health and any charges against him remain unknown.

nchrd.org/2023/10/china-free-t

www.nchrd.orgChina: Free the Beijing Bridge Protestor Peng Lifa from Secret Detention | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

JFC.

Two activists were taken away, with red tape on their mouths, after saying they planned to fast in remembrance of the victims of China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, in which tanks rolled into Beijing and hundreds, possibly thousands, of people were killed.

Hong Kong detains 8 people on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversary abcnews.go.com/International/w #TiananmenSquare #ChinaProtests #humanrights

ABC NewsHong Kong detains 8 people on eve of Tiananmen Square anniversaryBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press