Michael Chen

Author: Michael Chen

Senior editor and columnist focused on business and economics. Brings deep analytical perspective to complex topics.

Posts by Michael Chen:

In China, Skepticism Surrounding Police Investigation of Kindergarten Child Abuse Is Censored

dic 15, 2017 Michael Chen

"In a matter of a few minutes, thousands of questions popped up...Then in a matter of a few seconds, all the comments vanished and the comment function was closed."

Animal Carcasses, Tires, and Medical Waste: A New Report Highlights Health Risks of Lebanon's Trash Crisis

dic 15, 2017 Michael Chen

"When they burn we can’t breathe […] We’ve had to go to the hospital because of this."

A Local Newspaper's Full-Page Feature on Nuclear Radiation Survival Stirs Panic in China

dic 15, 2017 Michael Chen

"The whole page feature on nuclear radiation precaution is believed to be a reaction to the risk of warfare in the Korean peninsula."

The Ahwazis of Iran Face Death Sentences after False Accusations of Opposing the Government

dic 15, 2017 Michael Chen

An Iranian court sentenced two Ahwazi Arab men to death and gave six others three to 25 years for the crimes of alleged membership in non-existent opposition groups.

Petition to Free the Eritrean Man Unjustly Arrested in Italy for Mistaken Identity

dic 15, 2017 Michael Chen

The Italian authorities appear to have gotten the wrong man; will they acknowledge it? The hunt for the mastermind of Mediterranean human trafficking takes a strange turn.

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Posts by Michael Chen:

In China, Skepticism Surrounding Police Investigation of Kindergarten Child Abuse Is Censored

Animal Carcasses, Tires, and Medical Waste: A New Report Highlights Health Risks of Lebanon's Trash Crisis

A Local Newspaper's Full-Page Feature on Nuclear Radiation Survival Stirs Panic in China

The Ahwazis of Iran Face Death Sentences after False Accusations of Opposing the Government

Petition to Free the Eritrean Man Unjustly Arrested in Italy for Mistaken Identity

Initiatives for Environmental Activism Take Off in Cuba

The Hypocrisy of the Philippines National Police Human Rights Mobile App

In Egypt, Both Sexual Harassment and Child Marriages Continue to Plague the Country

Found in Translation: Local Publisher Brings Alive the Story of a Somali Olympian and Refugee for Macedonian Readers

After Authorities Evict Beijing's ‘Low-End’ Residents, Chinese Ask: Where Is the Humanity?