Civil Society
China Just Passed a New Law Controlling Foreign NGOs
The draft version of the law required that all foreign NGOs register with the police and banned them from engaging in activities which endanger China's "national unity" or "public order and morality."
China Hits Back at UN Criticism of Its Human Rights Record
The UN human rights chief said a crackdown that has targeted lawyers and rights advocates is a "very worrying pattern," and urged transparency in the case of the missing Hong Kong booksellers.
Meet the 20-Somethings Who Have Been Tracking the Paris Climate Talks in a Google Doc
Peppered with GIFs and humorous observations of international delegates, the document is the only record of the deliberations that have been taking place behind the conference's closed doors.
Rumored SodaStream Deal May Launch Boycott of Starbucks
Activists warn that Starbucks could be the next target of a boycott if they strike a deal with SodaStream, which operates in Israel.
Good Technology: Envaya Builds A Civil Society Platform
A lot of the technology we talk about on Motherboard solves first world problems, some of which didn’t even exist before the technology itself (admit it, whether or not you can check your email from your phone hasn't been a pressing issue in your life...