China Labour Bulletin, which tracked worker unrest for three decades from Hong Kong, shuts down

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Open this photo in gallery: Labour rights activist and Tiananmen protester Han Dongfang founded the China Labour Bulletin, which announced it's ceasing operations.LAM YIK/Reuters A Hong Kong-based labour-rights group has become the latest civil society organization to stop operations in the territory amid an ongoing national security crackdown. Founded in 1994 by Han Dongfang – a former leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests – China Labour Bulletin began life as a newsletter, but soon grew to offer legal support and advocate on behalf of Chinese workers as the country’s economy boomed and it became the factory of the world....