Zhao Lianhai, the parent of a child contaminated from tainted milk powder, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in prison in 2010 for his activism in support of other parents affected by the milk scandal. He was...
Read MoreZhao Lianhai, who was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for leading protests against milk contamination that made his son sick, has been released. A message allegedly written by Mr. Zhao posted online asks for privacy...
Read MoreZhao Lianhai, administrator of the website “Home for the Kidney Stone Babies” created after the melamine controversy in Fall 2008, was recently arrested. Via Global Times: The founder of the organization “Home...
Read MoreAs of October 27, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function): Protests in Ningbo: Thousands in the coastal city are demonstrating against the expansion of a petrochemical...
Read MoreReuters reports that loans and other contributions to help Ai Weiwei pay a 15 million yuan (US$2.4 million) tax bill have created a pool of almost one million US dollars from over 20,000 donors so far. But having vowed to fight...
Read MoreWang Lihong went on trial on Friday, accused of creating a disturbance at a protest outside a Fuzhou courthouse last year. The Guardian’s Tania Branigan described the scene outside Wang’s own trial: Representatives...
Read MoreThe Committee to Protect Journalists highlights two disappearances apparently connected to that of Ai Weiwei: Family and colleagues have been unable to reach Caijing magazine journalist Zhang Jialong since the evening of April...
Read MoreHuman rights lawyer Li Fangping has been detained in Beijing, hours after the release of Teng Biao, in an apparent “revolving-door trick” designed to influence public perception of the crackdown. From Chinese Human...
Read MoreWhile it appears that Chinese-Australian writer Yang Henjun is or soon will be a free man, the stream of reprisals against other critics of the government continues. The New York Times reports on the formal charging of Chen Wei,...
Read MoreCivil Society January 4, 2011 From the Central Propaganda Bureau: It is forbidden to use the term “civil society” (gongmin shehui) in reporting. It is not permitted to hype this topic. 公民社会 中宣部: 禁止在报道中提及“公民社会”，不能炒作这一话题。 Several...
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