Xu Zhiyong: The Last Ten Years
The new website China Change has translated a lengthy essay by rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong, in which he reflects on his work – and changes in Chinese society – over the past decade. Xu Zhiyong founded the Open...
by Sophie Beach | Jun 6, 2013
The new website China Change has translated a lengthy essay by rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong, in which he reflects on his work – and changes in Chinese society – over the past decade. Xu Zhiyong founded the Open...
by Anne Henochowicz | May 22, 2013
The story below is translated from a Yanzhao Metropolis Daily report. It is currently unavailable on the newspaper’s website. Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang Says He Is a “Key Person,” Refused Admittance to Hotel Last...
by Anne Henochowicz | May 20, 2013
As of May 19, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Intertwined Injustices in Fujian: On June 24, 2001, a bomb exploded at the Fuqing City Discipline Inspection...
by Anne Henochowicz | May 15, 2013
As of May 14, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Lawyers “Surround and Watch” Black Jails: On May 13, 11 rights defense lawyers were detained and...
by Anne Henochowicz | May 13, 2013
Rights defense lawyer Xu Zhiyong has continued his advocacy despite years of setbacks. The Open Constitution Initiative, a legal assistance NGO he and several other lawyers founded in 2003, was shut down in 2009 by Beijing...
by Samuel Wade | Feb 4, 2013
In an essay translated by Jason Todd, professor Yu Jianrong argues that China’s fixation on “stability at all costs” is misguided and unsustainable. He advocates the cultivation of a resilient and dynamic...
by Anne Henochowicz | Dec 18, 2012
The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies...
by Anne Henochowicz | Nov 17, 2012
In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet...
by Anne Henochowicz | Nov 16, 2012
In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet...
by Anne Henochowicz | Nov 14, 2012
In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet...
by Anne Henochowicz | Nov 14, 2012
In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet Instructions” series to the Censorship Vault. These directives were originally published on Canyu.org (Participate) and date from 2005...
by Anne Henochowicz | Nov 14, 2012
In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet...
by Samuel Wade | Jun 7, 2012
At Slate, William J. Dobson profiles renowned rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, a veteran of June 4th, Charter 08 signatory and friend of Liu Xiaobo, and defender of figures such as Ai Weiwei and Tan Zuoren. The profile is taken from...
by Sophie Beach | Mar 21, 2012
The Justice Ministry will ask all new lawyers, and lawyers renewing their licenses, to sign an oath of loyalty to the Communist Party for the first time. In recent years, activist lawyers have become among the most outspoken...
by samuel wade | Aug 4, 2011
At The Huffington Post, John Wagner Givens argues for greater recognition of the work of Chinese lawyers aside from “the handful of well-known activists”: The number of lawyers that are involved in criminal justice...
by Sophie Beach | Jul 15, 2011
In Foreign Policy, Chinese legal expert Jerome Cohen writes about the recent crackdown that is primarily targeting human rights lawyers: It’s open season on lawyers in China today. To be sure, not on most of the almost...
by Sophie Beach | Jul 12, 2011
Beijing-based journalist Paul Mooney talks with Australia’s ABC News about the recent crackdown targeting rights lawyers and activists, which he calls the worst crackdown on dissent since 1989. Listen to the interview...
by Sophie Beach | May 4, 2011
Human rights lawyer Li Fangping has returned home after disappearing Friday, while activists on Twitter are reporting that fellow rights lawyer Li Xiongping has since disappeared. From AP: Li Fangping vanished Friday after...