Minitrue: Downplay “Dispute” Between Lawyer and Police
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
illegal detentions
New Anti-graft Ministry Heightens Rights Concerns
The anticipated establishment of the National Supervision Commission—a new “fourth...
Sweden Demands Immediate Release of Gui Minhai
The Swedish government has summoned the Chinese ambassador after reports that publisher Gui Minhai...
International Writers Call for Liu Xia’s Freedom
Liu Xia, the widow of recently deceased activist Liu Xiaobo, has been living under house arrest...
Person of the Week: Gao Zhisheng
CDT is expanding its wiki beyond the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon to include short...
Concerns Remain After Liu Xia Appears in Online Video
Liu Xia, the widow of recently deceased activist Liu Xiaobo, has been under house arrest and...
Person of the Week: Liu Xia
CDT is expanding its wiki beyond the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon to include short biographies of...
Inciting Separatism Charge for Tibetan Education Advocate
Tibetan entrepreneur and language education advocate Tashi Wangchuk, who was earlier this month...
Judges and Lawyers Forced to Get in Line or Get Out
China’s rulers unequivocally see the country’s legal system as an instrument of power. Those...
U.N. Report: Chinese Justice System Relies on Torture
While central authorities have claimed that criminal justice reforms since 2008 have helped...
Petitioner’s Testimony Describes Black Jail Torture
At South China Morning Post, Chris Luo reports on the testimony of an Anhui petitioner in the...
Arrested, Detained: Navigating China’s Police Powers
At China Real Time, UC Berkeley law professor Stanley Lubman offers a brief introduction to the...
Twelve Petitioners Attempt Suicide in Beijing
The Telegraph’s Tom Phillips reports on two separate incidents in which a total of 12...
“Being Traveled”: China Sends Activists on Holidays
AFP’s Tom Hancock describes China’s occasional practice of sending activists on forced...
Detained Woman Given Shock Treatment Wins Lawsuit
Keira Lu Huang at The South China Morning Post reports that a woman who was detained illegally and...
Detective Work by ‘Black Jail’ Prisoners Leads to Trial
Caixin’s Ren Zhongyuan and Yang Baolu report on the trial this month of three alleged...
Beijing Reiterates Call to End Petitioner Abuses
China’s central government has repeated a call last month to better protect...
Sensitive: Zhou Yongkang’s Given Name, More
As of March 18, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
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