On April 10, civil rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were sentenced to 14 and 12 years in prison, respectively, on charges of “subversion of state power” after closed door trials in Linshu County, Shandong. The charges...
Civil rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi have been sentenced to 14 and 12 years in prison, respectively, on charges of “subversion of state power” after closed door trials in Linshu County, Shandong. The charges stem from...
Last week, prominent civil rights defenders Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were put on trial behind closed doors on charges of subversion. The trials took place on Wednesday and Friday, respectively, in the Linshu County...
While many look forward to relaxing during the December holiday season, the CCP typically leverages foreign distraction during this period to crack down on Chinese human rights defenders. Among those targeted in a recent wave of...
A September 17 advance report from the UN Human Rights Council notes that the Chinese government has engaged in intimidation and reprisals against activists who have cooperated with the United Nations on human rights issues...
Rights lawyer, civil society activist, and New Citizens’ Movement founder Xu Zhiyong left...
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Rights lawyer Xie Yang, one of the few still awaiting trial after the 2015 “Black Friday” or “709”...
The question of whether authors should accept censorship in exchange for publication within China...
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to the United Kingdom this week, with...
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
A series of recent posts at the University of Nottingham’s China Policy Institute Blog...
After being detained on suspicion of “picking quarrels” in October, scholar Guo...
Scholar Guo Yushan, who played an instrumental role in helping Chen Guangcheng escape his house...
As of September 12, the following search terms were blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the...
With the trial of human rights activist Yang Maodong, better known by the pen name Guo Feixiong,...
South China Morning Post’s Verna Yu profiles Chinese rights lawyer Teng Biao as he moves to...
As of August 29, the following search terms were blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
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