Activist Xu Zhiyong Leaves Prison, But Situation Unclear
Rights lawyer, civil society activist, and New Citizens’ Movement founder Xu Zhiyong left...
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LatestPerson of the Week: Xiao Shu
CDT is expanding its wiki beyond the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon to include short...
Rights Lawyer Xie Yang’s Trial Postponed
Rights lawyer Xie Yang, one of the few still awaiting trial after the 2015 “Black Friday” or “709”...
Author Details Unapproved Cuts to “Leftover Women”
The question of whether authors should accept censorship in exchange for publication within China...
Xi Jinping Visits U.K. (Updating)
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to the United Kingdom this week, with...
Activity of the Week: Getting Rice-Drunk
The Word of the Week comes from the Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by...
Four Views on Activism in China
A series of recent posts at the University of Nottingham’s China Policy Institute Blog...
Scholar Who Helped Chen Guangcheng Escape Arrested
After being detained on suspicion of “picking quarrels” in October, scholar Guo...
Scholar Who Helped Chen Guangcheng Escape Detained
Scholar Guo Yushan, who played an instrumental role in helping Chen Guangcheng escape his house...
Sensitive Words: Han Jihadist, Xu Zhiyong, More
As of September 12, the following search terms were blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the...
Chinese Activist’s Attorneys Plan No Show in Court
With the trial of human rights activist Yang Maodong, better known by the pen name Guo Feixiong,...
Activist Lawyer Teng Biao Vows to Continue Fight
South China Morning Post’s Verna Yu profiles Chinese rights lawyer Teng Biao as he moves to...
Sensitive Words: Lasers on Li, Anti-Corruption, More
As of August 29, the following search terms were blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
China’s Anti-Corruption Crusader and His Battle Plan
At The Wall Street Journal, Lingling Wei and Bob Davis provide a lengthy overview of China’s...
New Citizen Activists’ Sentences Upheld
AFP reports that prison sentences passed on two New Citizens’ Movement activists in April...
Sensitive Words: HK, Citizens’ Movement, Ling Jihua, More
As of June 24, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for...
Long Prison Sentences for Three New Citizen Activists
New Citizens’ Movement activists Liu Ping and Wei Zhongping were each sentenced to six and a...
Rights Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang Arrested
Beijing police formally arrested prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on Friday, on suspicion of...
