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Yoo-Seong Hwang: Reassessment of Zhao Ziyang Continues

Posted by Xiao Qiang | Jan 24, 2005

From Donga.com: “The agreement between the bereaved family and Chinese authorities on the funeral schedule for the former Chinese Communist Party Chief Zhao Ziyang, has not been concluded eight days after his death. A source from Beijing said on January 24 that “the bereaved family not only asked to re-assess Zhao Ziyang through a funeral […]

Yang Hengjun Given Suspended Death Sentence; Li Qiaochu Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison

Posted by Arthur Kaufman | Feb 5, 2024

Last week ended with revelations about the mass incarceration of elderly Uyghur women for alleged “crimes” committed decades before their detention. This week began with more news about the weaponization of the Chinese legal...

Interview: Tsering Yangzom Lama on Colonialism, Exile, and the Importance of Listening to Tibetans’ Stories

Posted by Sophie Beach | Jun 19, 2023

Starting in March 2008, Tibetans across the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan took to the streets to call for religious freedom and an end to oppressive political and social controls and...

Rights Lawyers: Xu Zhiyong Formally Arrested; Wang Quanzhang Beaten During Prison Term; Yu Wensheng Sentenced

Posted by Samuel Wade | Jun 22, 2020

PEN America reported on Monday that rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong has been formally arrested for inciting subversion, four months after he was found and detained after going into hiding amid a round-up of activists on December 26....

Rights Lawyer Wang Quanzhang Reunited With Family After Almost Five Years

Posted by Samuel Wade | Apr 29, 2020

Rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was reunited with his family in Beijing on Monday, almost five years after his detention following the 2015 “Black Friday” or “709” crackdown, and more than two weeks after...

Lawyer Wang Quanzhang Moved from Prison into New Isolation

Posted by Samuel Wade | Apr 7, 2020

Rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was released from prison in Shandong on Sunday, but is still being kept under closely guarded isolation. Authorities have presented this as a standard measure against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,...