Freedom House Report Reveals Extent of Beijing’s Global Media Influence
Last week, the NGO Freedom House released a special report titled “Beijing’s Global Media Influence 2022: Authoritarian Expansion and the Power of Democratic Resilience.” The report analyzes the growth of the CCP’s global...
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Minitrue: “Win This Smokeless War” Over Online Discourse on Xinjiang Lockdown
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. @Everyone Notice from the Public Security Internet Monitoring Department: Effective immediately, no...
Read MoreMinitrue: Flood Weibo Comments on Xinjiang Prefecture’s Lockdown
The following instructions have been leaked and distributed online. Yili Super Topic #Yili Pandemic# @Everyone Notice: All internet commentary personnel are to open a campaign of comment flooding on this Weibo Super Topic in...
Read MoreHong Kong Judge Convicts Authors of Children’s Books for Sedition (Updated: 19-Month Sentence)
Space for free expression in Hong Kong continues to shrink. On Wednesday, a judge convicted five speech therapists of sedition after they published a series of illustrated children’s books. On Saturday, the judge sentenced each...
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Hunger Stalks Guiyang After Snap Lockdown
Hunger is becoming a common side-effect of China’s often chaotic lockdowns. During a citywide pandemic lockdown in Xi’an, residents went hungry as government propagandists cheered “noodles helping noodles.” During the...
Read MoreAuthorities Collect DNA Samples in Tibet for Policing Campaign
This week, Human Rights Watch reported that Chinese government authorities have conducted a mass collection of DNA samples from local populations across numerous towns in Tibet. The measure ostensibly aims to improve crime...
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Use of House Arrest Expands Dramatically During Xi Era
Chinese police have dramatically increased their use of house arrest during Xi Jinping’s ten years in power according to the new report “Home as Prison: The Increasing use of House Arrest in China” by Safeguard Defenders....
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“Only One Person Per Household Can Flee?” Earthquake Evacuation Barred as Breach of COVID Rules
Some efforts to flee an earthquake in Sichuan on Tuesday were thwarted by an even weightier power than tectonic plates: China’s zero-COVID policy. Viral videos and screenshots show that some residents of locked-down buildings in...
Read MoreNetizen Voices: Officials in Chengde Backtrack on Multi-generational Punishment for COVID Scofflaws
On August 30, the Chengde High-Tech Industry Development Zone in Hebei province announced a range of detailed and draconian punishments for anyone violating local pandemic prevention measures. Most extraordinarily, the...
Read MoreUN Report: “Serious Human Rights Violations” in Xinjiang May Constitute Crimes Against Humanity
With about ten minutes to midnight on her last day as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet finally released her long-overdue report on Xinjiang. The 46-page report concluded that the Chinese government has...
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