By William Ide
FILE – Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of the annual National People’s Congress in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, March 16, 2016.
BEIJING—China has passed a controversial law that imposes new rules on foreign non-governmental organizations and puts the registration and supervision of such groups under the control of public security authorities. Continue reading
FILE – Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser is pictured in Inner Mongolia, northern China, June 23, 2014.
She also tweeted a message to the foundation notifying the group of their house arrest. Continue reading
Beijing Puts Tibetan Writers Under House Arrest已关闭评论
Tagged House Arrest, Tibetan, Tsering Woeser, Wang Lixiong
Citizen journalist Wang Jing (L), Tianwang website founder Huang Qi (C) and fellow activist Zhang Jixin (R), Dec. 6, 2013.
Authorities in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin have jailed a citizen journalist for nearly five years on public order charges after she reported on the self-immolation of a petitioner on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, her lawyer said on Monday. Continue reading
China Jails Citizen Journalist Who Witnessed Tiananmen Immolation Protest已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom, Press Freedom
Tagged Journalist, self-immolation, sentence, Tiananmen, Wang Jing
Guangdong rights activist Guo Feixiong in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of activists
Calls are growing for the Chinese authorities to grant medical parole to jailed rights activist Guo Feixiong following a recent visit by a relative to the prison where he is serving a six-year sentence for public order offenses. Continue reading
Rights Groups Call For Medical Parole For Jailed Chinese Activist已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, honorary Members
Tagged Guo Feixiong, Health, medical parole, Yang Maodong
Yang Maoping (杨茂平), sister of imprisoned rights activist Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) (also known as Yang Maodong (杨茂东)), circulated online the below account about Guo’s ill health after she visited him in Yangchun Prison, Guangdong (广东阳春监狱) this morning. Yang said that she repeated a request she first made to the prison authorities on February 29 that Guo be transferred to an upper-grade hospital to receive medical treatment. HRIC has translated Yang’s account, “Guo Feixiong’s Health Condition Worrisome,” in which she provides some details on Guo’s condition (see below). Continue reading
Imprisoned Rights Activist Guo Feixiong Suffering from Serious Health Issues已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, honorary Members
Tagged Guo Feixiong, Health, Yang Maodong
Sex Male
Birth date 1966-04-10
Birth place Beijing
Resident place Fengtai District, Beijing Continue reading
Only five videos are displayed on Papi Jiang’s Youku channel, none of which work
One of China’s biggest internet stars Papi Jiang has promised to “correct” herself, following warnings from government officials. Continue reading
China internet star Papi Jiang promises ‘corrections’ after reprimand已关闭评论
Posted in Culture, Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged Blogger, censorship, comedian, cyberspace, internet stars, Jiang Yilei, Papi Jiang
Guangdong rights activist Su Changlan in an undated file photo. Photo courtesy of HRCChina.org
A court in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Thursday began the subversion trial of another rights activist who supported the 2014 pro-democracy movement in neighboring Hong Kong. Continue reading
Pro-Democracy Activist Stands Trial For Subversion in China’s Guangdong已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, honorary Members, Subversion, Subversion
Tagged Foshan, Guangdong, Inciting Subversion, Su Changlan, trial
