Category Archives: Headlines

PEN International’s Open Letter: Time for China to release writers, journalists and activists

Posted on 12/10/2016 by | PEN International’s Open Letter: Time for China to release writers, journalists and activists已关闭评论

pen2016Today, on World Human Rights Day, our Pen International community of writers, readers, activists and publishers condemn the Chinese authorities’ sustained and increasing attack on free expression and call for an immediate end to China’s worsening crackdown on fundamental human rights. Continue reading →

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The European Union Delegation in China issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in China

Posted on 12/09/2016 by | The European Union Delegation in China issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in China已关闭评论

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Every year on 10 December the international community celebrates the anniversary of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This anniversary is an opportunity for both the EU and China to examine their progress in protecting the human rights of all persons. Continue reading →

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China: PEN renews its calls to release all writers, journalists and publishers

Posted on 12/07/2016 by | China: PEN renews its calls to release all writers, journalists and publishers已关闭评论

pen-digital-freedom-logo7 December 2016

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Ahead of World Human Rights Day, PEN International reiterates its calls on the Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all writers, journalists, bloggers and publishers held for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of opinion, expression and association. The number of detained and imprisoned writers in China is among the highest in the world. PEN also calls on the authorities to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights without further delay. Continue reading →

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China Protests Trump’s Taiwan Presidential Phone Call, Media Issues Warnings

Posted on 12/05/2016 by | China Protests Trump’s Taiwan Presidential Phone Call, Media Issues Warnings已关闭评论
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Lackawanna College Student Union in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7, 2016. AFP

China on Monday said it has lodged a diplomatic protest in Washington after United States president-elect Donald Trump took a phone call from the president of Taiwan, an island claimed but never ruled by its ruling Chinese Communist Party. Continue reading →

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Interview: ‘They Humiliate You, And Treat You Like Animals, Worse Than a Dog’

Posted on 12/02/2016 by | Interview: ‘They Humiliate You, And Treat You Like Animals, Worse Than a Dog’已关闭评论
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Wang Qingying (R) is shown following his release from prison. Photo courtesy of Xi Sen

A rights activist, one of the Guangzhou Three, recently released from prison in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, says he is having trouble returning to normal life, detailing ongoing restrictions on his movements and a lack of income. Wang Qingying, who was sentenced on Jan. 29, 2016 by the Intermediate People’s Court in Guangdong’s provincial capital Guangzhou alongside Tang Jingling and Yuan Xinting, spoke to RFA following his release at the end of his two-and-a-half year sentence, most of which was served in pretrial detention: Continue reading →

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Three Human Rights Defenders Held in Unknown Locations, ‘at Risk of Torture’

Posted on 12/01/2016 by | Three Human Rights Defenders Held in Unknown Locations, ‘at Risk of Torture’已关闭评论
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Detained Chinese rights lawyer Xie Yang, in undated photo. Photo courtesy of an RFA listener.

Concerns are mounting over the continued detention of three prominent Chinese rights defenders all detained or “disappeared” last month, rights group said. Continue reading →

Three Human Rights Defenders Held in Unknown Locations, ‘at Risk of Torture’已关闭评论

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Journalist still under house arrest, cannot receive treatment abroad

Posted on 11/30/2016 by | Journalist still under house arrest, cannot receive treatment abroad已关闭评论
gao-yu1A Beijing court has told journalist Gao Yu that she can continue serving her five-year jail term under a form of house arrest for another year from 26 November but has warned her that she could be sent her back to prison “at any time.”

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Editor of human rights news website detained in China

Posted on 11/29/2016 by | Editor of human rights news website detained in China已关闭评论

liu-feiyueNew York, November 28, 2016 – Chinese authorities should immediately release Liu Feiyue, the editor and founder of the human rights news website Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch, known in China as Minsheng Guancha, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Liu’s arrest occurred amid increasing efforts by China to silence journalists and bloggers who cover protests and human rights abuses. Continue reading →

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