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The politics of a martial arts book fair in Hong Kong

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Political books on display at the Hong Kong book fair

Political books on display at the Hong Kong book fair, including Mao: The Untold Story, and Gao Zhisheng’s book Stand Up China 2017 (below left)

A book fair in a convention centre in Hong Kong’s Wanchai district. Continue reading →

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Two Hong Kong Journalists Jailed Over Sale of Political Magazines in China

Posted on 07/27/2016 by | Two Hong Kong Journalists Jailed Over Sale of Political Magazines in China已关闭评论
Magazines about Chinese politics are displayed in a bookstore in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong

Magazines about Chinese politics are displayed in a bookstore in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong, Jan. 5, 2016. AFP

A court in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Tuesday jailed two veteran journalists from neighboring Hong Kong after they sent their political magazines to subscribers across the internal border in mainland China. Continue reading →

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Chinese Court Rejects Lawsuit From Purged Political Magazine

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Staff of Chinese cutting edge political magazine Yanhuang Chunqiu at a gathering

Staff of Chinese cutting edge political magazine Yanhuang Chunqiu at a gathering, July 22, 2016. Photo courtesy of an RFA listener.

A court in the Chinese capital has refused to accept a lawsuit filed by the former editors of the cutting-edge political magazine Yanhuang Chunqiu against the arts institute that owns it following a major change of leadership imposed from above. Continue reading →

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Jailed Chinese Activist ‘Considers’ Ending Hunger Strike, Requests Transfer

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Prominent jailed rights activist Guo Feixiong has requested a transfer to another prison following more than 70 days of hunger strike and ongoing abuse from cellmates, his sister has said. Continue reading →

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Protest Blogger, Girlfriend Formally Arrested in China’s Yunnan

Posted on 07/23/2016 by | Protest Blogger, Girlfriend Formally Arrested in China’s Yunnan已关闭评论

Authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan have formally arrested a blogger who compiled detailed lists of protests and his girlfriend, on public order charges, rights groups said. Continue reading →

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UN Working Group Finds China Is Arbitrarily Detaining American Citizen

Posted on 07/20/2016 by | UN Working Group Finds China Is Arbitrarily Detaining American Citizen已关闭评论
Seong -Phil Hong, Chairperson Rapporteur of the Working Group on arbitrary detention during of the 30th regular Session at the Human Rights Council. 14 September 2015. UN Photo / Jean-Marc FerrŽ

Seong -Phil Hong, Chairperson Rapporteur of the Working Group on arbitrary detention during of the 30th regular Session at the Human Rights Council. 14 September 2015. UN Photo / Jean-Marc FerrŽ

In a recently released opinion, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) found that China has arbitrarily deprived Sandy Phan-Gillis, an American citizen, of liberty because she has been denied access to counsel and not been brought before a judicial authority. See WGAD, Communication Concerning Phan (Sandy) Phan-Gillis, Opinion No. 12/2016 (People’s Republic of China), 3 June 2015, UN Doc. A/HRC/WGAD/2016. Continue reading →

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China Set to Prosecute Top Rights Lawyer, Three Activists for Subversion

Posted on 07/17/2016 by | China Set to Prosecute Top Rights Lawyer, Three Activists for Subversion已关闭评论
Activists in Hong Kong demonstrate for the release of rights lawyers detained on the Chinese mainland

Activists in Hong Kong demonstrate for the release of rights lawyers detained on the Chinese mainland, Aug. 25, 2015. RFA

Authorities in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin will prosecute the head of a top Beijing law firm and three legal activists on charges of “subverting state power,” the state prosecutor in Tianjin said on an official blog on Friday. Continue reading →

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Mystery Surrounding Detained China Legal Aide Deepens, Lawyer Silenced

Posted on 07/15/2016 by | Mystery Surrounding Detained China Legal Aide Deepens, Lawyer Silenced已关闭评论
A screen shot from the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group's Facebook page showing detained family members and attorneys

A screen shot from the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group’s Facebook page showing detained family members and attorneys, June 7, 2016. RFA

The whereabouts of Chinese legal aide Zhao Wei following her reported release from detention last week remained unclear on Thursday as her husband traveled to Zhao’s parents’ home in central China and found it empty. Continue reading →

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