Members of China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee vote during their closing meeting in Beijing, July 1, 2015. Xinhua
Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi have detained an activist who tried to run as an independent candidate in elections to his local People’s Congress. Continue reading
Poster by Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) network calling for the overturn of subversion rulings against lawyers and activists in China. CHRD
Two prominent human rights attorneys detained at the start of a nationwide operation targeting lawyers last year have yet to regain their liberty, despite having been “released” on bail, rights activists said. Continue reading
Bailed Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Have Yet to Regain Liberty已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, honorary Members, Human Rights Lawyer
Tagged Bao Longjun, detention, Lawyer, on bail, Release, Tianjin, Wang Yu
Villagers in China’s flooded northern province of Hebei flee rising waters, in undated photo. Photo courtesy of an RFA listener.
Authorities in the northern Chinese province of Hebei have detained three people for tweeting “false news” to social media after they posted reports that hundreds of people had died in overnight flooding near Xingtai city. Continue reading
China Detains Three For Tweeting About Hebei Flooding Deaths已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, detention, flood, Hebei, Tweet
A man walks past a tricycle cart decorated with flowers and a poster with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders, parked on a street in Beijing, July 9, 2016. Overseas bar associations and lawyers groups have issued an open letter to Chinese President
More than 140 human rights lawyers in China have endorsed a joint statement calling on Chinese authorities to immediately release lawyer Ren Quanniu, who was arrested late last week on suspicion of “picking quarrels.”
Chinese Rights Lawyers Demand Immediate Release of Colleague已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer
Tagged detention, Lawyer, open letter, rumor, Zhao Wei
Detained legal assistant Zhou Wei is shown in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of New Citizens Movement
The lawyer for a Chinese legal assistant who was reported released last week has been detained for “spreading rumors” after he looked into reports his client was sexually assaulted during her year in detention. Continue reading
Lawyer for Legal Assistant Zhao Wei is Detained Over Sexual Assault Rumors已关闭评论
Posted in Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion
Tagged detention, Inciting Subversion, Lawyer, Release, sexual assault, Zhao Wei
Internet surfers at a cybercafe in Beijing. Lists of names from WikiLeaks cables circulate on websites and popular microblogging platforms. AFP
A blogger and social media commentator who compiled meticulous daily lists of protests in China, making the results public via Google, Twitter and Weibo, has been incommunicado for nearly a week, along with his girlfriend, rights activists said on Tuesday. Continue reading
Chinese Blogger Who Compiled Protest Data Missing, Believed Detained已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom
Tagged Blogger, censorship, detention, incommunicado, Lu Yuyu, Twitter
A Chinese paramilitary guard stands in Tiananmen Square under portrait of Mao Zedong in Beijing on June 3, 2016, on the eve of the 27th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests
Chinese police have detained several activists while others were placed under surveillance for the anniversary of the bloody 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square, which was heavily policed on Saturday. Continue reading
China detains activists on Tiananmen anniversary已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged detention, Liang Taiping, Tiananmen
More than 200 rights lawyers, law firm staff, and activists were detained or questioned last year in a nationwide crackdown known as the “Black Friday” round-up. While the majority of those in custody have now been released, a number of individuals were formally charged with several paraded on state television making alleged confessions. Little information is available on those who remain in detention, many of whom are prohibited from contacting family members. Continue reading
Families of Detained Rights Lawyers Speak Out已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion
Tagged detention, Human Rights Lawyer
