Tag Archives: Woman Rights Activists

China frees five women activists on bail after outcry

Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:28pm EDT

BEIJING | BY SUI-LEE WEE

Portraits of Chinese female activists are pictured during a protest calling for their release in Hong KongPortraits of Li Tingting (top L), Wei Tingting (top R), (bottom, L-R) Wang Man, Wu Rongrong and Zheng Churan are pictured during a protest calling for their release in Hong Kong April 11, 2015.
REUTERS/TYRONE SIU

(Reuters) – China has unexpectedly released five women activists on bail, two lawyers said on Monday, after a vocal campaign against their detention Continue reading

Women’s Rights Activists Await Formal Arrest in China

45187F51-1811-4E1D-BD0B-ED022C7964BD_w640_r1_sPortraits of Li Tingting (top L), Wei Tingting (top R), (bottom, L-R) Wang Man, Wu Rongrong and Zheng Churan are pictured during a protest calling for their release in Hong Kong, April 11, 2015.

Shannon Van Sant

April 11, 2015 10:10 AM

HONG KONG—Chinese police have broadened their investigation into five women’s rights activists Continue reading

China peeved as Hillary Clinton denounces women’s detention

Tue Apr 7, 2015 7:27am EDT

Hillary Clinton delivers remarks during the 2015 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting award in WashingtonFormer U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers remarks during the 2015 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting award in Washington March 23, 2015.

REUTERS/JOSHUA ROBERTS

(Reuters) – China called on other countries on Tuesday to respect its judicial sovereignty after Continue reading

Taking Feminist Battle to China’s Streets, and Landing in Jail

SUB-06CHINA-master675By ANDREW JACOBS APRIL 5, 2015

Wei Tingting, right, outside a court in Beijing where the first case in China involving so-called conversion therapy was being held in July. Ms. Wei is one of five women’s rights activists sitting in jail, accused of provoking social instability. Credit Ng Han Guan/Associated Press

BEIJING — The young Chinese feminists shaved their heads to protest Continue reading

Supporters of Detained Feminists in China Petition for Their Release

01sino-women02-articleLarge-v2By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW April 02, 2015

A person in front of a post box on Tuesday prepares to mail a copy of a petition calling on the Chinese government to release five detained feminists.
Courtesy of Lu Jun

The supporters in China of five feminists who were detained in early March are continuing to agitate on their behalf, despite intimidation Continue reading