Story Archive
2018-12-19
One in six jailed journalists is at risk of dying in a Chinese prison, according to a report by Reporters Without Borders.
2018-12-18
Zhao Changqing joins his family two years after they fled China, and vows to continue working for democracy from exile.
2018-12-18
Four women shave their heads, then name and shame two judges publicly for holding rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang well past the legal time limit.
2018-12-17
Authorities appear to hack users' Twitter accounts via their smartphones, and use threats to force them to delete their accounts entirely.
2018-12-17
Workers protest long hours and higher production targets at no increase in pay.
2018-12-14
Meng Lang's writing was suffused with a 'strong sense of resistance' to the official literature of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, friends say.
2018-12-14
Occupy Central co-founder Benny Tai warns of a 'chilling effect' if the nine defendants are found guilty of public order charges.
2018-12-14
Freight forwarding companies in southern China openly advertise third-country transshipment and new certificates of origin for exporters to the US.
2018-12-13
Michael Spavor, who set up an organization sending tour groups to North Korea, is under investigation for 'harming state security' in Liaoning province.
2018-12-13
A U.S.-based group calls for the release of 'scores' of people detained in raids on the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu.
2018-12-12
A foreign ministry spokesman says Kovrig 'may have broken Chinese law,' as Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is released on bail in Canada under stringent conditions.
2018-12-12
His comments come after a mass raid on members of a Protestant church in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
2018-12-11
A Hong Kong connection is emerging in the case of Meng Wanzhou, accused by the U.S. of violating sanctions against Iran.
2018-12-11
Most Maoists detained in a nationwide crackdown on the unionization movement at Jasic Technology are being held in unknown locations.
2018-12-10
Pu Wenqing, mother of Huang Qi, had hoped to use Human Rights Day 2018 to publicize her son's situation.
2018-12-10
Andrew Wan and Lam Cheuk-ting say the charges are 'ridiculous' and indicate growing political suppression in the city at Beijing's behest.
2018-12-07
Justin Trudeau denies political involvement as Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is scheduled to appear at a bail hearing in Vancouver.
2018-12-07
Xu Lin is handed a three-year jail term on public order charges linked to his 'criticism of the country's leaders' online.
2018-12-06
The Chinese embassy in Ottawa says Meng Wanzhou was arrested 'at the request of the United States.'
2018-12-06
Joshua Wong, a student leader of the 2014 pro-democracy movement, warns of a threat to democracy from Beijing as he wins a major human rights award.
2018-12-05
Freelance journalist Chen Jieren is being held on suspicion of public order charges, extortion and concealing a crime.
2018-12-05
Pro-democracy lawmakers shout 'Shame!' at chief executive Carrie Lam after the banning of yet another would-be election candidate.
2018-12-04
Li Xiaoling gets out on bail under police restrictions, but declines to comment on her situation.
2018-12-04
The move is billed as 'upholding the constitution,' but commentators say the authorities are stepping up control over the profession.
2018-12-03
The region, which is home to ethnic Chinese Muslims, signs a cooperation agreement to bring Xinjiang's war against terror to its own backyard.
2018-12-03
Debarred would-be candidate and sitting lawmaker Eddie Chu says the 'thought police' have arrived in Hong Kong.
2018-11-30
Zhang Weizhou and Liang Songji witnessed the beating and forcible strip-searching of rights attorney Sun Shihua in Guangdong.
2018-11-30
Beijing's well-funded bids for greater cultural and political influence beyond its borders 'could undermine' democratic processes in the U.S. and elsewhere, a report finds.
2018-11-30
Huang Sha is taken away by police in Guangdong's Shenzhen city after representing detained labor activists linked to the Jasic Technology factory in Huizhou.
2018-11-29
Chan Kin-man says the movement's founders were dismissed by high-ranking government officials when they sought a dialogue.
