Story Archive
2015-12-10
Chinese ethnic groups call for rights protections to be enshrined in any global environmental plan, as their communities are hit by development.
2015-12-10
The UN Committee Against Torture says it is unconvinced by many of Beijing's claims at a review of its record last month.
2015-12-09
Protest comes as authorities in Wuhan announce a temporary halt to plans for a waste plant amid similar protests.
2015-12-09
Families and lawyers of detained lawyers say Beijing has 'trampled on the law' and created a 'human rights disaster.'
2015-12-08
China's pollution pigeons come home to roost as awareness grows of the environmental cost of economic growth.
2015-12-08
A pre-trial meeting could mean Pu Zhiqiang's trial will follow soon, his lawyers say.
2015-12-07
Li Xin is seeking asylum after police forced him to spy on dissidents, lawyers and Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.
2015-12-07
The move is part of a broadening crackdown on the unofficial labor movement amid growing strikes in the Pearl River Delta region.
2015-12-04
Fu Zhibin is sentenced alongside an assistant and two print workers for 'smearing' Mao Zedong and denying the legitimacy of Communist Party rule.
2015-12-03
The deal, if signed, will likely bring a key English-language newspaper politically closer to Beijing.
2015-12-03
Guo Feixiong says he and fellow activists were jailed for the peaceful expression of political views.
2015-12-02
Two other high-ranking academics are under investigation by the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
2015-12-02
Calls to Gao's cell phone result in a 'no such number' message, which activists say is likely the work of the police.
2015-12-01
The protesters, whose only children have died, are calling for legally mandated pensions and healthcare provision.
2015-12-01
The warning comes as two more activists apply for political asylum and resettlement at the United Nations in the Thai capital.
