Story Archive
2017-05-31
Authorities are moving to round up dissidents who remain at large ahead of the politically sensitive anniversary on June 4.
2017-05-31
Dong Qi isn't the first to be detained over accusations of support for the wanted Chinese billionaire.
2017-05-30
The move is in stark contrast to last week's ruling by a constitutional court in democratic Taiwan that same-sex marriages must be allowed.
2017-05-30
The move forms part of a nationwide 'stability maintenance' operation aimed at silencing all forms of public dissent.
2017-05-29
Repeated delays to the sentencing of Liu Shaoming for subversion may be because he refuses to make a "confession of his crimes," activists say.
2017-05-29
Activists hope the anniversary of the June 4 military crackdown will send a strong message to Beijing about the erosion of the city's traditional freedoms.
2017-05-26
Taiwan criticizes vague charges and lack of evidence amid concerns after a string of forced confessions and torture of recent high-profile detainees in China.
2017-05-26
Protesters say new housing provided as part of a relocation package agreed upon after their evictions is cracking and falling apart.
2017-05-25
Minority Hui Muslim residents of Tianjin's Tianmu village have waged a long campaign for the removal of local officials amid a bitter land dispute.
2017-05-25
The founders of Occupy Central and six other key figures in the movement will face various public order charges linked to the campaign for full democracy.
2017-05-24
The democratic island's constitutional court says current laws restricting marriage to heterosexuals violate the rights of gay citizens.
2017-05-24
Churches that do not comply are subjected to raids, or are shut down for 'health and safety' reasons, church members say.
2017-05-24
Fellow asylum-seeker Dong Guangping is being denied money to buy additional food and supplies in prison, and has been given a government-appointed lawyer.
2017-05-23
Yang Shuping used air quality as a metaphor to hit out at choking controls on freedom of speech back home in China.
2017-05-23
Local people are incensed at the behavior of village officials, saying they have sold off land and refuse to account for money missing from village coffers.
