Story Archive
2017-04-28
Li Heping's prison sentence is suspended for four years, a move rights activists say is aimed at silencing him rather than giving him his freedom.
2017-04-28
Wang Jiangfeng, who referred to President Xi Jinping by a forbidden satirical nickname, will have a retrial after the court claims errors were found in the original judgement.
2017-04-28
Liang village in Nanning is cut off from the world, as villagers accuse local officials of siphoning off compensation funds.
2017-04-27
The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) names Chinese President Xi Jinping as one of the world's 'press freedom predators,' ranking the country 176th overall.
2017-04-27
The activists had staged a peaceful protest outside Beijing's liaison office in the former British colony over China's intervention in a row over pro-independence lawmakers.
2017-04-26
Chinese media say the move is part of 'emergency preparedness' as analysts weigh up the likelihood of a military conflict on the Korean peninsula.
2017-04-26
Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Leung are arrested on charges of "illegal assembly" for a Nov. 2 protest in the city's legislature.
2017-04-25
Dozens of would-be protesters are detained and returned under escort to their hometowns, while others are still incommunicado in local police stations.
2017-04-25
The court gives no reason for the delay, but orders dozens of supporters and observers to leave.
2017-04-24
Xie Yang's lawyers, who exposed details of his torture, are replaced with a government-appointed attorney.
2017-04-24
President Xi Jinping promises to stay in regular contact with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump amid a "rapidly changing international situation."
2017-04-21
Wang Xili said police had been on their way to arrest him for having 'overseas links' after he gave interviews to RFA about a local environmental protest.
2017-04-21
Authorities say they are investigating the death of Hu Xianglan, whose remains were found under the rubble of her family home.
2017-04-20
Dong Guangping's lawyer says that he has been 'replaced' by a government lawyer and barred from representing his client.
2017-04-19
Police have detained people for speaking out about the death of a 14-year-old schoolboy in the county town of Luzhou, as official media report that he killed himself.