Three Chinese Labor Activists Released after 30 Days

NTDTV Hua Haifeng and two colleagues from New York-based China Labor Watch were held in jail for 30 days in China for investigating labor abuses.  The trio was just released. They were investigating factories owned by the Huajian Group in the southern Chinese cities of Ganzhou and Dongguan. The factories had been accused of various […]

China: Assault on Human Rights Lawyers and Activists Escalates with Convictions After Sham Trials

Amnesty International The Chinese authorities must end their relentless suppression of human rights lawyers and activists, Amnesty International said after a prominent lawyer became the latest to be convicted after an unfair trial. Roseann Rife, East Asia Research Director at Amnesty International said: “this wave of trials against lawyers and activists are a political charade. […]

Activists Openly Mark Tiananmen Crackdown on China’s Streets

Qiao Long and Hai Nan  |  Radio Free Asia As the ruling Chinese Communist Party steps up security measures targeting dissidents ahead of the politically sensitive anniversary of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, a handful of rights activists are traveling around the country displaying placards mourning those who died in the crackdown. Beijing-based activist […]

China Extends Pretrial Detention of Two Democracy Activists

Yang Fan  |  Radio Free Asia Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have further extended the pretrial detention of two prominent rights activists facing subversion charges linked to their support for the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, their lawyers said. Activist Chen Qitang, better known as Tian Li, was indicted on Dec. 8, […]

China’s Clampdown on Lawyers and Activists Draws Concern of UN Human Rights Chief

UN News Center This article was published onUN News Center on 16 February 2016  The top United Nations human rights official announced today he has sought clarifications from the Chinese authorities about the recent arrests of lawyers, and intimidation of Government critics and workers of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), describing these incidents as “a very worrying […]

Chinese Activists Send Cards to Political Prisoners at New Year

Qiao Long  |  Radio Free Asia A group of rights activists in Shanghai have launched a nationwide campaign to send New Year’s greetings cards and postcards to some 200 prisoners of conscience currently jailed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Activists have sent around 1,000 cards to people jailed for their rights advocacy work, Shanghai […]

Four Chinese Labor Activists Are Formally Arrested

Juliet Song  |  Epoch Times Four labor rights activists based in Guangdong Province were formally arrested on Jan. 8, marking another round of the Chinese regime’s tightening crackdown on dissent. The individuals were detained over a month ago, but only now formally arrested for alleged crimes of “gathering crowds to disturb social order.” The punishment of […]

China: Harsh Prison Sentences against Guo Feixiong and Two Other Activists the Latest Act of Political Persecution

<!–[CDATA[Amnesty International The six-year prison sentence against leading Chinese human rights campaigner Guo Feixiong for his peaceful advocacy of human rights and political reforms is a clear-cut act of political persecution, said Amnesty International today, as it called for his and two other activists immediate and unconditional release. Guo Feixiong, 48, the better-known pen-name of […]