In a city famed for large, peaceful street protests, Hong Kong’s highest court has sent a sharp warning to those who march: Any injuries will mean the event will be deemed violent, and harsh punishments will result.Read More →
Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu have tried a Nanjing-based activist after he staged a public memorial ceremony for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre on the 28th anniversary last June 4.Read More →
The wife of a Taiwanese rights activist and NGO worker jailed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party for subversion last year is in Brussels in a bid to put more pressure on Beijing for his better treatment in prison and ultimate release.Read More →
A Tibetan monk jailed for six years for taking part in Tibetan freedom protests has been freed from prison in China’s Sichuan province after serving his full term, but has suffered permanent injuries to his legs from beatings while in custody, Tibetan sources say.Read More →
Malaysian police arrested 11 Uyghurs who escaped from a Thai immigration detention center in November 2017 and Chinese officials are demanding they be returned to Beijing, security officials said Thursday.Read More →
China’s detention of Swedish citizen and Hong Kong-based bookseller Gui Minhai has sparked further concerns and criticisms internationally following official confirmation by Beijing of his status.Read More →
The family members of detained Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, who is currently detained on suspicion of subversion, have been denied permission to visit him, while another prominent rights lawyer is fighting a decision to have him debarred from the profession, RFA has learned.Read More →
A Tibetan monk jailed for five years for his writings on politically sensitive topics has been released from prison in China’s Qinghai province after serving his full term, but is now banned from speaking at public gatherings, Tibetan sources say.Read More →
Authorities are collecting DNA samples and other biometric data from all residents aged 12-65 of northwest China’s Xinjiang region, which is home to more than 11 million Muslim ethnic Uyghurs, under the pretext of a free health care program, a leading human rights group said Wednesday.Read More →
China’s foreign ministry hit out on Friday at the nomination of three former student leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy movement for the Nobel Peace Prize, calling on member of the U.S. Congress to “stop meddling” in its internal affairs.Read More →
Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai have denied permission for the lawyer of a prominent anti-censorship campaigner to visit him.Read More →
Jailed Hong Kong student democracy leader Joshua Wong and two fellow activists were nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize this week by a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, who hailed their courage, leadership and commitment to protecting freedoms in the former British colony.Read More →
Authorities in southwestern China’s Sichuan province have moved to try a prominent rights activist on state secrets charges following multiple delays to his case after losing a key member of his defense team, and amid growing concerns for his health and personal safety.Read More →
A petitioner in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu has died suddenly amid an ongoing battle for redress over her treatment at the hands of local family planning officials, RFA has learned.Read More →
Authorities in the Chinese capital have issued an eviction order to a Beijing artist released on bail after documenting a street protest by migrant workers against mass forced evictions, RFA has learned.Read More →
Hundreds of migrant workers took to the streets of the Chinese capital on Human Rights Day in protest at recent mass forced evictions targeting low-income workeRead More →
Liu Xia, widow of late Nobel peace laureate and political prisoner Liu Xiaobo, is at risk of a potential attempt on her own life, a closefriend and fellow activist has said.Read More →
Authorities in the Chinese capital have stepped up mass evictions of low-income migrant workers and small traders in the wake of a second fire in Beijing’s Chaoyang district, residents said.Read More →
As Beijing clears thousands of low-income migrant workers from the city following fatal dormitory fires, authorities in the northern Chinese province of Shaanxi have stepped up requirements for school enrollments in Yulin city, prompting protests from parents, local residents said.Read More →
The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the disappearance of the wife of a critical American-Chinese journalist and today called on police in China to disclose whether they have her in custody. Read More →
Liu Xia, widow of late Nobel peace laureate and political prisoner Liu Xiaobo, is shut up in an apartment, “talking to myself and lying here like a dead thing,” a hand-scrawled note posted by a friend to Twitter has revealed.Read More →
