BANGKOK — Two journalists from a now-shuttered Hong Kong news site were sentenced to prison Thursday for sedition in a landmark press freedom case. Former Stand News journalists Chung Pui-Kuen and Patrick Lam were found guilty and fined last monthRead More →
Responding to the sentencing of Chinese #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin to five years in prison and labour activist Wang Jianbing to three years and six months in prison, both for “inciting subversion of state power”, Amnesty International’s China DirectorRead More →
Fu Lijun cautiously posted only music and a prayer on June 4. It was enough to go to jail. by Qi Junzao While around the world on June 4 many commemorate the anniversary of the bloody June Fourth Incident, i.e.,Read More →
The new Law on Guarding State Secrets comes into effect on May 1. It expands the field of secrets to everything the CCP decides is a secret. by Hu Zimo If you divulge a state secret in China you willRead More →
Police detained a social media user under a law that rights groups say is used to stifle freedom of expression. By RFA Vietnamese Vietnam continues to use a controversial section of the law to prosecute people for expressing their opinions,Read More →
After a brief honeymoon, China appears to have blocked a popular, invitation-only audio app called Clubhouse. The iPhone-only app had seen a surge in users over the weekend as users were able to discuss taboo topics like reunification with TaiwanRead More →
Born and raised in the 1990s, Wuhan resident Tu Long once believed that as long as he didn’t make any politically sensitive remarks or do anything out of line, as long as he was the “obedient citizen” the government wanted him to be, his path would lead upward.Read More →
A UN human rights expert is calling on the Cambodian Government to respect its citizens’ rights of freedom of opinion, expression and assembly, amid concerns over escalating tensions and a political crackdown across the country. More than 200 cases ofRead More →
