‘We have to learn how to master that fear,’ says Carmen Lau. By Alice Yam and Jasmine Man 2024.09.11 London In 2021, former pro-democracy District Councilor Carmen Lau fled a crackdown on political opposition and dissent in Hong Kong, losingRead More →
On politically significant calendar dates, the authorities take pre-emptive action against potential troublemakers. By Kai Di for RFA Mandarin 2024.03.16 On dates considered politically sensitive by the ruling Chinese Communist Party, police and local officials across China call up orRead More →
Chinese police have arrested more than 1,000 and beaten some during interrogation, sources say. By Tenzin Pema and Kalden Lodoe for RFA Tibetan An American official expressed deep concern about the arrest of over 1,000 Tibetans protesting a dam projectRead More →
More than 180 officials and experts from around the globe submit the nomination. By Nur’iman Abdureshid for RFA Uyghur More than 180 high-level officials and experts have nominated jailed Uyghur academic and blogger Ilham Tohti to receive the 2024 NobelRead More →
Police from the eastern Chinese province of Shandong have detained a prominent women’s rights activist in Beijing, detaining her thousands of miles away from her home, after she accepted a prize on behalf of jailed dissident Xu Zhiyong. Li QiaochuRead More →
Chinese police have detained a woman in the southwestern province of Yunnan on suspicion of subversion, as part of a crackdown on dissent in the southern province of Guangdong, her associates confirmed Friday. Wei Yani, who hails from the southernRead More →
Authorities in Hong Kong have transferred 24-year-old democracy activist Agnes Chow to a top-security prison that places Category A prisoners convicted of violent crime in solitary confinement, according to the city’s Apple Daily newspaper. Chow was sentenced to seven months’Read More →
Arbitrary Detentions for Independent Reporting, Criticizing Government The Chinese authorities have stepped-up arbitrary detentions of journalists and activists reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic and other issues, or criticizing the government, Human Rights Watch said today. Since the beginning of December 2020, theRead More →
For Hong Kong activists, the past year has been one of despair and dread. Facing possible persecution under the new National Security Law, many have been forced to choose between their political causes and their homes. Former legislator Baggio LeungRead More →
Authorities in the central province of Hunan have detained a prominent rights activist after he helped to publicize the story of Dong Yaoqiong, a woman sent to a psychiatric hospital for splashing ink on a poster of ruling Chinese CommunistRead More →
Guangzhou-based rights activist Zhang Wuzhou has been subjected to torture in detention after she opposed Beijing’s imposition of a draconian national security law on Hong Kong, according to her son. Zhang was held after she posed for photos at Guangdong’sRead More →
At only 19 years old, Tony Chung should be focusing on his college studies or choosing a career path. But in today’s Hong Kong, like many other young pro-democracy activists who have been arrested, Chung’s focus is elsewhere. Since lastRead More →
The terminally ill mother of jailed rights activist Huang Qi has been allowed a video call with her son after months of petitioning prison authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan. Huang’s mother Pu Wenqing — a medical doctorRead More →
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have detained more than 10 people believed to be Hong Kong activists fleeing to the democratic island of Taiwan amid a national security crackdown in their home city. “At about 9.00 a.m.Read More →
Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four people on suspicion of pro-independence activities under a draconian security law recently imposed on the city by the ruling Chinese Communist Party. The arrestees aged from 16 to 21 were taken into custodyRead More →
On July 13, 2020, the 3rd anniversary of Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo’s passing, a global online commemorative activity themed Mourn for A Century Hero was held at Evangelische Thomaskirche in Kempen City, Germany to denounce CCP authoritarian regime’s repressionRead More →
Authorities in the Chinese capital have detained an outspoken law professor who called for political reforms. Xu Zhangrun, law professor at Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University, was taken away by police on Monday morning, a friend of his who asked toRead More →
Chinese rights attorney Wen Donghai has reappeared following his detention in the wake of a Dec. 13 gathering in the southeastern port city of Xiamen. RFA contacted Wen, a rights attorney stripped of his license to practice by the rulingRead More →
Government Should End Harassment Immediately Chinese authorities have trumpeted their success in combating the Covid-19 pandemic, asserting their deep commitments to health care and the rule of law. But Pu Wenqiang might beg to differ – especially right now. Pu is the octogenarian mother of veteranRead More →
China is continuing a nationwide crackdown on rights activists, detaining lawyer Chang Weiping at an unknown location, while pressing “terrorism” charges against Zhang Baocheng, activists told RFA.Read More →
Chinese police have launched a nationwide operation detaining at least eight people and questioning others, following a Dec. 13 meeting of liberal-minded activists and lawyers in the southeastern province of Fujian.Read More →
