(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders — October 21, 2026) Police in Guangzhou have held labor rights advocate Feng Rui, known online as Xiao Wu, since September 14 on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” according to the Chinese-language site Rights Defense Network (RDN).
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(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders — October 8, 2026) Sixteen years after the announcement of Chinese literary critic Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize win on October 8, 2010, no Chinese government official has been investigated or prosecuted for Liu’s wrongful detention or for his death in detention stemming from denial (read more...)
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(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders — September 23, 2026)Human rights defender Shi Tingfu has died in prison, less than four months before his expected January 2027 release.
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As journalist and prominent #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin approaches the end of her unjust five-year prison sentence, we, the undersigned civil society organizations, call on the Chinese authorities to ensure her immediate release and guarantee that, once released, she can carry out her journalism and human rights work without (read more...)
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We, the undersigned organizations dedicated to protecting and promoting human rights, democracy, and religious freedom, write on the occasion of your forthcoming visit to Washington, DC. We urge that ahead of your arrival you agree to release prisoners of conscience, pledge an end to transnational repression, and commit to critical (read more...)
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（人权捍卫者网络，2026年9月16日）——人权捍卫者网络（CHRD）今天发布的研究报告显示，中国政府官员对狱中良心犯施加酷刑和虐待，却几乎完全逃避罪责。这份长达53页的报告题为《欲盖弥彰：中国政府杜绝酷刑的制度性失败》。报告分析了从2016年至2025年十年期间全国各地发生的209起涉嫌酷刑的案例，以及对25名获释良心犯、家属和律师的访谈，发现警方和监狱管理人员持续普遍使用酷刑，通常是为了刑讯逼供，政府有关部门基本没有对受害者、家属和律师的酷刑指控展开调查、追究罪责。
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