Consultancy Opportunity: Development Consultant
No CommentThe Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) is seeking applicants for a development consultant.
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Alert: Deaths and Torture of Prisoners of Conscience amid Delayed UN Scrutiny
No Comment(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—April 30, 2026) Chinese authorities should immediately release and provide adequate medical care to two arbitrarily detained Tibetan writers. They are reportedly in critical health and are being deprived of adequate medical treatment in prison. Two Falun Gong practitioners recently died in prison or shortly (read more...)
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China: Pastor to Stand Trial on Bogus “Illegal Business Operations” Charge
No Comment(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—April 22, 2026) The Pingyang County Court in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, is scheduled to try Pastor Huang Yizi on April 24, 2026. Pastor Huang is charged with conducting “illegal business operations,” according to a court notice published by the Chinese-language website Rights Defense Network.
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China: Release Activist and End Deprivation of Medical Care in Detention
No Comment(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—April 15, 2026) Hubei authorities should release activist Yin Dengzhen from Wuhan Women’s Prison and ensure she receives adequate medical treatment. Yin is serving a 4.5-year prison sentence and is suffering from lymphoma (cancer of the lymph nodes), which was diagnosed in December 2024. Her (read more...)
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中国：当局必须在刑满后释放被任意拘留的人权律师余文生，并确保其充分自由
No Comment人权律师余文生预计将于4月13日获释，此前他因莫须有的“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”服刑3年。 我们，以下署名的民间社会组织，对其人身状况深表关切。我们敦促中国当局确保余文生在刑满后立即获释，允许他与其在北京的家人团聚，并且能够自由行使人权。
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China: Authorities Must Release Arbitrarily Detained Human Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng at the End of His Sentence and Ensure His Full Freedom
No CommentHuman rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is expected to be released on 13 April after completing a three-year sentence following his baseless conviction for “inciting subversion of state power”. We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are deeply concerned about his wellbeing. We urge Chinese authorities to ensure that Yu Wensheng is (read more...)
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