(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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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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Human 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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(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—April 8, 2026) Two recent cases highlight Chinese authorities’ ongoing criminalization of free expression. On March 24, 2026, a Beijing court sentenced publisher Tu Jincan to three years and six months in prison for “illegal business operations.” In February, in Anhui Province, a court tried (read more...)
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The undersigned organisations express deep concern over the conviction of human rights lawyer Xie Yang on 23 March 2026, sentencing him to five years’ imprisonment for “inciting subversion of state power.” We urge the Chinese authorities to quash the conviction and drop the charges, as they stem solely from his (read more...)
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(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—March 25, 2026) Chinese Human Rights Defenders learned today that Sanhe City Court in Hebei Province will put detained artist Gao Zhen on trial on March 30 at 9 AM local time. The trial hearing will be held behind closed doors. Authorities will not allow (read more...)
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