Originally published by New York Times on July 30, 2020 On the day of his release from prison, Wang Quanzhang, one of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers, thought he was finally free. After being held for nearly five years on charges of subversion of state power, Mr. Wang was escorted (read more…)
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多个捍卫人权及新闻自由的非政府组织团体集结在一起，极力呼吁您特赦记者黄琦。他曾两度获得无国界记者新闻自由奖，目前健康状况岌岌可危，若持续受到监禁，他可能很快会失去性命。
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中文版本 Mr. Xi Jinping President People’s Republic of China The State Council General Office 2 Fuyoujie, Xichengqu Beijingshi 100017 Paris, July 22nd, 2020 Mr. President, As a collective of non-governmental organizations defending human rights and freedom of the press, we urge you to pardon journalist Huang Qi, two-time laureate of the Reporters (read more…)
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Guiyang County Court in Hunan Province on April 30, 2020 convicted journalist Chen Jieren (陈杰人) of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” “extortion and blackmail,” “illegal business activity,” and “bribes” and handed down a 15-year prison sentence and 7.01 million RMB ($990,000 USD) fine. The case relates to Chen’s blogging on (read more…)
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on July 17, 2020 Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hunan have secretly indicted the “Changsha Three” non-governmental organization (NGO) workers, family members and rights groups said. Cheng Yuan, Liu Dazhi, and Wuge Jianxiong were indicted in secret for “subversion of state power” (read more…)
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By Renee Xia | The world outside Geneva may have not noticed when a draft resolution initiated by China was passed at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on June 22. Too much is at stake to let this event slip off our radar screen.
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Originally published by Aljazeera on July 10, 2020 By Ng Han The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Chen Quanguo, a member of China’s powerful Politburo, and three other senior officials, accusing them of serious human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority in a move likely to further increase (read more…)
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Originally published by AFP on June 25, 2020 Chinese authorities have formally arrested two detained activists, including one who called for President Xi Jinping to step down over COVID-19, relatives and fellow campaigners said Thursday. Prominent figures Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong attended a secret meeting involving lawyers and human (read more…)
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Originally published by AsiaNews on June 25, 2020 Chinese police have formalized charges and arrests against Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, two leaders of the New Citizens Movement. Activists Ge Jueping, Chen Jiahong and Zhang Guiqi were also arrested for subversion. Before being tried, all had already served years of (read more…)
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on June 25, 2020 By Gao Feng A court in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu has handed a four-and-a-half year jail term to a prominent rights activist after finding him guilty of “incitement to subvert state power.”Ge Jueping was sentenced by the Suzhou Intermediate (read more…)
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This week, while the Chinese government is poised to impose a national security law in Hong Kong, it also prosecuted a number of mainland human rights lawyers and activists on “inciting subversion of state power” charges, exemplifying how the government uses “endangering national security” crimes, with increasing frequency, to silent (read more…)
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Win-win or lose-lose? Why countries should uphold universal values and not cede to China’s propaganda
July 6, 2020 Comments Off on Win-win or lose-lose? Why countries should uphold universal values and not cede to China’s propagandaOriginally published by Hong Kong Free Press on 6 Jul, 2020 By Leo Lan As a citizen, imagine you are assured by a regime that you will be abundantly fed but you don’t have the right to choose your state leaders. Imagine also that you are detained after you attempt (read more…)
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