In the Press - Chinese Human Rights DefendersChinese Human Rights Defenders

Chinese dissident Liu Bing could face detention in China after Germany rejects his asylum application and prepares to deport him

August 10, 2021 Comments Off

Originally published by DW on 10 August, 2021 After being in exile in Europe for almost two years, Chinese dissident Liu Bing could be deported back to China on August 26. Since several dissidents who joined that gathering that he participated in have been arrested and detained, human rights organizations (read more…)

Outspoken Chinese billionaire Sun Dawu sentenced to 18 years in prison for “provoking trouble”

July 29, 2021 Comments Off

Originally published by CBS News on July 29, 2021 Prominent Chinese billionaire Sun Dawu has been sentenced to 18 years in prison and fined nearly $500,000 after being found guilty of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” in China, a charge frequently used against activists and dissidents, BBC News reported. The (read more…)

Doblemente víctimas: familiares de procesados por cargos “sensibles” en China

July 22, 2021 Comments Off

Orginally published by EFE on July 22, 2021 Javier Triana Pekín, 22 jul (EFE).- Shi Minglei asegura que, el día que detuvieron a su marido, hace hoy dos años, fue interrogada por la Policía, acusada de manera informal del mismo cargo -“subversión contra el poder estatal”-, le confiscaron el teléfono, (read more…)

Why Kodak apologized to China over an Instagram post

July 21, 2021 Comments Off

Originally published by CNET on July 21, 2021 The Xinjiang region of China has become an increasingly tense topic for both world leaders and international businesses. Over a million Uyghur Muslims have reportedly been detained in “reeducation” labor camps within the territory. China has become more sensitive to accusations of human (read more…)

Chinese Billionaire Who Helped Rights Lawyers Describes ‘Inhumane’ Detention

July 20, 2021 Comments Off

Originally published by RFA on July 20, 2021 Agriculture billionaire Sun Dawu, who is currently standing trial in the northern Chinese province of Hebei on a slew of charges that rights activists say are politically motivated, was subjected to “cruel and inhumane treatment,” his defense team said. Sun, 67, is (read more…)

Police in China’s Sichuan Formally Arrest Veteran Rights Activist

July 15, 2021 Comments Off

Originally published by RFA on July 15, 2021 Authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan have formally arrested a prominent rights activist on suspicion of “picking quarrels and stirring up trouble,” a charge often used to target peaceful critics of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), RFA has learned. Xie (read more…)

Hebei businessman Sun Dawu, friend to poor farmers and dissidents, goes on trial

July 14, 2021 Comments Off

Originally published by AsiaNews on July 14, 2021 He stands accused of “fomenting unrest”. His family and numerous employees of his company are also facing trial. Sun is a champion of the fight against poverty. Punished for helping humanitarian activists like Xu Zhiyong. Xi Jinping continues to crack down on (read more…)

China to Try Magnate Sun Dawu As Rights Group Calls For His Release

July 14, 2021 Comments Off

Originally published by RFA on July 14, 2021 Authorities in the northern Chinese province of Hebei are preparing to hold the trial of outspoken billionaire Sun Dawu on Thursday, as an overseas rights group called for his immediate release.Sun, a former farmer, was detained in April 2021 alongside dozens of Dawu Agricultural and Animal Husbandry (read more…)

China studies scholars reluctant to return to China

July 3, 2021 Comments Off

Originally published by University World News on July 3, 2021 Many scholars with decades of China expertise and scholars who conduct fieldwork in China from time to time say they are reluctant to return to China even after coronavirus restrictions are lifted, in part because of a deteriorating geopolitical climate, (read more…)

Mick Wallace: Reports of one million Uighur people detained in China ‘grossly exaggerated’

July 1, 2021 Comments Off

Originally published by Newstalk on July 1, 2021 Ireland South MEP Mick Wallace has said reports one million Uighur people are being detained by the Chinese Government are “grossly exaggerated.” On Newstalk Breakfast this morning, the Wexford politician doubled down on his claim that China looks after its people better (read more…)

‘Mourn June 4 in your own way’: Tiananmen Square events vanish amid crackdowns and Covid

June 3, 2021 Comments Off

Originally published by The Guardian on Jun 3, 2021 For the first time since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, there will be no formal commemoration event held in the Chinese-speaking world for the anniversary. Thirty-two years after soldiers crushed student protests in Beijing and killed anywhere from several hundred to (read more…)

Oscar win shines spotlight on censorship in China

April 30, 2021 Comments Off

Originally published by TRT World on April 30, 2021 Multiple Oscar-winning film Nomadland was directed by a Chinese director, but the film isn’t being celebrated in her home country. States can deflect criticisms of human rights abuses with ease, but it is far harder for governments to dull the impact of (read more…)