BEIJING – China sentenced a prominent artist whose works criticised former leader Mao Zedong to three years in prison on Aug 25 for “insulting heroes”, a rights group said.
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A three-year prison sentence was handed down to Chinese artist Gao Zhen on Tuesday after he was convicted of “infringing upon the reputation of heroes” for creating satirical artwork, including sculptures depicting China’s former leader Mao Zedong.
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BANGKOK — Chinese artist Gao Zhen was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday for “infringing upon the reputation of heroes” through his satirical works of art, including statues of China’s former leader Mao Zedong.
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Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen has been sentenced to three years in prison over artworks satirising former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, drawing condemnation from his family and human rights groups and renewed concerns over artistic freedom in China
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China recently passed the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, which took effect July 1, 2026. The U.S.-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders said that, rather than promoting unity as Chinese authorities claim, the law reinforces restrictions on “freedoms of language, education, practice of religion, culture, expression and assembly,” citing Volker (read more…)
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Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has won re-election to hold that post for another four years. Several governments objected to the process; 144 others, including China, voted in support of a second term for him.
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人权捍卫者网络：悼念不应以政府许可为前提
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China’s new “ethnic unity” law took effect on Wednesday, amid growing international concern about its potential use as a legal justification for silencing dissent beyond China’s borders.
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非政府组织“人权捍卫者网络”（CHRD）5月21日发布报告说，中国一些地方仍存在企业非法雇用童工，以及中等职业学校学生被安排强制实习等问题。报告指出，部分未成年人在实习或工作期间长时间劳动、上夜班，甚至面临人身安全风险。该组织呼吁中国政府暂停将强制实习作为中职学生毕业的硬性要求，并要求相关企业公开人权尽责调查结果。
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A 16-year-old vocational student arrived at a factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, for an internship. He worked 11-hour shifts – days and nights, weekdays and weekends – processing car parts. A 17-year-old began an internship at a technology company’s factory in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, logging more than 10 hours a (read more…)
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The Chinese government is failing to protect children under 18 from hazardous work conditions in mandatory vocational internships, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, or CHRD, said today in a new report. Despite domestic legislation prohibiting unsafe work conditions for minors, child labor abuses persist in regions throughout the (read more…)
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