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「六四」天安門屠殺三十六週年：呼籲釋放良心犯

June 2, 2025 Comments Off

（CHRD – 2025年6月2日）在1989年6月4日天安門大屠殺三十六週年前夕，中國人權捍衛者網絡（CHRD）向遇難者和倖存者致以敬意，並呼籲中國政府立即釋放因參與或紀念六四而被任意羈押的良心犯。

“六四”天安门屠杀三十六周年：呼吁释放良心犯

June 2, 2025 Comments Off

（CHRD – 2025年6月2日）在1989年6月4日天安门大屠杀三十六周年前夕，中国人权捍卫者网络（CHRD）向遇难者和幸存者致以敬意，并呼吁中国政府立即释放因参与或纪念六四而被任意羁押的良心犯。

On the 36th Anniversary of Tiananmen, Release Activists Wrongfully Detained

June 1, 2025 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders—June 1, 2025) Ahead of the 36th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) pays tribute to the victims and survivors and calls on the Chinese government to release those jailed for participating in or commemorating the events (read more…)

58 NGOs Call for the Immediate Release of Zhang Zhan, Journalist and HRD

May 14, 2025 Comments Off

We, the undersigned press freedom and human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Chinese government’s ongoing arbitrary detention of journalist, human rights defender and former lawyer Zhang Zhan, on the 5th anniversary of her arrest.

Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Hong Kong Government’s Targeting of Exiled Activists’ Families

May 8, 2025 Comments Off

We, the undersigned civil society and human rights organizations, strongly condemn the Hong Kong government’s escalating repression of activists in exile and their family members in Hong Kong.

Chinese Government Ignores UN Human Rights Reviews

May 1, 2025 Comments Off

(May 1, 2025) In new reports sent to United Nations treaty monitoring bodies, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) responds to the Chinese government’s rejection of key human rights recommendations made by UN experts. CHRD highlights Beijing’s resistance to genuine cooperation with the UN to improve human rights, (read more…)

URGENT ACTION: Call to Free Hada, Southern Mongolian Dissident

April 15, 2025 Comments Off

We urge the Chinese government to immediately release Mr. Hada, a prominent Southern Mongolian dissident and long-time political prisoner. He has disappeared since February 6, 2025 following his hospitalization by Chinese authorities for an alleged “urgent medical condition.” His current whereabouts and well-being remain unknown. This latest development is part (read more…)

Joint Statement in Support of Radio Free Asia

April 9, 2025 Comments Off

As organizations that work on issues relating to freedom and human rights in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), we are writing to express our strong opposition to the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate U.S. funding for Radio Free Asia (RFA). RFA serves as a critical source of information on (read more…)

Winners Named for the 2025 Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders

March 12, 2025 Comments Off

Two jailed human rights defenders, Quan Shixin (全世欣) and Shi Tingfu (史庭福), are the recipients of the 11th Annual Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders. The 2025 award recognizes Quan and Shi for their courageous human rights activism. Despite the risks they faced from state reprisals, their efforts (read more…)

全世欣、史庭福荣获2025年“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖”

March 12, 2025 Comments Off

经“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖”发起机构公开向社会征集推荐名单并表决，决定将2025年第十一届“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖”颁发给中国大陆人权捍卫者、良心犯全世欣女士和史庭福先生。

China’s System of Mass Arbitrary Detention

March 12, 2025 Comments Off

“Sitting in a prison cell waiting for daybreak”: this is how Chinese legal activist Xu Zhiyong described the prospect of enduring a 14-year prison sentence, handed down by a Shandong court in 2023. Xu’s “crime”? Advocating for civil liberties.

China: Systematic Arbitrary Detentions May Be Crimes Against Humanity

March 5, 2025 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders – March 5, 2025) Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained thousands and convicted 1,545 prisoners of conscience in the past six years for peacefully advocating or exercising human rights, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) said today in a new report.