Activist Supporter Geng Xiaonan’s Detention Showcases Authorities’ Siege Tactics
Beijing-based publisher and film producer Geng Xiaonan was detained along with her husband and business partner Qin Chen on September 9 for suspected "illegal business operations." Geng had been an...
View ArticleHuman Rights Lawyers Face Debarment for Involvement in Politically Sensitive...
The Chinese government has moved to strip two human rights lawyers of their licenses to practice, following their involvement in legal cases against citizen journalist Zhang Zhan and the 12 Hong Kong...
View Article11 Hong Kongers Arrested for Allegedly Aiding Hong Kong 12 Escape
National security police arrested 11 people in Hong Kong on Thursday, including a prominent pro-democracy lawyer and district councillor, for allegedly aiding the attempt by 12 Hong Kongers to escape...
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Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng Nominated for Human Rights Prize as Health Suffers...
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who was jailed following his advocacy for human rights and the rule of law has been named a finalist for a prominent human rights award, the same week that...
View ArticleActivist Supporter Geng Xiaonan Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Geng Xiaonan, a Chinese businesswoman who made her fortune publishing lifestyle and cooking books while supporting prominent dissidents in her personal capacity, has been sentenced to three years in...
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Minitrue: No Independent Comment from Bar Associations on National Lawyers...
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source....
View ArticleBehind Closed Doors, Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi Stand Trial for Subversion of...
Last week, prominent civil rights defenders Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were put on trial behind closed doors on charges of subversion. The trials took place on Wednesday and Friday, respectively, in the...
View ArticleUse of House Arrest Expands Dramatically During Xi Era
Chinese police have dramatically increased their use of house arrest during Xi Jinping’s ten years in power according to the new report “Home as Prison: The Increasing use of House Arrest in China” by...
View Article“Political Clique” Purged from State Security Apparatus Ahead of Party Congress
Sun Lijun and Fu Zhenghua, formerly powerful ministers in China’s state security apparatus, have been sentenced to death with a two year reprieve for corruption and other crimes. Such sentences are...
View ArticleIncreasing Calls to Release Detained “A4” Protesters
Two months after the spontaneous nationwide protests that broke out in response to a deadly fire in Urumqi and draconian pandemic controls, an unknown number of peaceful protesters remain in detention...
View ArticleSecond Anniversary of Pioneering Blogger Program-Think’s Detention Passes
May 10, 2023 marked the second anniversary of the detention of program-think (Biānchéng suíxiǎng, 编程随想), an incisive and influential blogger who for twelve years managed to maintain his anonymity...
View ArticleWord of the Week: “709 Case” (709案, 709 àn), or the “Black Friday Crackdown”
Tuesday is the ninth anniversary of the 2015 “709” or “Black Friday” crackdown on Chinese rights lawyers. The following account of the episode, its legacy, and the censorship that surrounded it is the...
View ArticleGroups Mark Tenth Anniversary of China’s Pivotal 709 Crackdown on Rights Lawyers
Wednesday is the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or "Black Friday" crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in 2015 that was a key moment in the...
View ArticleTranslations: China’s Rights Lawyers on the Tenth Anniversary of the “Black...
This week, many organizations and media outlets commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or "Black Friday" crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists...
View ArticleJerome Cohen, the “Evergreen Pine of Rule of Law in China,” Remembered
The death of Jerome Cohen last week at the age of 95 prompted a wave of tributes to the legendary professor of Chinese law. Outside legal circles, Cohen may have been best known for his involvement in...
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