Nancy Pelosi calls for a diplomatic boycott of China’s Winter Olympics
Nancy Pelosi, the U.S. House speaker, has joined a growing list of bipartisan lawmakers calling for a diplomatic boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics in … Read more
Operation Fox Hunt: the US charges 8 in Plot to harass Chinese dissidents
According to the American authorities, the purpose of Operation Fox Hunt launched by the Chinese government was to identify, threaten, and force the return of … Read more
U.S. Senate passes rights bill backing Hong Kong protesters, drawing condemnation from Beijing
The US Senate unanimously passed the “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act” on Tuesday to protect the human rights of protesters in Hong Kong … Read more
Macron in China to discuss trade deals and ‘taboo’ topics
French President Emmanuel Macron in China to sign new trade agreements and to talk about the protests in Hong Kong, Xinjiang. Landing in China on … Read more
Interview with Badiucao, political cartoonist, and rights activist
Badiucao (巴 丢 草) is an appreciated Chinese political artist and rights activist. The name Badiucao was adopted to protect his real identity. Badiucao uses … Read more
China steps up suppression of activists ahead of Tiananmen crackdown 30th anniversary
The Chinese authorities must end a wave of persecution targeting those seeking to commemorate the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, Amnesty International said ahead … Read more
The Chinese media model: China is influencing the global media to deter criticism and spread propaganda
According to a long report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), released Monday, China is using several different strategies to infiltrate and manipulate foreign media. Related … Read more
The escalation of the diplomatic crisis between China and Canada
According to the Canadian government, Beijing is using the death penalty of a Canadian citizen to put pressure on Ottawa after the arrest of Huawei’s … Read more
Missing in China: people who disappeared in China in 2018
2018 was another terrible year for human rights in China. Between rehabilitation centers in Xinjiang, an ever more invasive and effective surveillance system, social control, … Read more
Interview with Helen Zia on the need for equal rights for all
HELEN ZIA is an award-winning author, journalist, and scholar who has covered Asian American communities and social and political movements for decades. Helen holds an … Read more
China allows the widow of the Nobel prize Liu Xiaobo to leave house arrest and China
On Tuesday, China granted Liu Xia, the widow of the Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who was held under house arrest for 8 years, to leave … Read more
Germany says Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo’s widow is welcome
“If I can’t leave, I’ll die in my home,” Liu Xia, Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo’s widow, said during a recent phone call with … Read more
Interview with Teng Biao, founder of Open Constitution Initiative: the crackdown on Chinese civil society will continue
Teng Biao (滕彪) is a Chinese human rights activist and lawyer, president of China Against the Death Penalty, co-founder of the Open Constitution Initiative, and … Read more
China cremated the body of imprisoned Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo
China cremated the body of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died this week after a battle with liver cancer amid international criticism … Read more