China dissidents

The Chinese government is the world’s leading perpetrator of attacks on dissidents abroad.

As the crackdown against dissidents continues, we still don’t know how Beijing decides the victims, timing, and type of detention.

Feng Xiaoyan’s case shows how practices of involuntary hospitalization and adult guardianship can combine to lock away unfortunate victims – sometimes for life.

30 years after Tiananmen, activism in China continues, though by necessity it has taken different forms.

Yang Hengjun has been detained for three-plus months without access to lawyers or family.

The detained Yang Hengjun is a novelist and a prolific online commentator, who often addressed sensitive political issues.

From a movie star to university students, no one is immune.

Xie Yang was the latest activist to be sentenced during the Christmas holiday season.