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China Human Rights Defenders
Xi Jinping and Collective Punishment of Human Rights Defenders’ Families
By Renee Xia and Sophie Richardson
Chinese authorities regularly inflict collective punishment against families of activists and dissidents – penalizing them by proxy by harming their children, spouses, or parents.
8 Years After ‘709,’ Persecution of Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Continues
By William Nee
The crackdown that began on July 9, 2015 is not just history; some of the targets are facing renewed pressure today.
How China Tries to Bamboozle the United Nations
By William Nee
At Geneva next week, the Chinese government will try to convince a U.N. committee that it is a paragon of economic, social, and cultural rights.
Xi Jinping Has Critics in China. They Have Paid a Steep Price.
By William Nee
Human rights defenders in China face arrest and lengthy detention for calling out Xi’s mistakes.
China’s 709 Crackdown Is Still Going On
By William Nee
Since the mass arrests on July 9, 2015, the Chinese government has never eased up on its pressure against human rights lawyers.
Wang Quanzhang and China’s ‘Non-Release Release’
By Jerome A. Cohen
Wang, a rights lawyer, was released from prison on April 5. So why hasn't he been allowed to go home?
From Tiananmen to Today: The State of Chinese Activism
By Emile Dirks
30 years after Tiananmen, activism in China continues, though by necessity it has taken different forms.
China’s Grim Christmas Ritual: Imprisoning Dissidents
By Thomas E. Kellogg
Xie Yang was the latest activist to be sentenced during the Christmas holiday season.
Michael Caster on China's Forced Disappearances
By Shannon Tiezzi
Caster talks about a new collection of firsthand accounts from the disappeared.
China’s War on Dissent
By Cholpon Orozobekova
Detained activists have two choices: vanish or confess.
The People's Republic of the Disappeared
By Michael Caster
From black jails to residential surveillance, Beijing has been trying to normalize enforced disappearances for a decade.
Activists and Lawyers Jailed in China’s Latest Crackdown
By Cal Wong
Three activists, detained during last summer's massive crackdown, are sentenced to prison terms.
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