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How China Tries to Bamboozle the United Nations
February 11, 2023

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.
October 14, 2022

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
July 09, 2021

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’
April 23, 2020

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
June 01, 2019

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
January 24, 2018

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
January 10, 2018

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
August 30, 2017

China’s War on Dissent

By Cholpon Orozobekova
Detained activists have two choices: vanish or confess.

The People's Republic of the Disappeared
December 06, 2016

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
August 04, 2016

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.

EU Must Push China on Human Rights, With or Without the UK
July 12, 2016

EU Must Push China on Human Rights, With or Without the UK

By Andrew Anderson
China might think Europe is weak right now, but the EU must not water down its commitment to human rights and democracy.
Torture in China: A Vicious Cycle
November 16, 2015

Torture in China: A Vicious Cycle

By David Volodzko
Reports from human rights groups paint a dark picture of the use of torture in China's legal system.

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