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What is the Tiananmen crackdown?

On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops opened fire on students and workers who had been peacefully protesting for political reforms...

Students at Canadian universities face surveillance, harassment by Chinese state authorities, Amnesty reports

The report explores surveillance faced by dozens of Hong Kong and Chinese students studying abroad, including at universities in Canada....

China: Chinese director arrested over protest documentary

Chen Pinlin, director of the documentary ‘Urumqi Middle Road,'(乌鲁木齐中路)has been arrested. His film showcases the “White Paper Movement,” which consists...

China: Activists nearing their first year in detention

On April 13, 2023, Yu Wensheng, a well-known human rights lawyer, and his wife, Xu Yan, were detained by police...

Remembering Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli

It is 10 years since the death of human rights activist Cao Shunli, who passed away on 14 March 2014...

Hong Kong: Transgender activist Lai Ke must not be deported to mainland China  

A Chinese transgender activist due to be released tomorrow after serving a prison sentence in Hong Kong will be at...

Tibetan Monk Freed After Jail Term for Social Media Posts

Tibetan monk Rinchen Tsultrim was freed from a Sichuan Province prison on February 1, 2024. He served four and a...

China: Free Huseyin Celil

Huseyin Celil is a member of China’s Uyghur minority and a human rights activist. In 2001, he fled China after...

‘I yearn to see you’ – Valentine’s letters to activists detained in mainland China and Hong Kong

Human rights activists jailed in mainland China and Hong Kong will not be able to see their loved ones this...

China’s White Paper Movement: One year on, six protesters share their stories

On 24 November 2022, at least 10 people died in an apartment fire in the city of Urumqi, northwest China....

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