Human rights activists came together in San Francisco last week, during Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, to make their voices heard on issues relating to Hong Kong, Uyghur, and Tibetan fundamental freedoms and human rights. As Xi arrived, a plane organized by HRIC flew a banner …

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This week, Human Rights in China mourns the passing of Ms. Zhou Shuzhuang, one of the longest-standing members of Tiananmen Mothers who fought tirelessly for justice for her son and all other victims of the June Fourth Massacre. Ms. Zhou passed away of illness on September 19, 2023, at the age of 87. The Tiananmen Mothers stated that they wou…

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Former Premier Li Keqiang’s death on Friday sent shockwaves across China. Massive gatherings to commemorate Li were held at his hometown Hefei and various other cities across the country. As political protests are virtually impossible in China, public mourning is a time-tested method of public protest, hearkening back to 1976 and 1989, when p…

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In China: the authorities are ramping up surveillance of all citizens by recruiting more “grid workers” to go door to door in each neighborhood to promote CCP messaging and question residents about their activities and beliefs, then report back to the local government. Also, the authorities have yet to explain the recent death of petitioner Y…

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Peng Lifa is a “legendary symbol of Chinese people resisting tyranny in the era of digital totalitarianism,” says HRIC Executive Director Zhou Fengsuo on the first anniversary of Peng Lifa’s heroic protest at Sitong Bridge, which sparked a wave of protests across China and overseas last year. Around the world, activists held protests to comme…

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This week, China’s judicial openness and Internet freedom continue to decline: as of 2023, only 0.06% of judgment documents in administrative cases are made public, despite legal mandate to make judicial opinions available to the public; and Freedom House’s annual Freedom on the Net report found that China is the world’s “worst abuser of inte…

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HRIC has issued a translation of the Guangzhou Procuratorate’s indictment of Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing, which shows that the pair were charged for merely exercising their freedom of speech and assembly.

Civil activism has become increasingly rare in mainland China due to increasingly severe repression, HRIC Executive Director Zhou Fengsuo…

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Journalist and #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labor activist Wang Jianbing have just started their trial for “inciting subversion of state power,” according to documents from the People's Procuratorate of Guangzhou City. 谁是黄雪琴？[Who is Huang Xueqin?] In a touching tribute, the friends of Huang Xueqin tell the story of a brave young wo…

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Despite the efforts of the international community, Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei has officially been repatriated to China, where he faces imprisonment and possible ill-treatment. Last month, he was detained by Laos authorities while trying to flee to the United States.

On a visit to New York, U.S. Representatives met HRIC Executive Dir…

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The Chinese authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissidents and freedom of expression continues to intensify, both within and outside of China. In a move that has shocked PRC and Hong Kong citizens alike, a 23-year old Hong Kong law student has become the first person to be prosecuted for attempting to commemorate June Fourth – she had planne…

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This week: HRIC published two explainers on the state of human rights in Hong Kong, focusing on freedom of peaceful assembly and the authorities’ suppression of the annual June 4^th vigil. Also, Executive Director Zhou Fengsuo described the new reality that overseas Hong Kong activists face, as intimidation and harassment of family members bac…

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This week, a clampdown on freedom of expression in the form of attacks on culture and language has taken center stage: a pro-Tibetan language activist was attacked; a pro-Cantonese organization was harassed into closing its doors; and Xi ordered Xinjiang authorities to crack down on religious and cultural expression. Amidst this backdrop of i…

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This week: Shao Mingliang, dissident tortured by authorities for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” released videos showing his plight  under illegal house arrest; activist Qiao Xinxin was charged with “subverting state power”; and a professor who called for Xi Jinping’s resignation has been accused of plotting a dramatic terrorist att…

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