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Human rights lawyer Lu Siwei was sentenced to 11 months in prison and fined 10,000 RMB in a closed courtroom, as the authorities prevented witnesses and…
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A protestor in Chengdu hung banners from a bridge, calling for democracy and political reform in China; a "large social simulator" AI tool has been…
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Activist Chen Mingyu was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for attending a dinner celebrating the Taiwanese presidential inauguration; artist…
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UN experts sought information on human rights defender He Fangmei and her missing children; the closure of RFA and VOA means the loss of critical…
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March 2025

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Chinese authorities force Uyghurs in Xinjiang not to observe Ramadan by fasting; new developments in transnational repression as one man describes being…
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A Taiwanese publisher was found guilty of "inciting secession" by a mainland court; the Hong Kong authorities sent letters to residents of Melbourne and…
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Taiwanese Publisher Sentenced for "Secession" in Mainland China
Two years after his disappearance in Shanghai, Taiwanese publisher Li Yanhe (pen name Fu Cha, or “Fuschia”) has been secretly convicted of “inciting…
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Exploring Strategies of Resistance at RightsCon
In late February, Human Rights in China hosted a session on “Strategies of Resistance & Empowering Narratives of Hope” at RightsCon in Taipei. The…
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Women's Day brought reflections and protests around women's rights and female political prisoners; crackdowns coinciding with the Two Sessions in…
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Launching a Research Report on the Impact of the Three-Child Policy on Women's Reproductive Rights
The Three-Child Policy Monitoring Network has released a 22,000-word research report that compiles pro-natalist policies introduced by the Chinese…
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Rights groups and governments condemned Thailand's deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China, where they may face torture and other ill-treatment; a data leak…
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February 2025

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