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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Zhang Xinyan has been arrested in Thailand and is in danger of extradition; rights groups push Trump to bring up human…
May 13
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RightsCon was canceled abruptly last week due to Chinese government pressure; a new press freedom report ranks China and Hong Kong near the bottom of…
May 5
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Yuan Keqin, Japan-Based Scholar Jailed Seven Years in China on “Espionage” Charges, Reportedly Released
In 2019, Professor Yuan Keqin and his wife made a brief trip to China to attend his mother’s funeral. After entering China, Yuan disappeared. Denied a…
May 4
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April 2026
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Chinese student Cheng Fangwei from the University of Sydney in Australia disappeared after returning to China at the end of 2024. Cheng had participated…
Apr 29
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This week, rights advocates faced harsh and unjust legal penalties for engaging in protected speech and peaceful protest. Two cases in particular…
Apr 22
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HRIC Weekly Brief
HRIC remembers Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Koo Sze-yiu, who passed away last week; human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has completed his sentence; HRIC…
Apr 15
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HRIC Weekly Brief
Online censorship continues with the removal of the Bitchat app from China's app store for its "social mobilization" capabilities; workers' rights…
Apr 8
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Human rights lawyer Xie Yang was sentenced to five years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power"; artist Gao Zhen was tried in a secret…
Apr 1
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March 2026
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A new law in Macau allows national security cases to be heard behind closed doors and requires lawyers to pass a national security clearance; Hong Kong…
Mar 25
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Human Rights in China Statement Regarding the Mass Arrests of the “Fan’er Community” in Yuhuan, Zhejiang
Human Rights in China strongly condemns the large-scale crackdown on the “Fan’er Community” online anime forum by the Yuhuan Public Security Bureau in…
Mar 23
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HRIC Hosts “Commemorating Tiananmen: Thirty-Six Years of Resistance in Canada” Panel Discussion at the University of Toronto
On March 9th, 2026, Human Rights in China (HRIC) hosted a panel discussion featuring four esteemed panelists from three generations of activists. The…
Mar 20
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Imprisoned democracy advocate Chow Hang-tung challenged the use of the Chinese constitution in Hong Kong courts; a 21-year-old was arrested for carrying…
Mar 18
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