Story Archive
2016-10-10
Protesters called for the event to be canceled, but city officials simply charged organizers a higher rate instead.
2016-10-10
Downfall of another Zhou Yongkang ally shows why Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive is still seen as chiefly targeting political rivals.
2016-10-07
Liu Xiaobo's wife is being held incommunicado by charges hanging over her brother, while Liu himself is unlikely to get parole.
2016-10-07
Rights activists warn that Beijing has little to lose from the death of the city's traditional way of life.
2016-10-07
Critics say the opera glorifies a man who was responsible for some of the greatest tragedies in modern Chinese history.
2016-10-06
Police are still checking vehicles coming in and out of town, as the majority of businesses re-open.
2016-10-06
Chan Pak-yeung is sent to prison for nine months for throwing water bottles at police and resisting arrest.
2016-10-05
A pro-Beijing newspaper has published a tirade against the city's chief executive and the head of China's parliament in recent days.
2016-10-05
Joshua Wong was met at the airport by police after being added to an immigration "blacklist," reportedly at Beijing's request.
2016-10-04
Suffering the same fate as many detained rights lawyers, Lin Bin is incommunicado in spite of claims he was released from detention.
2016-10-04
Commentators say the government is aiming for total control of all forms of media and public debate.
2016-10-03
Education officials warn that the pursuit of independence for the city is unconstitutional, however.
2016-10-03
Rights lawyers say the latest regulations governing their profession will further erode their ability to protect clients.
2016-09-30
Top pro-democracy lawmakers say there is nothing to celebrate about the establishment of a dictatorial regime.
2016-09-30
Among those held is a group of 12 petitioners from Chongqing, jailed for 'picking quarrels and stirring up trouble.'
2016-09-29
Shan Lihua is handed a 27-month prison term after she exposed 'excessive eating' by local officials.
2016-09-29
The relatives of detained lawyers say they have been smeared by official media and want to take their campaign to a higher level.
2016-09-28
The Occupy Central movement veterans say it may not have achieved its goal, but it did inspire a new generation to enter politics.
2016-09-28
Huge resources poured into pandas could be used to improve biodiversity overall, campaigners say.
2016-09-28
The brother of a man who opposed the categorization of people into a rigid class says his family still bears the scars of that dissent, 50 years on.
2016-09-27
Zhuang Liehong, who has staged protests at the United Nations to call attention to his troubled hometown, says he won't be quiet.
2016-09-27
A government report reveals a huge scandal around the approval of new pharmaceuticals for the domestic market.
2016-09-27
The new rules seek to legitimize the state's ongoing violation of individuals' right to privacy, a top rights lawyer says.
2016-09-26
State media say Zeng Feiyang and his fellow activists were treated leniently as repentant first offenders, but a former lawyer says he was not guilty of any crime.
2016-09-26
New rules seek to eradicate any overseas connections and to 'guard against separatism.'
2016-09-26
A report from Greenpeace says safety and environmental standards are 'lax' in the world's largest chemicals industry.
2016-09-23
Poet praises Germany for standing up for human rights at a time of heavy state pressure on lawyers, writers and activists.
2016-09-23
Beijing typically uses access to its huge domestic market as a way of keeping celebrities in line, analysts say.
2016-09-23
The move comes amid warnings over the erosion of traditional freedoms in the former British colony.
2016-09-22
Qin Yongmin could face a lengthy jail term, but his wife's family fear for her safety, more than 20 months after she disappears.
