Story Archive
2016-09-22
Xia Lin had previously defended outspoken artist Ai Weiwei, earthquake researcher Tan Zuoren and top rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang.
2016-09-21
Court upholds non-jail sentences for three former student leaders of the 2014 Umbrella Movement.
2016-09-20
Activist Guan Guilin from Hunan's Hengyang city had tried to register as a candidate outside the ruling party.
2016-09-20
Residents of Qiqihar throng the streets in anger after plans for the plant are leaked online.
2016-09-19
Activists in Hong Kong gather in support of the rebel village, as a former resident complains to the United Nations.
2016-09-19
Liao Yiwu's latest work uses a central metaphor of ants, as apparently powerless but ultimately strong agents of resistance against oppression.
2016-09-16
Meanwhile, Hong Kong activists make mooncakes with a message, in support of relatives of victims of the 1989 military massacre.
2016-09-15
Journalists in the former British colony condemn treatment of colleagues as Chinese media warns of 'foreign forces' at work during protests.
2016-09-15
The order comes after news of the gruesome killings of four children by their mother and their parents' subsequent suicide went viral on social media.
2016-09-14
The country's rubber-stamp parliament needs to hold genuine elections before allegations of vote-buying make sense, activists say.
2016-09-14
Local residents say the situation is too tense to risk venturing out of their homes.
2016-09-13
Experts decry government whitewash attempt that follows a sweeping crackdown on lawyers as well as their families.
2016-09-13
Dozens of people are detained and an unknown number injured in street battles between residents and riot police.
2016-09-12
The threats came after Eddie Chu campaigned against alleged vested interests in a multibillion dollar land deal.
2016-09-12
Mao's potential as a symbolic figurehead for the dispossessed remains a source of concern for the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
2016-09-08
Su Changlan is suffering from a pre-existing medical condition, and is receiving inadequate care in police detention, her lawyers say.
2016-09-08
Activists say that Beijing used the G20 summit as an 'excuse' to crack down further on news it doesn't like.
2016-09-08
Lin Zuluan is handed a three-year jail term after the resurgence of protests in Wukan over a long-running land dispute.
2016-09-07
Protests continue in the face of official warnings, with the whole village under surveillance by camera, residents say.
2016-09-07
Liberal Party candidate Ken Chow said the three men made the threats outside the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong authorities.
2016-09-06
No talk of independence by Hong Kong lawmakers will be tolerated, China says.
2016-09-06
Protesters defy police orders to stop demonstrations, saying they will continue until Lin Zuluan is released.
2016-09-06
Yang Tingjian's house is currently under 24-hour surveillance, while his family has received threats following his bid to stand in local elections.
2016-09-05
Rights activists hit out at a lack of pressure on human rights amid widespread secret detentions.
2016-09-05
The results ensure that opposition lawmakers will still be able to block draconian government measures, although their camp is looking increasingly divided.
2016-09-04
The streets are patrolled by riot police and plainclothes security, while closures and mass vacations turn the city into a ghost town, residents say.
2016-09-04
Pan-democratic candidates need to win at least one third of seats in the legislature to block unpopular government legislation.
2016-09-02
Lu Yuyu got into a dispute with prison guards over his inability to sleep with the lights on.
2016-09-02
Five candidates withdraw amid fears that a split democratic vote could lead to tougher legislation getting through the legislature.
2016-09-01
Li Biyun ran into the diplomatic compound after being surrounded by state security police, fearing she would be arrested.
