Story Archive
2016-08-11
More than 20 die after a steam pipe explodes at a power station in Hubei province.
2016-08-10
The annual report finds that China, Vietnam, Myanmar and North Korea all have issues with religious practices.
2016-08-10
Police in Inner Mongolia’s eastern Shin-Barag Left Banner have evicted herders and their livestock from their traditional summer pastures.
2016-08-10
Authorities in the eastern port city of Lianyungang have tightened security and declared anti-nuclear protests 'illegal.'
2016-08-09
A local official denies herders were attacked, saying the sheep died on the roads.
2016-08-09
Many in China say they have been embarrassed by the online backlash, while the country's athletes lose support in Hong Kong.
2016-08-08
The government claims that no decision has been reached, and bans 'rumor-mongering' on social media.
2016-08-08
Wang Yu and her husband Bao Longjun remain incommunicado in spite of their 'release last week.
2016-08-05
Friday marked the fourth day in a row that a target of the sweeping 7/09 crackdown on rights defenders faced a show trial in Tianjin.
2016-08-04
Attorney Zhou Shifeng’s show trial appears aimed at silencing other lawyers, activists and critics.
2016-08-03
Ousted members of the editorial team meet in Beijing to discuss their legal position.
2016-08-03
Hu Shigen is found guilty of conspiring to 'subvert state power' and accused of lacking remorse over previous rights-work convictions.
2016-08-03
Prominent legal experts say the move is unnecessary, has no basis in law, and may be unconstitutional.
2016-08-02
Six candidates, including Edward Leung of Hong Kong Indigenous, have their nominations for Legislative Council elections rejected by officials.
2016-08-02
Zhai Yanmin’s ‘confession’ was likely part of a deal he made with the authorities under huge pressure, a top rights lawyer says.
2016-08-01
The government has ordered ride-hailing apps like Didi Chuxing and Uber to sign employment contracts with drivers in a bid to address 'simmering' tensions.
2016-08-01
The subversion trials of four of her colleagues are believed to be imminent in the northern city of Tianjin, a rights group says.
