Story Archive
2014-12-09
Hada details years of torture by prison authorities, who were trying to make him confess to charges he still rejects.
2014-12-08
Authorities tell the defense team the lack of access to case files is due to "special" circumstances.
2014-12-08
The high court order comes as students end several days of hunger strike action.
2014-12-07
New rules will seek to limit the use of transplant organs to those sourced from a voluntary register.
2014-12-05
It sets the stage for the first ever trial of a former member of the Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee.
2014-12-05
Hada's wife says China's state security police are refusing to discuss his possible release next week.
2014-12-04
The two countries jail the most netizens in the world.
2014-12-04
Student leaders say they are trying to gauge how many people want to end the Occupy Central protest.
2014-12-04
Hundreds of petitioners are detained for protesting outside a TV station on "National Constitution Day."
2014-12-03
The nation’s approach to battling corruption is questioned.
2014-12-03
US calls on Beijing and Hong Kong to work together on universal suffrage issue.
2014-12-02
Analysts say the results will also be making Beijing very nervous.
2014-12-02
They say they are turning themselves in to try to prevent additional clashes between protestors and police.
2014-12-02
The Chinese government calls for opinions on a new piece of legislation aimed at protecting victims of domestic violence.
2014-12-01
The activist had been invited to speak at an anti-discrimination event in the central city of Zhengzhou.
2014-12-01
They say they will fast ‘indefinitely’ unless the government reopens dialogue.
2014-11-30
Police fire pepper spray as protesters say the government must listen to the people.
2014-11-28
Two mayoral seats to offer 'verdict' on president's policy of closer ties with communist-ruled China.
2014-11-28
Lawyers are prevented from speaking during the public order trial of Guo Feixiong and Sun Desheng.
2014-11-27
They had called for press freedom and greater government transparency.
2014-11-27
Pro-democracy activists and politicians say the government used a limited civil injunction as a way of clearing the entire area.
2014-11-26
Local reporters and rights activists say police targeting of the media is unacceptable.
2014-11-26
Thousands of riot police move against crowds, clearing the last sections of street.
2014-11-25
The students and their lawyer have rejected the charges against them at a court in Urumqi, Tohti's lawyer tweets.
2014-11-25
Further operations to clear remaining protest sites are expected later this week.
2014-11-24
The party columnist said those who toe the party line deserve a life of enslavement.
2014-11-24
Mo Shaoping, who has considerable experience in subversion cases, has been brought in to defend Pu Zhiqiang.
2014-11-21
Local authorities have silenced people from discussing the latest incident.
2014-11-21
The outspoken reporter hits out at the quality of evidence submitted by state prosecutors.
2014-11-20
Wang Mo is the latest of dozens held, as authorities clamp down on support for Occupy Central.