Story Archive
2016-07-29
Former Nanjing university student Xu Zhenxin fled persecution after campaigning for democratic change in China.
2016-07-29
Political asylum-seekers fleeing persecution in China are left with scant support, in constant fear of repatriation.
2016-07-29
Police use of condom possession as evidence of prostitution is deterring sex workers from protecting themselves.
2016-07-28
The authorities send in a demolition team to evict two farmers after their land is "allocated" to a stock breeding farm by the government.
2016-07-28
Local residents say the security measures are more stringent than those in place for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
2016-07-28
Security is tight around the South Korean consulate in the city, with officials refusing to comment.
2016-07-27
Two women and a man are held for posting "false information," though flood victims say the government should have evacuated them.
2016-07-27
Li Tingyu, girlfriend of protest blogger Lu Yuyu, says she is not guilty of "picking quarrels and stirring up trouble."
2016-07-26
Zhao Gangfu is seeking political asylum in Thailand, where he fears he may yet be kidnapped by Chinese police.
2016-07-26
The two men are found guilty of "illegal business activities," although their magazines were entirely legal in Hong Kong.
2016-07-25
Former contract teachers across China have been fighting for decades for the government to implement promised pay and benefits.
2016-07-25
The move sparks further criticism over a lack of respect for Yanhuang Chunqiu 's charter.
2016-07-25
The move is part of a nationwide crackdown on any online content not officially approved by Beijing.
2016-07-22
Guo Feixiong is subject to constant verbal abuse and sleep deprivation by cell-mates, activists say.
2016-07-22
Lu Yuyu and Li Tingyu have been formally arrested on public order charges, rights groups and lawyers say.
2016-07-22
Thousands of villagers continue to protest amid an information blackout by local authorities.
2016-07-21
Activists had hoped to highlight grievances such as land grabs at the summit venue, but are now under round-the-clock surveillance.
2016-07-21
Joshua Wong and two other former leaders of the 2014 Occupy Central pro-democracy movement vow to continue to 'fight for their rights.'
2016-07-21
An overseas rights group says Guo Feixiong should be given proper medical attention after refusing food and water for more than two months.
2016-07-20
The family of detained dissident Zhao Changqing had faced continual harassment from the authorities back home.
2016-07-20
Analysts say the government wants to avoid a rerun of anti-Japanese protests in 2012 over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
2016-07-20
Members of a large house church are warned to stop their "illegal gatherings," while a cross is torn down from its wall.
2016-07-19
Former publisher Du Daozheng says the editorial team may still be able to run seminars and publish 'some things' online, however.
2016-07-19
Some warn of a 'backlash' if officials try to weed out candidates unacceptable to Beijing.
2016-07-19
Ethnic Mongolian herding communities say they will have no livelihoods once their land is drowned by the reservoir.
2016-07-18
Pan-democratic lawmakers say the move is yet another assault on free speech in the city.
2016-07-18
It is unclear whether Yanhuang Chunqiu will continue using the same name, but editors say the content won't be what it once was.
2016-07-15
Fengrui law firm chief Zhou Shifeng faces 'subversion of state power' charges, which could carry a 10-year prison term.
2016-07-14
Zhao Wei’s husband finds empty house in Henan where Zhao said she was resting with her family.
2016-07-12
China watchers say the country’s reaction to the ruling will have an impact on its regional and international relations.
