Chinese Citizens Turn to Crowdfunding In Support of Jailed Democracy Activist

Hu, 61, was an advocate of free speech and the leader of several underground churches in China, which are repressed. Hu previously spent 16 years in prison from 1992 to 2008 for his involvement in founding the Chinese Free Democratic Party and in publicising the Tiananmen Square massacre, which saw hundreds, if not thousands, pro-democracy protesters killed in a violent repression.

Jailed Chinese Activist on Hunger Strike For More Than a Month

Qiao Long  |  Radio Free Asia Jailed Chinese rights activist  has now been on hunger strike in Guangdong’s Yangchun prison for more than a month, sparking renewed fears for his deteriorating health, lawyers and relatives told RFA. Guo’s defense attorney Zhang Lei said he plans to apply for another meeting with his client after Hong […]

Veteran Democracy Activist Tracked Down to Wuhan Detention Center

Qiao Long  |  Radio Free Asia Disappeared’ Chinese democracy activist Qin Yongmin is being secretly held at a police-run detention center in the central city of Wuhan, RFA has learned. Qin’s whereabouts were unknown since he went missing in Jan. 19, 2015, amid unconfirmed reports that he had been tried in secret on charges of […]

Death of Activist in Chinese Custody Sparks Outcry

Shannon Van Sant  |  Voice of America HONG KONG— The death of an environmental activist in police custody has sparked an outcry in China and highlights growing discontent among the country’s middle class. Relatives have said Lei Yang left his home this month in Beijing to pick up a relative from the airport.  Within a couple […]

Former Judge Kicks Off Hunger Strike Relay in New York for Chinese Activist

Eva Fu  |  Epoch Times NEW YORK—Sitting in the Ralph Bunche Park outside the United Nations Headquarters, in front of a 50-foot grey obelisk on May 20, Zhong Jinhua began his hunger strike. Zhong is a former judge, and then lawyer, in China, who now lives in exile due to his activism. The step around the […]

Dissident Chinese Lawyer 'Incommunicado' After Online Anger Over Activist's Sentence

<!–[CDATA[ Yang Fan  |  Radio Free Asia Dissident rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who remains under house arrest since his release from prison in August 2014, has ‘disappeared’ once more, his friends and family told RFA. Gao, who is still denied any freedom of movement and access to much-needed medical treatment, lost contact with the outside […]

China Detains Two Activists as NGO Crackdown Widens

<![CDATA[Yang Fan  |  Radio Free Asia Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have detained activists linked to a leading non-government organization (NGO) on charges of “illegal business activity,” in a move which fellow activists and rights groups said is linked to a growing civil society crackdown. State security police from Beijing and Guangdong […]

Anti-Graft Activist Wife, Daughter On a Mission To Tell The Truth

Ding, 46, a well-known Beijing-based lawyer and campaigner for the New Citizens’ Movement anti-graft coalition, was jailed in April 2014 for “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order” after calling on China’s leaders to declare their assets and those of their families.

‘Tortured’ Guangzhou Activist Refuses Food in Detention Center

<![CDATA[By  Xin Lin, Radio Free Asia A Guangzhou-based rights activist who was tried last year on public order charges in the southern Chinese city, has been subjected to torture and mistreatment while in police detention, prompting him to refuse food in protest, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Sun Sihuo, better known as Sun Desheng, stood […]

Human Rights Nomination a Boost For Chinese Activism

Cao Shunli, who died in Chinese police custody after being denied medical treatment, was nominated for the 2014 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
The award recognizes activists “who have shown deep commitment to human rights in the face of great personal risk,”