Chinese Dissidents Under House Arrest During Anniversary of Premier’s Death

Qiao Long and Wong Lok-to  |  Radio Free Asia Authorities in the Chinese capital placed a number of dissidents under house arrest over the weekend, which saw the anniversary of the death of liberal premier Hu Yaobang, which triggered a mass outpouring of grief and the student-led democracy movement on Tiananmen Square in 1989. While Hu’s […]

Rare Phone Call From House Arrest Sparks Fears For Liu Xia’s Well-Being

Ding Wenqi  |  Radio Free Asia Fears are mounting once more over the mental health of Liu Xia, artist and activist wife of jailed Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo, after she made an unusual and disturbing phone call to a close friend, defying her strict house arrest at the couple’s Beijing home. Liu managed to […]

Son of Former Chinese Leader Jiang Zemin Said to Be Under House Arrest

Larry Ong  |  Epoch Times Jiang Mianheng, the elder son of former Chinese Communist Party chief Jiang Zemin, is presently under house arrest, according to a source close to the Party disciplinary inspection branch in Shanghai. The source told the Chinese language edition of Epoch Times that Jiang is being held under house arrest in a […]

Five Years On, Liu Xiaobo's Wife Stays Silent, Under House Arrest

<!–[CDATA[Xin Lin  |  Radio Free Asia Five years after being awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, activists are calling on the ruling Chinese Communist Party to release his wife Liu Xia, who has been under house arrest at the couple’s Beijing apartment since her husband’s award was announced. Beijing rights […]

Chinese Lawyer Under House Arrest Publishes Open Letter

<!–[CDATA[Matthew Robertson  |  Epoch Times The Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, still under the watchful eye of Chinese security forces in a remote part of China, has penned a letter announcing that he has smuggled two book manuscripts from China that will be published next year. Gao also wrote, somewhat nebulously, about an attempt to […]

Chinese Rights Lawyer Marks Ten Months Under House Arrest

<!–[CDATA[Qiao Long  |  Radio Free Asia Top Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng remains effectively under house arrest, 10 months after his release from prison on subversion charges, his family said on Wednesday. Gao, 52, is currently under 24-hour surveillance by state security police at the home of his wife’s parents in the northwestern region of […]

'I Can't Help Wishing It'

<!–[CDATA[C. K.  |  Radio Free Asia Geng He, wife of rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, escaped to the U.S. with her son and daughter in January 2009 following years of harassment and abuse by authorities linked to her husband’s work defending persecuted groups in China. Former top rights lawyer Gao, 52, is currently under 24-hour surveillance […]

Chinese Rights Lawyer's Phone Calls Limited Under House Arrest

<!–[CDATA[By Qiao Long, Radio Free Asia Top Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng remains effectively under house arrest, five months after his release from prison on subversion charges, his family said on Thursday. Gao, 52, is currently under 24-hour surveillance by state security police at the home of his wife’s parents in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, […]