China to rule on appeals in case of detained human rights lawyers Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong are leading figures in the thwarted New Citizens’ Movement group of activists and lawyers The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023
Uyghur film-maker claims he was tortured by authorities in China Ikram Nurmehmet, a director known for his Uyghur protagonists, is facing charges related to ‘separatism’ and ‘terrorism’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023
‘I am willing to wait for months’: Chinese Tiananmen critic ready for long haul in Taiwan transit lounge Chen Siming pleads for safe passage to US, saying his situation is ‘dangerous and urgent’ amid Beijing’s pursuit of him The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2023
Accused of bomb threats they say they didn't make, family of Chinese dissident detained in Thailand The wife and daughter of exiled Chinese dissident Gao Zhi are in detention on immigration charges in Thailand, after a series of bomb threats made in their names against airports, luxury hotels and the Chinese embassy in Bangkok derailed the family’s plan to join Gao in the Netherlands The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023
Journalist held without trial in China said to need urgent medical attention Advocates of Huang Xueqin accuse authorities of ‘trying to exert mental pressure and physical torture’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023
Democracy ‘on trial’ as Hong Kong 47 prepare to face court Picked up in a dawn raid two years ago, the activists and politicians are charged over an unofficial primary. Al Jazeera · Feb 3, 2023
What’s going on in Hong Kong’s courts? Thousands have been arrested over the 2019 protests, and more than 1,000 trials are currently under way. Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2022
What will the UN see as it finally visits China’s Xinjiang? Human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has demanded ‘unfettered’ access for years, but experts doubt she will get it. Al Jazeera · May 24, 2022