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More human rights lawyers arrested
At least fifteen Chinese human rights lawyers and activists have been formally arrested on suspicion of subversion of state power or inciting subversion of state power. They include the prominent human rights lawyers Wang Yu and Li Heping, and the Christian activists Liu Yongping and Gou Hongguo. Wang Yu, the first…
Six lawyers arrested following crackdown
At least six Chinese human rights lawyers and their colleagues have been formally arrested on suspicion of charges relating to “subversion of state power”, six months after a crackdown on over 300 lawyers, activists and associates and family members. The six include several employees of Fengrui law firm in Beijing….
China human rights situation raised in parliament
Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng kidnapped
China Aid Association reports that Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been kidnapped by the authorities. China Aid Association has issued a report alleging that Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been kidnapped by the authorities, following the publication of interviews revealing that he was tortured in prison….
China asked to halt refoulement of North Korean refugees
CSW has asked Chinas President to allow North Korean refugees safe passage to a third country. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has today written to China’s President Xi Jinping to request that North Korean refugees are allowed safe passage to a third country. The letter has been sent to mark the…
More lawyers detained
United Nations human rights experts, the European Union, UK, US and other voices from the international community have expressed their concern regarding the detention of over 200 lawyers and activists in China since 10 July. On 16 July, five UN independent experts called on the Chinese authorities to stop harassing…
Lawyers detained and disappeared
Over 100 human right lawyers and activists have been detained, interrogated and forcibly disappeared across China since 10 July. As of 13 July, the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group estimates that 114 individuals have been targeted in the sweeping arrests. Those detained include human rights lawyers and activists, but…
Human rights progress report contradicted
On 8 June, Chinas Office of the State Council issued a white paper praising the tremendous achievements China has made in its human rights endeavours in 2014. However, recent and ongoing human rights violations, including restrictions on religious communities, contradict many of the authors’ assertions. The paper, entitled Progress in…
Anniversary on Sanjiang Church demolition
A year on from the demolition of Sanjiang Church in Chinas Zhejiang Province as part of a campaign by the provincial government, crosses are still being removed from churches in the province, while eight Christians have been found guilty of charges related to organising meetings for Sanjiang church members. The…
China timeline charts a year of church demolitions
A new interactive timeline released by CSW charts a year of church demolitions in Zhejiang province. The timeline collates over 400 reports of incidents related to whole or partial demolitions of churches or church-run buildings in China’s Zhejiang Province in 2014. Reports of the following incidents are included in the timeline:…