Press Releases

A new briefing on the impact of technology on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in China, published today by CSW, cautions that “Technology can have a wide range of positive effects; however, its ability to facilitate violations of FoRB and other fundamental rights and freedoms is evident, and must…

CSW has called on China to release Christian human rights defender and former lawyer Zhang Zhan, who has spent over 150 days in detention, amid fears for her health since she began a hunger strike to protest her arbitrary detention. Zhang was detained on 14 May after posting videos and…

New ‘village rules’ introduced in Huang Fei village, Yingjiang County in Yunnan, near the China-Burma border, state that anyone who converts to Christianity will face financial penalties or even the confiscation of their land. Huang Fei village is inhabited by members of the Dai ethnic group. The notice, seen by…

CSW has today published a new briefing containing extracts and analysis from an exclusive report by an experienced China researcher into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on unregistered Protestant ‘house’ churches in China. Although the report author’s identity is known to CSW, it cannot be made public due to…

Pope Francis has signed off on a two-year extension of an agreement with the Chinese government on the appointment of bishops, according to Reuters. Catholics inside China and observers worldwide have raised concerns about the decision to extend the controversial agreement at a time of increasing violations of the right…

Thousands of ethnic Mongolian students and parents have boycotted classes in protest against the Chinese government’s decision to make Mandarin Chinese the language of instruction in three subjects in schools in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, referred to by some activists and rights groups as ‘Southern Mongolia’.

Stop Uyghur Genocide, the World Uyghur Congress, the Coalition for Genocide Response, CSW and the Board of Deputies of British Jews welcome the release of a statement today by leaders of faith and belief communities calling for action to stop atrocity crimes against the Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous…

Today, CSW joins 72 Uyghur rights groups and over 100 civil society organisations and labour unions from around the world in calling on apparel brands and retailers to stop using forced labour in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“Uyghur Region”) and end their complicity in the Chinese government’s human rig

Over 600 parliamentarians have signed a joint statement calling on China to end human rights violations against Falun Gong practitioners on the 21st anniversary of the beginning of the Chinese authorities’ systematic crackdown on the group. The statement, signed by parliamentarians from across the globe, claims “Since July 1999, millions…

Today, 9 July, marks the fifth anniversary of China’s infamous 709 Crackdown, in which over 300 lawyers, human rights defenders, and their colleagues and family members were detained, interrogated or imprisoned. The 709 Crackdown, named after the date on which it started, is regarded as one of the worst crackdowns…