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Increase in online hostility towards churches in Hebei province in January

New research by CSW points to a sudden and significant increase in online hostility towards Christians in Hebei Province after internet users alleged that the January 2021 coronavirus outbreak there originated in a church. CSW estimates that over 1,000 related comments were posted before they were eventually censored. Observers have noted that online speech is […]

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Human rights lawyer disbarred as authorities launch crackdown on citizen journalists

Authorities in China have revoked the licence of human rights lawyer Ren Quanniu, who represented Chinese Christian activist Zhang Zhan in 2020. The news comes as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s central propaganda department has announced plans to step up regulation of the country’s citizen journalism. Ren stands accused by the Henan Provincial Judicial Department

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36 NGOs call for human rights protections in EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

CSW and 35 other civil society organisations (CSOs) have written to the European Institutions calling for the inclusion of enforceable human rights clauses in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) ahead of the upcoming Plenary session of the European Parliament. The letter raises concerns regarding the omission of a human rights clause from the

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Lawyer for imprisoned citizen journalist and Hong Kong activists may have license revoked

On 4 January Ren Qiuanniu, the lawyer who defended Chinese human rights defender Zhang Zhan, received a letter from the Chinese authorities saying that his license to practice as a lawyer may be revoked. Zhang was sentenced to four years in prison on 28 December on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, a charge

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Violations against religious communities continue over Christmas and New Year period

As in previous years, the period between Christmas and New Year saw human rights violations against religious communities, activists and lawyers in China. There were also several developments outside China which could impact the human rights situation in the country. On Christmas Day, China Aid reported that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had banned all

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Renewed calls for action on forced labour in Uyghur region as further evidence emerges

CSW has renewed its call for companies to ensure that they are not complicit in the use of forced labour in the Uyghur region, following fresh evidence of abuses underway in the region.  A new report by Dr. Adrian Zenz, published by the Center for Global Policy on 14 December, and covered separately by the

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CSW marks anniversary of crackdown on Early Rain Church as conditions for Christians worsen

Today, 9 December, marks the second anniversary of a series of raids on Early Rain Church by authorities in Chengdu, China, in which police searched church members’ homes and arrested over 100 seminary students, church members and leaders, including Pastor Wang Yi. Two years on, Wang Yi and one of the church’s elders, Qin Defu,

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