Chinese #MeToo advocate journalist gets 5-year prison sentence

Jun 14, 2024

Huang Xueqin, a respected independent journalist, was declared guilty by the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court on Friday for "inciting subversion of state power," as...

China vows to root out political opposition by arresting human rights activists

Jun 16, 2022

Beijing [China], June 16 : In yet another escalation in China's crackdown on human rights, the country is violating the right of the detained...

Chinese activist, who voiced support to 'ink girl', charged with inciting subversion

Dec 31, 2020

Beijing [China], December 31 : A Chinese activist, who retweeted a video of 'ink girl' Dong Yaoqiang, has been charged with "inciting subversion of...

Amnesty International condemns conviction of Hong Kong Tiananmen activists

Aug 22, 2026

Amnesty International has condemned the convictions of Hong Kong activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan, who were found guilty of "inciting subversion of state...

Prominent Chinese rights activists on trial for state subversion

Jun 24, 2022

Beijing [China], June 24 : China is putting two prominent civil rights activists, Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi, through closed-door trials this week for...

China: Prominent rights lawyer sentenced to five years in prison

Mar 24, 2026

A court in China sentenced the prominent human rights lawyer Xie Yang to five years in prison on March 23, 2026, on politically motivated...