Renee Xia

@reneexia.bsky.social

Co-Executive director, Chinese Human Rights Defenders @CHRDnet.bsky.social www.NCHRD.org "We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice." - MLK

🚨 Beijing police seized independent filmmaker & online talk show host #ZhangPeng (aka #ZhangNeixian) on July 1. Known for outspoken, satirical commentary on current affairs, he is now criminally detained for “picking quarrels,” raising concerns over restrictions on #FreeExpression in 🇨🇳.

CHRD人权捍卫者网络@chrdnet.bsky.social · 4w ago

独立电影导演 #张内咸 (本名 #张鹏) 遭刑事拘留 据家属在其YouTube频道发布的通报,7月1日晚,张内咸被警方从家中带走。7月2日,他因涉嫌“寻衅滋事罪”被刑事拘留,目前羁押于北京市海淀区看守所。 youtube.com/post/Ugkxe_F...

Nine years ago, 🇨🇳 govt persecuted Nobel laureate #LiuXiaobo to death for daring to write about a #China with #HumanRights and democracy. The ongoing impunity for his death fuels more human rights violations. 🔗 www.nchrd.org/2017/07/hold...

Hold Xi Jinping Accountable for Liu Xiaobo’s Death in Custody, Free Liu Xia | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

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CHRD人权捍卫者网络@chrdnet.bsky.social · 3w ago

九年前的今天, #刘晓波 遭中国政府迫害致死,至今无人被追究责任。

🚨 Chishan prison in Hunan Province reportedly forced anti-censorship advocate #YangZewei into exhausting labor. After he resisted, guards allegedly beat him and restrained him to an iron bed, leaving him unable to use the toilet. 👉 msguancha.com/plus/view.ph...

CHRD人权捍卫者网络@chrdnet.bsky.social · 4w ago

#乔鑫鑫 狱中反抗强迫劳动,遭酷刑虐待 msguancha.com/plus/view.ph... 据民生观察报道,乔鑫鑫(本名 #杨泽伟) 目前被关押于湖南赤山监狱第一监区。因反抗狱方每天长时间、高强度强迫劳动,他遭殴打、喷辣椒水等虐待。 2023年3月,乔鑫鑫发起 #拆墙运动; 2023年5月31日,在老挝遭跨境抓捕,后被判刑五年。

🚨 Hunan authorities detained activist #SunJiping for 12 days after he commemorated the 37th anniversary of the #TiananmenMassacre on #June4. His wife, who works for the local postal administration, faced #CollectivePunishment: removed from her post and given a pay cut.

CHRD人权捍卫者网络@chrdnet.bsky.social · last mo.

2026年6月4日,湖南邵阳人权捍卫者 #孙吉平 因在资江河畔公开 #纪念六四, 被警方行政拘留12天。 其妻 #何明卓 随后遭连坐处分:被所在单位邵阳市邮政局给予记过处分、调离金融岗位,并扣减4个月平均绩效收入,共计27860.02元。 x.com/a13887665440...

人权捍卫者 #何方美 狱中家书 “每次会见,看到10岁的孩子硕大的身躯还坐在推车里,这鲜明的反差深深刺痛着我的心,想起孩子从前老看手机里疫苗致残前自己会走路的视频,伤感的问我,妈妈,我什么时候还能像小时候那样走路呀?我什么时候还能穿高跟鞋呀?作为母亲,每回听了,我的心都在滴血……“ 全文: wqw2010.blogspot.com/2026/07/blog...

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CHRD人权捍卫者网络@chrdnet.bsky.social · 4mo ago

获刑五年半的人权捍卫者 #何方美 被转到洛阳女子监狱服刑。 x.com/pinge1978/st... 据李新通报:“今天是周五,又到了可以会见的日子。一早跑来郑州女子监狱,结果被告知,何方美被调监了,又转移到了洛阳女子监狱,给了联系电话,打过去打不通,又网上查询了一个电话打过来去,通了,工作人员说,新入监人员不让见,只能等通知。据我在监狱的经验来看,这里肯定有鬼,故意折腾何方美,变相阻止会见。” #何方美, “疫苗宝宝之家”维权团体发起人; 2020年10月,到辉县市政府泼漆议被捕; 2024年10月,被判刑5年6个月。

As the law takes effect, rights groups believe ethnic minority languages will be pushed out of schools & official life, there will be even fewer places within China where they are taught or spoken. They fear that the law will close off spaces for debate about what this means beyond China's borders.

Renee Xia@reneexia.bsky.social · last mo.

Members of the European Parliament have already written warning member states to consider suspending extradition treaties with China and that if this law targeted European citizens, it could "lead to severe consequences for EU-China relations."

Zhang Yadi, 23, also known as Tara, is supposed to be studying at a prestigious university in the UK. Instead she is believed to be in detention in China. In one of her last posts on the social media platform "X", she wished the Dalai Lama a happy 90th birthday. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Can China target critics abroad with its new 'ethnic unity' law?

Rights groups fear the new law gives Beijing legal authority to go after people beyond its borders.

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#董郁玉 肺部发现肿瘤,申请保外就医被拒 5月7日,家属曾发表紧急声明指出,在当前监狱医疗条件下,董郁玉无法获得及时、适当的医疗救治;他目前实际上正面临“被变相判处死刑”的处境。 🔗《纽约时报》报道: cn.nytimes.com/china/202607... 🔗家属声明: substack.com/home/post/p-... 董郁玉,原《光明日报》评论部副主任; 1989年,曾参与抗议运动,因此被强制劳动1年; 2022年2月21日,与一名日本外交官共进午餐时被捕; 2024年11月29日,被以间谍罪判刑7年; 2026年3月17日,被转到天津潮白监狱服刑。

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CHRD人权捍卫者网络@chrdnet.bsky.social · 3mo ago

5月7日, #董郁玉 家属发表紧急声明称,董郁玉目前实际上正面临“被变相判处死刑”的处境。 substack.com/home/post/p-... 董郁玉近日因心脏问题住院,并被发现左肺存在高度疑似恶性肿瘤。家属指出,在当前监狱医疗条件下,他无法获得及时、适当的医疗救治。 据董郁玉本人表示,其身体不适的主要原因,是天津潮白监狱长期高强度强迫劳动,以及因拒绝认罪而长期无法获得正常休息。 家属呼吁国际社会发声,敦促中国政府基于人道主义理由立即释放董郁玉,并保障其获得独立医疗救治。