The Rights Practice, along with 6 other orgs, express grave concern about the arrest of Chinese human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the serious risks surrounding any potential deportation to China. www.rights-practice.org/news/joint-s...

Joint statement: ICE arrests Chinese lawyer Wu Shaoping

On 29 July 2026, The Rights Practice signed a joint statement, along with six other organisations, expressing grave concern about the arrest of Chinese human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping by the US Immigr...

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Read our new report 'Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in #China' - Eleven years after the #709Crackdown, lawyers still face harassment and arbitrary detention including in 'residential surveillance at a designated location' (RSDL). www.rights-practice.org/report-beyon...

Report: Beyond Prison. Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in China

In June 2026, The Rights Practice published a new report "Beyond Prison. Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in China". The report maps the multiple ways in which the Chinese state may deprive someone of t...

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1/ Today, on the 11th anniversary of #709Crackdown we re-share TRP Director's reflections on the resistance of the ‘709’ wives to obtain justice for their husbands. www.rights-practice.org/blog/li-wenz...

Li Wenzu and the Resistance of the ‘709’ Wives

Li Wenzu has used novel acts of protest, along with other ‘709’ wives, in her efforts to see her husband, human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, to demand that he is given access to a lawyer and to seek ...

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1/ To coincide with the World Congress Against the Death Penalty, we published a new briefing paper: "Death Penalty Under Xi Jinping" to cast some light on the application of the death penalty under Xi Jinping, party secretary and president, in China. www.rights-practice.org/briefing-pap...

Briefing Paper: Death Penalty Under Xi Jinping

In June 2026, The Rights Practice published a briefing paper to cast some light on the application of the death penalty under Xi Jinping, party secretary and president.

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1/ Today, to mark International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we publish an important new report: "Beyond Prison. Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in China". We map the multiple ways in which the Chinese state may deprive someone of their liberty. www.rights-practice.org/report-beyon...

Report: Beyond Prison. Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in China

In June 2026, The Rights Practice published a new report "Beyond Prison. Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in China". The report maps the multiple ways in which the Chinese state may deprive someone of t...

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Today, on the 37th anniversary of the #JuneFourth Massacre, we honour the victims, survivors, and families who continue to seek truth and justice. The Tiananmen Mothers reaffirm their 3 longstanding demands: truth, accountability, and compensation. hrichina.substack.com/p/commemoratio

1/ On the eve of the 37th anniversary of June Fourth, we re-share reflections from TRP Director @nicolamacbean.bsky.social "...the trauma of Tiananmen has cast its long shadow over the Party State’s relationship to its citizens..." www.rights-practice.org/blog/remembe...

Remembering June Fourth

As we remember the thirtieth anniversary of Tiananmen, let us also challenge ourselves and our politicians to find answers to the pressing questions posed by the large-scale, extrajudicial detentions ...

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A Hong Kong performance artist was surrounded by a group of plainclothes police after he showed up in Causeway Bay holding red string ahead of Thursday's Tiananmen crackdown anniversary. In full: buff.ly/2gD0xxi Photos: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

1/ Hong Kong barrister and activist Chow Hang-tung published a message before 37th anniversary of #JuneFourth. She said that "June Fourth is a matter of principle. By standing firm on it, we can build the resilience much needed to resist the corrosive effects of power...

The Tiananmen Mothers have released a statement on the 37th anniversary of the June Fourth Tiananmen Massacre, commemorating the victims and urging the Chinese government to "accept their responsibility to history and resolve this injustice." Read here: open.substack.com/pub/hrichina...

Commemoration of the 37th Anniversary of the 1989 June Fourth Massacre

On the 37th anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre, the Tiananmen Mothers have issued a commemorative statement, calling for justice on behalf of the victims and families of those harmed.

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A successful prosecution under National Security Act. Should dent PRC’s sense of impunity for transnational repression. UK immigration officer among two men guilty of working for Chinese intelligence www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK immigration officer among two men guilty of working for Chinese intelligence

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Police in Kunming detained three church members— #YuShaolin, #LiQin, and #LuoPing — during an April 12 gathering. Authorities have yet to inform their families of any reason or provide formal notice, in violation of 🇨🇳 law. via wqw2010.blogspot.com/2026/05/21.h...

So happy that human rights lawyer #YuWensheng has been released and safely arrived at his home in Beijing. x.com/xuyan709/sta...

#China: PEN International joins 25 organisations, including @amnesty.org and @frontlinedefenders.bsky.social, in calling for the immediate release of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence. Read the joint statement ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/china-a...

China: Authorities must release arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence and ensure his full freedom   — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide

 9 April 2026: PEN International joins 25 organisations in calling for the release of Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence. A human rights lawyer and  honorary member of ICPC , Yu is currently serving a three-year

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Human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is expected to be released on 13 April, after completing a three-year sentence. We, along with 25 other organisations, urge Chinese authorities to ensure that Yu Wensheng is immediately released after serving his sentence. tinyurl.com/2dc3tx2z

Joint statement: Authorities must release lawyer Yu Wensheng at end of his sentence

On 9 April 2026, The Rights Practice, and 25 other organisations, signed a joint statement to urge Chinese authorities to ensure that human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is immediately released after serv...

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#China: Very disturbed by reports that woman human rights defender Xu Dongqing continues to be detained despite a terminal diagnosis for a malignant brain tumour. This follows months of alleged mistreatment & deprivation of adequate medical care. [1/2]

1/ UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention - Opinion Concerning Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang: "In recent years, the Working Group has found China in violation of its international human rights obligations in numerous cases." www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

BREAKING❗ According to his family, Changsha Intermediate Court today sentenced lawyer #XieYang to 5 years for “inciting subversion” after secret trials and arbitrary detention extensions. He has been detained since Jan 2022. 👉 tenchu.org/pocd/public/... #FreeXieYang

CHRD人权捍卫者网络@chrdnet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

3月23日，人权律师 #谢阳 被长沙市中级法院以煽颠罪判刑5年，没收财产人民币10万元；谢阳当庭表示上诉。 x.com/709chenguiqi... 据陈桂秋：判决原因是谢阳的微信言论。 庭审过程中，没有辩护律师参与，除了几位谢阳的亲人外，还有参与安排表演的旁听的几十号不认识的人。 当初国保从家里连保险柜都偷走了，里面的所有现金都被国保偷走。

Quite extraordinary. Police in China seem to be extending the scope of transnational repression to labour activism overseas.

Eli Friedman@elifriedman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I've seen the Chinese gov engage in all kinds of grotesque repression of labor activism, but this is a new level of absurdity. Solidarity to the Hungry Panda workers!

The Rights Practice, and 25 other civil society organisations, call on UN Human Rights Chief to use his 27 February address to Human Rights Council to detail his office’s efforts to investigate alleged Chinese government crimes against humanity. tinyurl.com/muabfeyu @chrdnet.bsky.social

Joint Statement: UN Human Rights Chief should address Beijing’s deepening repression

On 24 February 2026, The Rights Practice, along with 25 other civil society organisations, called on UN Human Rights Chief to address the HRC to detail his office’s efforts to investigate alleged Chin...

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🔴 At #HRC61, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights #VolkerTürk should address #Beijing ’s deepening repression. 👉 www.nchrd.org/2026/02/unit...

Appalled by the conviction of the father of Hong Kong WHRD Anna Kwok, in what appears to be clear retaliation for her human rights work carried out in exile. #China's relentless pursuit of HRDs at home & abroad must be taken into account by states considering ever closer ties with it.

Hong Kong activist's father convicted under national security over insurance policy

A Hong Kong court found the father of a wanted activist guilty of a national security violation on Wednesday after he tried to end her insurance policy and withdraw the funds, drawing international cr...

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.@hrw's response to the conviction of Anna Kwok's father under Hong Kong's draconian national security law for "attempting to deal with the funds of an absconder" - an alarming act of collective punishment. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

"EU deplores the heavy prison sentence of 20 years imposed on British citizen and media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai by the Hong Kong High Court. The EU reiterates its call for the immediate and unconditional release of Jimmy Lai, also in consideration of his advanced age and health condition"

Vindictive though sadly not unexpected.

Hong Kong Free Press HKFP@hongkongfp.com · 6mo ago

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction. In full: buff.ly/6FeYWmm

UK Foreign Secretary: British National Jimmy Lai was today sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for exercising his right to freedom of expression, following a politically motivated prosecution. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Foreign Secretary responds to Jimmy Lai sentencing

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper responds to the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong today.

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1/ Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is set to be sentenced over national security charges: Live: buff.ly/0Qqsnrh Matthias Kauffman, Deputy Head of the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao, arrived with other consulate officials at the courthouse at around 8.40am to witness proceedings.

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction. In full: buff.ly/6FeYWmm

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to [years] in jail following his conviction of foreign collusion and sedition charges.

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for XX years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction.

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#China: Two journalists - Liu Hu and Wu Yingjiao - have been detained because of their reporting, which looked into corruption by a senior official. This is the kind of public-interest reporting that journalists are supposed to do. They should be released immediately.

❗Lawyer #ZhangWenpeng faces trial Feb. 2 for picking quarrels. Detained since Sept. 2024, he allegedly endured torture. A court in Sanya will also try #XuZongpin on the same charge. 👉 www.nchrd.org/2025/10/aler...

CHRD人权捍卫者网络@chrdnet.bsky.social · 6mo ago

张文鹏、许宗平案，将于2月2日在海南省三亚市城郊法院第一审判庭开庭审理。 tenchu.org/pocd/public/... 预计庭审时间：2月2日至2月14日。 张文鹏因举报律师协会，实习七年无法获得律师执业证； 2024年9月24日，因代理海运集团案，为当事人网上发声，被以涉嫌寻衅滋事罪刑拘，期间曾被酷刑。 许宗平于同日被刑拘，认罪认罚，检察院量刑1年2个月，律师多次申请变更强制措施被拒。