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Allegations China forced Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che to confess on camera

14 September 2017
Global Voices Advox

The wife of Taiwanese activist Lee Mingche who is detained in China said her husband was forced to confess on charges of "subversion of state power."

China Censorship Free Expression & the Law

Human rights issues ignored during BRICS summit in China

The ninth BRICS Summit was held in China but human rights issues such as media freedom and the right to peaceful dissent were not discussed.

‎ ‎ 7 September 2017

Digital Rights China

China to ban anonymous online comments, blacklist users

Chinese netizens who have not registered their user accounts with platforms under a new real name system will not be able to post online comments.

‎ Global Voices Advox‎ 6 September 2017

Digital Rights China Censorship

China pressures university publications to censor content

Several university-affiliated publications and research papers were pressured to remove articles deemed offensive by Chinese authorities.

‎ International Federation of Journalists‎26 August 2017

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Ilham Tohti

‎ IFEX

China Censorship 8 August 2017
After Liu Xiaobo: Tributes, ramped-up censorship, and calls to free Liu Xia

‎ Mong Palatino for IFEX

Digital Rights China Censorship 28 July 2017
China's newest censorship methods on display

‎ Freedom House

Digital Rights China Censorship 15 July 2017
China: Democratic voice Liu Xiaobo dies in custody

‎ Human Rights Watch

Attacks China Free Expression & the Law 13 July 2017
Liu Xiaobo: A Nobel behind bars

‎ IFEX

Digital Rights China 13 July 2017
Chinese journalist arrested on charges of revealing state secrets

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Digital Rights China 7 July 2017
Appeal to China: Permit Liu Xiaobo to travel overseas on humanitarian grounds

‎ International Federation of Journalists, Freedom House, Reporters Without Borders

Digital Rights China Free Expression & the Law 5 July 2017
Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo must be granted medical care

‎ PEN International

China Free Expression & the Law 27 June 2017
'Socialist values" shut down Chinese websites

‎ Global Voices

Digital Rights China Censorship 15 June 2017
The great swab of China

‎ Human Rights Watch

Digital Rights China 16 May 2017
The battle for China's spirit : Religious revival, repression, and resistance under Xi Jinping

‎ Freedom House

Attacks China Censorship 6 March 2017
China's iron grip grows even tighter

‎ International Federation of Journalists

Attacks Digital Rights China Censorship Hong Kong (China) 23 January 2017
Press freedom predator given Davos platform

‎ Reporters Without Borders

International Digital Rights China Censorship 18 January 2017
Award-winning Chinese human rights journalist: "This is a calling, not a career choice"

‎ Global Voices

China Free Expression & the Law 5 January 2017
Concerns over abducted website founder's health and possible mistreatment

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Digital Rights China 22 December 2016
Beijing adds veneer of legal legitimacy on censorship

‎ Human Rights Watch

Digital Rights China Censorship 15 December 2016
Corporate actors must not facilitate human rights violations through new Chinese rules

‎ ARTICLE 19

China 5 December 2016
Editor of human rights news website detained in China

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

China 29 November 2016
Of diseased ducks and online censorship

‎ Global Voices

Digital Rights China Censorship 18 November 2016
New rules gag lawyers in China

‎ Human Rights Watch

China Free Expression & the Law 26 October 2016
Chinese police detain, assault Hong Kong journalists for covering protest

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Attacks China Free Expression & the Law 16 September 2016
China: Call for release of five citizen journalists arrested during G20

‎ Reporters Without Borders

China Censorship Free Expression & the Law 8 September 2016
Hong Kong and Taiwan media used to promote Chinese government image

‎ International Federation of Journalists

Access to Information Taiwan China Hong Kong (China) 11 August 2016
Denmark approves export of Internet surveillance system to China

‎ Privacy International

Access to Information Digital Rights China Denmark 12 July 2016
Chinese blogger detained for 'provoking trouble'

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Digital Rights China Free Expression & the Law 24 May 2016
Chinese writer Tie Liu disappears from his home

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Digital Rights China Free Expression & the Law 22 May 2016

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Freedom of the Press 2017: China

Authorities tightened control over news dissemination channels, including social media and mobile-phone applications, and suspended permission for websites to repost content from the prominent news site Caixin.

Freedom House 27 April 2017
The Battle for China's Spirit Religious Revival, Repression, and Resistance under Xi Jinping

Combining both violent and nonviolent methods, the Communist Party's policies are designed to curb the rapid growth of religious communities and eliminate certain beliefs and practices, while also harnessing aspects of religion that could serve the regime's political and economic interests.

Freedom House 1 March 2017
China HRW Report: Events of 2016

Chinese authorities' enforced disappearance of critics from Hong Kong and other countries in 2016 garnered headlines globally. Beijing's decision to interfere in a politically charged court case in Hong Kong in November undermined judicial independence and the territory's autonomy. In the ethnic minority regions of Xinjiang and Tibet, Beijing continued its highly repressive rule, curtailing political activity and many peaceful expressions of ethnic and religious identity.

Human Rights Watch 16 January 2017

Freedom of the Press 2016: China

Dedicated internet users continued to employ circumvention technology and other creative tactics to defy and bypass restrictions on free expression. The government responded by increasing efforts to block circumvention tools, including through innovative cyberattacks and intimidation of software developers.

Freedom House 23 April 2016

Freedom on the Net 2015: China

Draft counterterrorism law would require telecoms and ISPs to provide backdoor access and encryption keys to government

Freedom House 31 October 2015

Freedom of the Press 2015: China

Ranked 186th in annual global media freedom report

Freedom House 1 May 2015

Freedom in the World 2014: China

Strike by journalists calling for end to censorship met with state-led ideological campaign

Freedom House 1 May 2014

Freedom of the Press 2014: China

Ranked 183rd in annual global media freedom report

Freedom House 1 May 2014

Under China's Shadow: Mistreatment of Tibetans in Nepal

The 100-page report shows that Tibetan refugee communities in Nepal are now facing a de facto ban on political protests, sharp restrictions on public activities promoting Tibetan culture and religion, and routine abuses by Nepali security forces.

Human Rights Watch 1 April 2014

Enemies of the Internet 2014: China

"Electronic Great Wall getting taller"

Reporters Without Borders 13 March 2014

Attacks on the Press in 2013: China

"Crackdown on bloggers and social media users follows presidential transition"

Committee to Protect Journalists 11 February 2014

World Press Freedom Index 2014: China

Ranked 175th in annual press freedom index

Reporters Without Borders 31 January 2014

Back to a Maoist Future - Press freedom in China 2013

IFJ's report documents the continued deterioration of press freedoms in Mainland China, as well as Hong Kong and Macau. It takes its title in direct response to Chinese authorities adopting more repressive measures in 2013 reminiscent of the Mao era four decades ago, including direct censorship, Internet surveillance, abuse of legal process, harassment and intimidation, and televised confessions of journalists and bloggers without trial.

International Federation of Journalists 28 January 2014

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