Elections for Hong Kong’s legislature will likely be deferred for a second year as Beijing plans a major overhaul of the city’s electoral system.
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47 Hong Kong Dissidents Charged With ‘Subversion’
As China continues crackdown in Hong Kong, it charged 47 prominent dissidents with bogus “conspiracy to commit subversion” charges.
China Must End Reprisal Against Li Qiaochu for Exposing Torture
Chinese Human Rights Defenders has called on the Chinese government to immediately end its detention of human rights defender Li Qiaochu.
China Censors the Internet. So Why Doesn’t Russia?
China and Russia are among the world’s most repressive states. But for some reason China censors the internet and Russia doesn’t.
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers
China is ever creative when it comes to repression. Chinese online influencers now need government approved credentials to post.
Hong Kong: Two activists plead guilty to illegal assembly
Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty on Tuesday to organizing or participating in an illegal assembly in 2019.
China Urged to Release 7 Journalists Who Reported on COVID-19
Reporters without Borders called on Chinese authorities to release seven journalists arrested for reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan a year ago.
A Brief but Marvelous Moment of Free Expression in China
Thousands in mainland China flocked to an app, engaging in discussions with users from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Uyghur diaspora.
China: End Escalating Persecution of Free Expression, Release Geng Xiaonan
Under Xi Jinping China stepped up repression of dissent. The latest victim is independent publisher, entrepreneur Geng Xiaonan.
China SYSTEMATICALLY Torturing and Raping Uyghur Women
The BBC has produced a shocking new report about the systematic rape and torture of women in the camps.