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NEWS | Human Rights

BYD Brazil scandal exposes flaws in Chinese investment

"Slavery-like" working conditions have been uncovered at the Chinese EV maker's factory site in Brazil, casting a spotlight on the standards maintained by Chinese companies outsourcing workers at foreign locations.

China’s mass exodus: number of asylum seekers surpasses one million under Xi

Over the past two years, a growing number of dramatic attempts to escape the People’s Republic of China have been covered by global news...

Bishops take China to task for treatment of Uyghurs

To understand China means to “see the country in its own terms and as it sees itself rather than simply through Western lenses”, the Bishop of...

Rights lawyer loses appeal against jail term in China

Amnesty International says decision against Yu Wensheng illustrates regime’s fear of rights defenders

Reports

Chinese filmmaker sentenced to prison for COVID-19 documentary

Chinese activist filmmaker Chen Pinlin has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison in Shanghai for producing a documentary about China's nationwide protests against...

Hong Kong: Free expression under attack 40 years after the Sino-British Joint Declaration

Today, 19 December, marks 40 years since the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984, which laid out the conditions for the July 1997 British...

China’s vast intelligence network

Cyber capabilities and old-fashioned human intelligence operate in 'fundamentally different way from those in the West – in nature, scope and scale'

China Sentences Journalist Dong Yuyu To Seven Years For Espionage

Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted of espionage by a Beijing court, raising serious concerns...

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Bishops take China to task for treatment of Uyghurs

To understand China means to “see the country in its own terms and as it sees itself rather than simply through Western lenses”, the Bishop of...

Washington slams China’s tit-for-tat visa curbs on US officials over Hong Kong interference

‘We condemn retaliatory actions by the People’s Republic of China against US officials,’ America’s Department of State says

Human rights lawyers group condemn CCP’s targeting of unregistered house churches with ‘fraud’ label

Lawyers, human rights activists and religious leaders in China have strongly condemned of the government’s labeling of unregistered house churches as fraudulent organizations, decrying...

In Secret Meeting, Xi Jinping Ordered New Strategy to Attack Falun Gong Globally

In October 2022, Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a secret meeting instructing top state officials—overseeing political, intelligence, and influence operations—on a new strategy to...

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NEWS | Persecution

Rights lawyer loses appeal against jail term in China

Amnesty International says decision against Yu Wensheng illustrates regime’s fear of rights defenders

Chinese filmmaker sentenced to prison for COVID-19 documentary

Chinese activist filmmaker Chen Pinlin has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison in Shanghai for producing a documentary about China's nationwide protests against...

Jailed human rights lawyer’s failed appeal highlights fear of dissent

Responding to the rejection of Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng’s appeal against his three-year prison sentence for “inciting subversion of state power”, Amnesty...

China escalating transnational repression: Tibetan leader on recent sanctions on advocacy group

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) recently imposed sanctions on the CTC, the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and 20 human rights campaigners

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Tibetan Parliament In-Exile Condemns China’s Sanctions on Canadian Organizations

Tibetan lawmakers in exile condemn China's sanctions on two Canadian civil society organizations and 20 individuals, including the Uyghur rights project.

China escalating transnational repression: Tibetan leader on recent sanctions on advocacy group

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) recently imposed sanctions on the CTC, the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and 20 human rights campaigners

Exile leader sees China’s sanctioning of Tibetan activists in Canada as escalation of transnational repression

Tibetan Sikyong Mr Penpa Tsering has accused China of targeting Tibetan voices in free societies following its announcement of sanctions on Dec 24 against...

US Defence Bill includes key measures to address Uyghur repression in China

Uyghur-American activists have hailed the inclusion of critical measures in the 2025 US defence spending bill, which aims to address the ongoing repression of...

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NEWS | Forced Labor

BYD Brazil scandal exposes flaws in Chinese investment

"Slavery-like" working conditions have been uncovered at the Chinese EV maker's factory site in Brazil, casting a spotlight on the standards maintained by Chinese companies outsourcing workers at foreign locations.

Bad-tasting Medicine

Deep linkages exist between forced labor in Xinjiang and the global pharmaceutical supply chain, according to a new report.

Supermarkets ‘putting profits above human rights’, MP says

Supermarkets in the UK that appear to be selling products linked to slave labour in China may be “complicit in putting profits above human...

US Cracks Down on Goods from Xinjiang Amid Forced Labor Allegations

The United States is intensifying its crackdown on goods linked to alleged forced labor from China's Xinjiang region, aiming to prevent such products from...