Press Releases and Statements

2008-09-10

Open Letter to Meizhou Prison

2008-08-29

Authorities Relent on Reeducation-Through-Labor Sentence for Elderly Women who Applied for Protest Permit

2008-08-26

Imprisoned Democracy Activist Hu Shigen Released

2008-08-24

2008 Beijing Olympics: The Price of National Glorification

2008-08-19

Two Beijing Residents Sentenced to Reeducation-Through-Labor After Applying for Permits to Demonstrate in Olympics "Protest Zones"

2008-08-11

In Hiding, Beijing House Church Activist Hua Huiqi Appeals for Help

2008-08-09

Bird's Nest Painting Banned

2008-08-07

Human Rights Situation in China Worsens as Bush Calls for a More Open Society

2008-08-06

Political Prisoner He Depu Writes to IOC President Jacques Rogge

2008-08-01

In Name of "Petitioners Relief Campaign" Local Authorities in Guizhou Deceive Petitioners in Death Case

2008-08-01

HRIC August Take Action: Support the Right to Housing in China and Say "No" to Forced Evictions

2008-07-29

Sichuan Teacher to Serve One Year of RTL for Posting Photos of Collapsed School Buildings Online

2008-07-28

Case Update: Authorities Denied Bail and Medicines for Detained Activist Huang Qi

2008-07-26

Case Update: Imprisoned Activist Ye Guozhu's Release Delayed on Eve of Olympic Games

2008-07-25

Case Update: Security Forces Detain Rights Activists Huang Xiaomin and Wei Zhenling

2008-07-23

Wife of Jailed “Barefoot Lawyer” Chen Guangcheng Addresses Open Letter to President Hu Jintao

2008-07-22

Crackdown Worsens on Eve of Beijing Games

2008-07-18

Case Update: Detained Rights Activist Huang Qi Formally Arrested

2008-07-09

HRIC July Take Action: Support Religious Freedom and Cultural Rights for Ethnic Minorities

2008-07-08

Rights Crackdown Intensifies a Month before the Games

2008-07-01

Case Update: Activist Hua Huiqi and Family Beaten