Press Releases and Statements

2010-12-08

Freedom for Liu Xiaobo and All Imprisoned by the Chinese Government for Exercising Their Rights

2010-12-08

Writer Imprisoned for Essays; Still Silenced after Release

2010-11-29

Democracy Activist Qin Yongmin Released from Prison after 12-Year Sentence

2010-11-10

Food Safety Activist Zhao Lianhai Sentenced to Two-and-a-Half Year Prison Term; Declares Hunger Strike

2010-11-03

State Visit of Hu Jintao in France: Human Rights Concerns Should Finally Be Addressed!

2010-11-02

Extreme Measures Used to Control Blind Rights Defender Chen Guangcheng

2010-10-28

Dozens Put Under House Arrest as Chinese Authorities Intensify Crackdown Following Nobel Peace Prize Announcement

2010-10-12

Clampdown on Individuals Following Nobel Announcement

2010-10-10

Liu Xia, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Liu Xiaobo’s Wife, Under House Arrest

2010-10-09

Chinese Authorities Restrict Nobel Peace Prize News and Communications with Outside

2010-10-08

Liu Xiaobo Wins Nobel Peace Prize

2010-10-07

Lawyer Asks Head of Supreme People’s Court to Resign over Execution

2010-10-05

HRIC, in Joint Appeal, Urges EU to Push for Rights Progress in China

2010-10-01

Nationwide State Secrets Education Campaign Launched as New Law Goes into Effect

2010-09-28

Ten Petitioners and Rights Defenders Sentenced in Wake of Official Statistics on Decline of Petitions

2010-09-13

Two Zhejiang Democracy Activists Released after Serving Sentences on “Subversion” and “Inciting Subversion” Charges

2010-09-13

“Direct Line to Zhongnanhai”- with 26 Caveats

2010-09-10

Lawyer Barred from Representing Client by “6-10” Agents

2010-09-09

Blind Lawyer Chen Guangcheng Released after More than Four Years in Prison

2010-09-02

Heilongjiang Court Upholds “Inciting Subversion of State Power” Conviction of Legal Activist

2010-08-11

In Important Move, Railway Court Vacates Lawyer’s Sentence on Appeal, Citing Unclear Facts

2010-08-03

Veteran Fuzhou Lawyer Sues Judicial Bureau to Assert Right to Practice, Puts Spotlight on Two Other Flawed Cases

2010-07-23

Heavy Prison Term for Uyghur Advocate of Inter-ethnic Understanding

2010-07-22

Husband Reports Abuse of Mao Hengfeng in Reeducation-Through-Labor Camp

2010-07-06