Press Releases and Statements

HRIC's press releases, statements, and open letters are categorized by year below. To subscribe to HRIC's press list, please e-mail releases-request@lists.hrichina.org with "SUBSCRIBE" as the subject heading.

2012-08-22

Wife of Wuhan Activist Details Harassment and Unlawful Detention and Appeals to International Community

2012-08-07

Guizhou Dissidents under Strict Watch as Authorities Clean Up for Party Congress

2012-07-27

Court Overturns “Fraud” Conviction in Ni Yulan Appeal, Cuts Jail Sentence by Two Months

2012-07-25

Family of Chen Kegui Rejects Officially Appointed Lawyers

2012-07-06

Land Rights Activist Yang Chunlin Released

2012-06-08

Guangxi Villagers Who Fought Land Appropriation Released from Prison

2012-06-07

Relatives of Li Wangyang Being Held by Authorities

2012-05-31

“Commemorating the 23rd Anniversary of the Passing of the Victims of the 1989 June Fourth Crackdown”: Essay by the Tiananmen Mothers

2012-05-27

73-Year-Old Member of Tiananmen Mothers Commits Suicide

2012-05-24

Activists Hu Mingjun and Yuan Xiancheng to Be Released Monday

2012-05-17

“Who Rescued Chen Guangcheng?” an HRIC Translation

2012-04-28

Chen Guangcheng’s Escape Highlights the Bankruptcy of Beijing’s Stability Maintenance Model

2012-04-27

Chen Guangcheng Reported Safe; His Brother and Nephew Taken Away by Police

2012-04-26

Blind Lawyer Chen Guangcheng Reported Missing, Brother Taken Away, Nephew Fears for His Own Life

2012-04-25

Beijing Is Doomed to Lose the War of the Internet

2012-04-20

Hu Jintao Intends No Fresh Start in Bringing Down Bo Xilai

2012-04-17

Ni Yulan Appeals Conviction; U.S. and EU Call for Her Release

2012-04-13

Democracy Activist Is Scheduled for Release after Serving 11 Years for Subversion

2012-04-06

Wang Dan and Others Appeal for Permission to Visit China

2012-03-22

Guangxi Lawyer Yang Zaixin Put under Residential Surveillance after Nine Months in Detention

2012-03-20

Bo Xilai’s Ouster: Implications for the Country

2012-03-16

Two Congresses: A New Mark on History’s Pillar of Shame

2012-03-13

Upcoming Vote on Revised Criminal Procedure Law Raises Procedural and Censorship Concerns

2012-03-08

HRIC Honors Female Rights Defenders in China

2012-02-29