Democratic And Political Reform

“Admonition to Resign”

phb — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:37:54 +0000

February 4, 2020

Public Appeal

The lead advocate of the New Citizens Movement lambasts Xi Jinping for his incompetence and mismanagement of the coronavirus epidemic, asking the Chinese president to resign for the sake of the country. Xu was detained in southern China on February 17, 2020. He is reported to be facing “inciting...

Xu Zhiyong

The People's Republic of China at 70: The Final Insanity

tw — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:34:52 +0000

October 7, 2019

The People's Republic of China at 70: The Final Insanity

HRIC Commentary

Communist Party Of China

The military parade and celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China have finally ended. As the boss of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping can finally breathe a sigh of relief. He managed to break the “Russell’s curse” that had haunted the CPC,...

Gao Wenqian

Account of Applying to Attend Trial of Qin Yongmin

phb — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:00:00 +0000

July 11, 2018

Account of Applying to Attend Trial of Qin Yongmin

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

This account describes the experience of the writer and other rights defenders from different areas in the country who intended to going to Wuhan to apply to attend the trial of Qin Yongmin. Some activists were intercepted in their local areas, and the others who arrived at the court were...

Qin Yongmin

Urging the 19th Party Congress to Oust Xi Jinping and Fully Implement Structural Political Reform

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 22:16:08 +0000

October 18, 2017

Urging the 19th Party Congress to Oust Xi Jinping and Fully Implement Structural Political Reform

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

Since the 18th Party Congress in 2012, human rights have deteriorated, the rule of law has regressed, torture has increased, and the number of wrongful incarcerations has grown dramatically—Beijing rights defender Yu Wensheng states in an open letter. Yu says that since Xi Jinping came to power...

Yu Wensheng

For Whom the Bell Tolls

tw — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:14:44 +0000

July 20, 2017

For Whom the Bell Tolls

China Rights Forum

Twenty-eight years ago, who would have imagined that today’s world would become like this? At this rate, the world in another 28 years will be unthinkable. For whom does the bell toll? I hope Liu Xiaobo’s death will become the start of a reversal.

Democratic And Political Reform

Hu Ping

On Election Day, the Ballot Box Is Delivered to My House, and Students Were Made to Vote in the Lobby

phb — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 19:16:04 +0000

December 23, 2016

On Election Day, the Ballot Box Is Delivered to My House, and Students Were Made to Vote in the Lobby

Citizens' Square

Letters from the Mainland

During the elections for deputies to the Jinan district and township level People's Congresses, Sun Wenguang, an independent candidate and retired professor of Shandong University, was imprisoned in his home for several days under round-the-clock watch by public security officers. In the article...

Feng Zhenghu: My Campaign Slogan and Promise for Governance

phb — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 21:16:15 +0000

November 1, 2016

Feng Zhenghu: My Campaign Slogan and Promise for Governance

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

Feng Zhenghu, a prominent Shanghai activist, appealed to his constituency to either nominate him before October 30 as a candidate for deputy to the People's Congress of the Yangpu District, or to cast a vote for him directly on November 16. Feng’s campaign slogan is "protect the constitution,...

Activist Yu Shiwen in Prolonged Detention without Trial, Family Urges International Attention

tw — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 23:22:47 +0000

January 27, 2016

Activist Yu Shiwen in Prolonged Detention without Trial, Family Urges International Attention

Case Update

Yu Shiwen ( 于世文 ) , an activist in the 1989 Democracy Movement, has been held without trial for more than 20 months in a detention center in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. Yu was first detained in May 2014 for organizing a 25th anniversary public memorial service to commemorate those killed during the...

Access to Justice

Yu Shiwen

A Letter to Presidential Election Candidates of the Republic of China

tw — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 19:22:57 +0000

January 15, 2016

A Letter to Presidential Election Candidates of the Republic of China

Citizens' Square

Democratic And Political Reform

Dear Presidential election candidates: Greetings! After fierce election campaigns, now you are waiting quietly for the final judgment by the voters. Long before this moment, I started to watch this political race closely on this side of the Taiwan Strait, from the Guangzhou Number One Detention...

Tang Jingling

Subversion Trials of Two Democracy Activists End without Verdicts

tw — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 21:11:09 +0000

September 29, 2015

Subversion Trials of Two Democracy Activists End without Verdicts

Case Update

Access to Justice

In two separate proceedings today in a Hangzhou court that lasted about two-and-a-half-hours each, longtime democracy activists Chen Shuqing ( 陈树庆) and Lü Gengsong ( 吕耿松) , members of the China Democracy Party’s Zhejiang Committee, were tried for “subversion of state power.” Both have been...

Chen Shuqing

A Contested History (Podcast-Mandarin)

tw — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:50:54 +0000

August 17, 2015

A Contested History (Podcast-Mandarin)

China Rights Forum

Citizen Activism

(Listen to the podcast) HRIC Introduction In this segment of the HRIC podcast series, “A Contested History,” a mainlander working in Hong Kong talks about the significance of the annual June 4th candlelight vigil held in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park that commemorates the victims of the military...

A Contested History (Transcript)

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 22:26:54 +0000

August 17, 2015

A Contested History (Transcript)

China Rights Forum

Citizen Activism

( Listen to the podcast ) [Translation by Human Rights in China] HRIC Introduction In this segment of the HRIC podcast series, “A Contested History,” a mainlander working in Hong Kong talks about the significance of the annual June 4th candlelight vigil held in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park that...

A Complex Relationship (Transcript)

tw — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 20:54:46 +0000

August 17, 2015

A Complex Relationship (Transcript)

China Rights Forum

Citizen Activism

(Listen to the podcast) HRIC Introduction Welcome to the first installment of HRIC’s new podcast series. We begin with a segment that looks at the complex relationship between Hong Kongers and mainlanders at this critical historical juncture. Last year in Hong Kong, during the Umbrella Movement,...

A Complex Relationship (Podcast-English)

tw — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 20:04:20 +0000

August 17, 2015

A Complex Relationship (Podcast-English)

China Rights Forum

Citizen Activism

Editor's Note (CRF 2015.1)

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 21:57:01 +0000

August 14, 2015

Editor's Note (CRF 2015.1)

China Rights Forum

Citizen Activism

In this new issue of China Rights Forum —“HK & Mainland: Shared Future, Contested Present”—we are pleased to launch our new podcast series. Building upon the discussion we initiated in two previous CRF issues: “ Hong Kong & Mainland China: Building a shared Future ” (2011, No. 4), and “...