Freedom of Press

"Appeal for Comprehensive Physical Examination and Emergency Treatment for Zhang Zhan" (fifth edition with 693 signatures)

tw — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:29:08 +0000

November 24, 2021

"Appeal for Comprehensive Physical Examination and Emergency Treatment for Zhang Zhan" (fifth edition with 693 signatures)

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

November 24, 2021 (updated) In a joint appeal to the director of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice and the warden of Shanghai Women's Prison, where citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is serving a four-year sentence and in declining health, 693 individuals, including rights lawyers, clergymen, and...

Radio Free Asia (RFA): 香港为何向黎智英开刀？蓬佩奥深表担忧 (Why did Hong Kong attack Jimmy Lai? Pompeo expresses deep concern)

tw — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:15:14 +0000

August 10, 2020

Radio Free Asia (RFA): 香港为何向黎智英开刀？蓬佩奥深表担忧 (Why did Hong Kong attack Jimmy Lai? Pompeo expresses deep concern)

HRIC in the Media

Hong Kong

From Radio Free Asia (RFA) , “ 香港为何向黎智英开刀？蓬佩奥深表担忧 (Why did Hong Kong attack Jimmy Lai? Pompeo expresses deep concern) ”: Human Rights in China senior advisor, Gao Wenqian , explains why Hong Kong went after Jimmy Lai first. “First, Next Media is the only Hong Kong media company that can take a...

Joint statement by FIDH & HRIC: Arrests of pro-democracy figures under the national security law condemned

tw — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 14:21:26 +0000

August 11, 2020

Joint statement by FIDH & HRIC: Arrests of pro-democracy figures under the national security law condemned

Joint Statements

Freedom of Press

Sharon Hom, HRIC Executive Director: “Hong Kongers continue to exercise their rights in the closing civil society space and express resistance in creative, diverse ways. The international community must stand in solidarity with the people of Hong Kong.”

“Will the Terrible Price We Paid Buy Us Press Freedom?”

phb — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:44:03 +0000

February 17, 2020

“Will the Terrible Price We Paid Buy Us Press Freedom?”

Citizens' Square

Government Accountability

The Peking University professor and advocate of judicial reform in China says in this handwritten short essay, “Without press freedom, not only would the people’s livelihood be difficult, there would be no trust in government, let alone the possibility of a capable modern governance system.” 贺卫方：...

HRIC Urges Michelle Bachelet to Support the People of Hong Kong

phb — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:04:56 +0000

June 28, 2019

HRIC Urges Michelle Bachelet to Support the People of Hong Kong

HRIC Bulletin

Citizen Participation

In a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, Human Rights in China urges her to speak out publicly, strongly, and unequivocally to support the people of Hong Kong in their demand for the full withdrawal of an extradition bill that has triggered, over recent weeks,...

Bookseller Speaks Out for Freedom of Hong Kong People

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:39:34 +0000

June 17, 2016

Bookseller Speaks Out for Freedom of Hong Kong People

Statement

Access to Justice

On June 16, 2016, Lam Wing-kee, one of the five Causeway Bay booksellers who went missing last fall and later turned up in mainland custody, spoke out publicly and exposed his traumatic eight-month detention by a “Central Special Unit” (中央专案组). During this time, Lam said he was interrogated nearly...

Gao Yu’s Sentence Reduction a Poor Substitute for Justice

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 15:15:44 +0000

November 26, 2015

Gao Yu’s Sentence Reduction a Poor Substitute for Justice

Case Update

Access to Information

Two days after a closed-door hearing on the appeal by 71-year-old veteran journalist Gao Yu ( 高瑜 ) , the Beijing High People’s Court ruled today to reduce her sentence by two years. In a separate decision, the Beijing Municipal No. 3 Intermediate People’s Court, the court of first instance,...

Letter to President Obama

tw — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 21:05:39 +0000

September 9, 2015

Letter to President Obama

Joint Statements

Access to Justice

President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 We write regarding the state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24-25, 2015. Our organizations have worked to help promote and defend human rights in China for decades, and are deeply...

Joint Letter Regarding Health of Imprisoned Journalist Gao Yu

tw — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:38:10 +0000

August 6, 2015

Joint Letter Regarding Health of Imprisoned Journalist Gao Yu

Joint Statements

Access to Justice

August 5, 2015 President Xi Jinping General Secretary Office Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Zhongnanhai Ximen Fuyou Street Xicheng District Beijing 100017 People’s Republic of China Mr. Meng Jianzhu Secretary of Central Politics and Law Commission 14 Beichizi Street Dongcheng...

Pu Zhiqiang

Heavy Sentence for Gao Yu Exposes Hollowness of “Rule by Law” in China

tw — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:03:22 +0000

April 17, 2015

Heavy Sentence for Gao Yu Exposes Hollowness of “Rule by Law” in China

Statement

Freedom of Expression

HRIC strongly condemns the seven-year prison sentence for Gao Yu ( 高瑜) , the 71-year-old independent journalist convicted of “illegally providing state secrets abroad.” Gao is also subject to one year of post-release deprivation of political rights. The sentence was announced by the Beijing...

New Rules Tighten Control on Use of News Information (HRIC Translation)

tw — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 22:33:49 +0000

July 22, 2014

New Rules Tighten Control on Use of News Information (HRIC Translation)

HRIC Bulletin

Censorship

A set of rules aimed at countering the “abuse” of information obtained by news personnel in the course of news gathering and other related professional activities went into effect on June 30, 2014. (See HRIC’s English translation below.) The rules, issued by the State Administration of Press,...

Holding on to Freedom on Hong Kong’s Long Road to Democracy

tw — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:40:31 +0000

July 25, 2014

Holding on to Freedom on Hong Kong’s Long Road to Democracy

China Rights Forum

Censorship

[Translation by Human Rights in China] In the 1970s, an article in Undergrad —a periodical published by the Student Council of the University of Hong Kong (HKU)—resonated with many people with its description of Hong Kong as a “free yet undemocratic” city. Although people argued over whether Hong...

Urgent Appeal: Release Yao Wentian, Editor-In-Chief of Morning Bell Press, Defend Press Freedom in Hong Kong

tw — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:02:11 +0000

January 21, 2014

Urgent Appeal: Release Yao Wentian, Editor-In-Chief of Morning Bell Press, Defend Press Freedom in Hong Kong

Citizens' Square

Freedom of Press

Yao Wentian, editor-in-chief of the Hong Kong-based, Morning Bell Press, was arrested and held in Shenzhen for three months. Authorities accused Yao of carrying contraband, but those familiar with the circumstances believe that his arrest is related to the upcoming publication of a book that...

Yao Wentian

Chinese Voices

tw — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:32:30 +0000

December 30, 2013

Chinese Voices

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

In 1983, I spent five weeks traveling around China with my family on our first visit to the country. In those days, less than a decade after the death of Mao Zedong and the end of the Cultural Revolution, people were still wary of speaking to foreigners. Although my young daughter and I attracted...

You Can Expunge the World, but Not Dignity

noc — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:55:49 +0000

January 7, 2013

You Can Expunge the World, but Not Dignity

China Rights Forum

Online Activism

January 7, 2013 [English translation by Human Rights in China]