China

March 12, 2025

UN Special Rapporteur Raises Alarm Over Jimmy Lai’s Case at Human Rights Council

March 12, 2025 – Sowitzerland/China –  The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Irene […]
February 7, 2025

Chinese Journalist Zhang Zhan’s Health Deteriorates in Detention Five Years After Reporting on COVID-19 Outbreak

February 07, 2025 – China –  Zhang Zhan, a Chinese citizen journalist and former lawyer, has been detained since May 2020 for her independent reporting on […]
February 3, 2025

UK Parliament Introduces ‘Jimmy Lai Bill’ to Protect Detained Journalists Abroad

February 03, 2025 – China/UK –  British Member of Parliament Blair McDougall introduced the ‘Jimmy Lai Bill’—officially titled the Consular Assistance (Journalists) Bill—in the UK Parliament. […]
January 28, 2025

India and China Agree to Resume Journalist Exchanges and Air Travel in Diplomatic Breakthrough

January 28, 2025 – China/India –  In a significant diplomatic development, India and China have reached an agreement to resume direct air travel and facilitate the […]
January 26, 2025

China Condemned for Torture and Suppression of Detained Journalist

January 26, 2025 – China –  International human rights advocates and media analysts are sounding the alarm over China’s ongoing crackdown on independent journalism, focusing particularly […]
January 19, 2025

China’s Retaliatory House Arrest of Journalist Anthony Grey: A Chilling Cold War Precedent

January 19, 2025 – China –  In July 1967, British journalist Anthony Grey, then the Reuters correspondent in Beijing, was placed under house arrest by Chinese […]
January 11, 2025

China Reports Stable Interprovincial Migration in 2024, Focus Shifts to Talent Retention

January 11, 2025 – Palestine/Israel/China –  According to a January 2025 report by China’s state news agency Xinhua, interprovincial migration in China remained largely stable throughout […]
November 30, 2024

Re‑Arrest of Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan Highlights China’s Crackdown

November 29, 2024 – China – Shanghai authorities detained Zhang Zhan—widely known for her reporting from Wuhan in early 2020—under the charge of “picking quarrels and provoking […]
November 29, 2024

European Parliament Condemns Hong Kong Crackdown, Demands Release of Jimmy Lai and Journalists

November 29, 2024 – China/Europe – The European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution condemning Hong Kong and Chinese authorities for the ongoing erosion of fundamental rights […]