Freedom of Speech

The Censorship Complex — whereby Big Tech censorship is induced by the government, media, and media-rating businesses — threatens the future of free speech in this country. To understand how and why, Americans need to talk about speech —…

Hutong, DJ Bars, Youth, and Unexpected Politics: The Detained Blank Paper Protesters of Beijing Su Nian, February 18, 2023 Based the information we have able to gather so far about the protest that occurred in Liangmaqiao (亮马桥), Beijing,…

A Conversation With Ilham Tohti Yaxue Cao, January 13, 2023 The article was first published by the Uyghur Human Rights Project. A Chinese version is also available. Photo: AP Listen to the author reading it I wrote down the title…

2022: Remember the Light the Young Have Shown Us Jiang Xue, January 3, 2023 In Beijing, at least 11 young people have been detained in connection with the “Blank Paper” (白纸抗议) protests, of whom two are confirmed to be journalists, another…

‘Bridge Man’ Peng Zaizhou’s Mission Impossible and His ‘Toolkit for the Removal of Xi Jinping’ China Change, October 19, 2022 Peng Zaizhou’s TikTok profile photo. ‘One man’s anger shakes the earth and moves mountains’ It’s…

An End-of-Year Reflection on My Disbarment Liang Xiaojun, January 6, 2022 Liang Xiaojun has practiced law in Beijing for twenty years, devoting the last twelve years of his career to human rights cases. He is the director of Beijing…

Free Zhang Zhan – Speech at the Lin Zhao Freedom Award Ceremony Yaxue Cao, December 7, 2021 I want to thank ChinaAid for recognizing Zhang Zhan and for allowing me to say a few words in her absence. It’s an honor, and it is also deeply…

What Awaits Peng Shuai Yaxue Cao, December 1, 2021 Peng Shuai during the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne in January 2017. Photo: ABC I At 10:07 pm on November 2nd, Peng Shuai, the 35-year-old Chinese tennis star, posted…

Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Circulate Open Letter to Shanghai Authorities Appealing for Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan to Receive a Full Physical Examination and Emergency Medical Treatment November 15, 2021 To the directors of the…

Freedom in a Cage: An Interview With Chang Ping, Former News Director of Southern Weekend, Part Five Chang Ping, Yaxue Cao, February 28, 2021 2008 was a very special year for me too, personally…. (continued from Part One, Part Two, Part…