Freedom of Speech

Freedom in a Cage: An Interview With Chang Ping, Former News Director of Southern Weekend, Part Three Chang Ping, Yaxue Cao, February 24, 2021 The 20th anniversary of reform and opening up — what is it that we commemorate? (continued from…

Freedom in a Cage: An Interview With Chang Ping, Former News Director of Southern Weekend, Part Two Chang Ping, Yaxue Cao, February 23, 2021 Reporting on sand storm in Inner Mongolia in 2001. Continued from Part One Joining Southern…

Freedom in a Cage: An Interview With Chang Ping, Former News Director of Southern Weekend, Part One Chang Ping, Yaxue Cao, February 23, 2021 Interviewer’s Note I first interviewed Chang Ping in Toronto when he received the CJFE 2016…

In China, 24 Members of a Subculture Website Sentenced, the Main ‘Culprit’ Gets 14 Years in Prison China Change, February 3, 2020 Niu Tengyu (牛腾宇). Photo: RFA The arrests started a year and half ago during the summer break. From July to…

‘Criminal Judgment’ of Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan by Court in Shanghai January 15, 2021 Zhang Zhan (张展), a resident of Shanghai and a former lawyer, went to Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in February, video recorded…

‘The Legal Apparatus Can Bring Anyone to Court for the Sake of Censoring the People:’ Some Statements by the Defense During the Trial Argument Phase of Zhang Zhan’s Case Attorney Zhang Keke, January 1, 2021 A website run by China’s…

Zhang Zhan: A Six-Minute Documentary December 28, 2020 Per request of the filmmaker, who wishes to remain anonymous, China Change posts this short film about Zhang Zhan. Zhang Zhan (张展), a lawyer who practiced in Shanghai, went to Wuhan…

‘A Madman’s Diary’ in the Age of the Pandemic: The Case of Zhang Zhan Ai Xiaoming, December 27, 2020 Zhang Zhan (张展), a lawyer who practiced in Shanghai, went to Wuhan in early February, determined to document the coronavirus outbreak in…