Rule of Law

A night’s stay at Baotai Hotel, the place where my husband Chang Weiping was tortured Chen Zijuan, April 14, 2021 Today is Chang Weiping’s 37th birthday. He practiced law in Shaanxi province from 2013 to late 2018, when his license was…

10 Questions and Answers Concerning the Dawu Case Dawu legal team, April 4, 2021 An aerial view of Dawu Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Group. Photo: Dawu website. Introduction Sun Dawu (孙大午), a prominent entrepreneur in Xushui…

Sun Dawu: A Chinese Agricultural Entrepreneur’s 36-year Dream in the Era of Reform and Opening Up (Part Two) Yaxue Cao, April 2, 2021 Dawu’s feed company has four factories and one trading company. Photo: Dawu website. (Continued from…

Sun Dawu: A Chinese Agricultural Entrepreneur’s 36-year Dream in the Era of Reform and Opening Up Yaxue Cao, March 30, 2021 Dawu Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Group in Xushui, Hebei province (河北徐水). Photo: Dawu website. About the…

Fighting Terror With Faith — The Road Walked by a Human Rights Defender’s Wife Shi Minglei, March 8, 2021 On July 22, 2019, three staff members of a Chinese NGO known as “Changcha Funeng” (长沙富能）were arrested; as of today, they have been…

‘He Committed Ideological Crimes’: Wife Recounts How Chinese Police Suppress the Family, Preventing Them From Speaking Out and Threatening Her Job After Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping’s Detention Chen Zijuan, February 15, 2021 Dr. Chen…

Prominent Dissident Xu Zhiyong Met With Lawyer After One Year in Detention China Change, February 8, 2021 Linyi high speed train station, and Linshu Detention Center. Prisoners live in the building behind the two office buildings. The…

Prominent Human Rights Activist Ding Jiaxi Tells Lawyer Details of Torture Throughout His Year in Custody China Change, February 5, 2021 Ding Jiaxi (right) and Xu Zhiyong. On February 3, 2021, Beijing lawyer Peng Jian (彭剑) met for the…

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…