Liu Jingsheng | Status: Released | China
Liu Jingsheng is a peaceful opposition activist and a former co-editor of Tansuo (Explorations), a journal he founded in the late 1970s along with Wei Jingsheng. More
Gui Minhai | Status: Detained | China
Hong Kong publisher and Swedish national Gui Minhai was disappeared from his vacation home in Pattaya, Thailand on October 17, 2015. Information about his current status and whereabouts is… More
Tashi Wangchuk | Status: In Prison | China
Tashi Wangchuk, a Tibetan language activist and businessman, was sentenced to five years in prison for “inciting separatism” on May 22, 2018. These charges were a consequence of his… More
Disappearance of Australian Author Yang Hengjun Terrifying Sign of China’s Repression of Writers
“Yang’s seizure is yet another indicator that the Chinese government’s repression of free expression extends not only to its own citizens but to citizens of other countries." More
Disappearance of Photographer Lu Guang a Troubling Attack on Artistic Freedom in China
"Unfortunately, Lu’s case is not unique. The Chinese government has a history of disappearing artists who use their practices as a platform to challenge and critique the regime’s policies.… More
Human Rights Groups Urge Google CEO to Discontinue Project Dragonfly
"If Dragonfly is launched in China, it will represent Google's elevation of profits over human rights. But more painfully, it will make Google complicit in the Chinese government's efforts… More
Ten Years’ Imprisonment for Chinese Novelist Writing Gay Sex Scenes an Outrageous Violation of the Freedom to Write
“Ten years’ imprisonment for the ‘crime’ of writing and self-publishing a book that dares to describe homosexual sex is an obvious and unjustifiable infringement on the freedom to write… More
Secret Trial of Anti-Censorship Advocate in China Unjustified and Abusive
“Zhen Jianghua has been detained for over a year. He has been subjected to a secret trial. He has been denied the lawyer of his choice. He is facing… More
Intimidation of Muslim Poet an Effort to Silence Writers’ Engagement on Xinjiang
“An Ran, a poet, is speaking out on one of the most important human rights issues of our day. Instead of attempting to shut him down, authorities should be… More
Disappearance of Uyghur Scholar an Example of Attempts to Erase Uyghur Culture
“The apparent months-long secret detention of Rahile Dawut is yet another illustration that Chinese governmental policy is geared towards erasing Uyghur identity. Like so many others, Dawut has apparently… More
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A complete travesty. Two journalists who exposed a village massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar—and just won a Pulitzer Prize for their courageous work—will remain in prison for telling truth to power. #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo https://t.co/CPLECKg7Og
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo won a Pulitzer price last week, which proves the importance of their reports and recognises their works to expose such a sensitive problem in Myanmar. #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo
Myanmar's top court has rejected an appeal by two Reuters journalists jailed on charges linked to their reports on the Rohingya.
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were sentenced to 7 years last September in a case condemned around the world. https://t.co/LQu8gbVJGi #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo