Like Hu Xinyu’s last winter, Xiao Yang’s death at Yuhuayuan School in Ningling County, Henan, was classified as suicide. This time, 10,000 came to protest.
Lei Shihong
“Calling a Rat a Duck”: The Chinese Story That Would Not Go Away
In June, rat was served as duck to students who were told they should call it a duck if the authorities say so. Now, toys alluding to the incident are seized by the police.
“She Died in the Police Station’s Toilet”: Another Scandal in China
A woman allegedly had a heart attack during a pause of her interrogation. Her body was covered with bruises, and a video indicates she was tortured to death.
“Calling a Rat a Duck”: A New Scandal in China
In a college canteen in Jiangxi, a student found a rat’s head in what was served to him as duck. The CCP’s answer: “A rat is a duck if the Party says so.”
Burning Effigies: China Threatens American Academic Miles Yu
A Cultural-Revolution-style statue vilifies a scholar who has mightily upset the Communist Party.
Hu Xinyu’s Body “Found”: When the Cure is Worse than the Disease
The police says the 15-yer-old student committed suicide. But the story the authorities tell fuels the scandal rather than suppressing it.
Where is Hu Xinyu? A New Scandal Rocks the CCP
Three months ago, a 15-year-old student disappeared from a private school in Jiangxi. Because of the lack of action by the police, all sort of rumors are circulating.
Henan Preacher Arrested for Purchasing Christian Books Online
Chen Lijun was detained in August. His wife reports he is still in jail, and his family is in desperate conditions.
Henan: Pastor Sentenced to 5 and a Half Years for Printing Bibles
The decision against Lingbao’s Pastor Yang Jianxin has been upheld on appeal. “Illegal” Bibles were compared to pornography.
The Health Code Scandal: How China Falsifies COVID Records to Hit Dissidents
It did not happen in Henan only. Citizens who suspected that health codes will be used for political surveillance were not paranoid. They were right.
Lei Shihong
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.