Because of his health problems, the prison declined to admit him. He is now under house arrest.
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Police Investigates the Aggressors of Amsterdam’s Lonely Uyghur
What happened in February in The Hague is evidence of China’s transnational repression and should not be condoned.
A House Erased: Beijing Dissident Returns From Prison to Find Her Life Bulldozed
Quan Shixin hoped to return home after serving her sentence. Only, there was no home left.
Breaking Lineage, Breaking Roots: China’s New Law on Ethnic Unity
The newly approved statute institutionalizes the CCP’s harsh attitude toward minorities and their languages and cultures.
The Battle of Strasbourg: China Tries Unsuccessfully to Stop a Taiwanese Theater Production
This time, Beijing lost. But in other cases, including Shen Yun’s, theaters surrendered to Chinese pressure.
The Battle of Lufeng: A City Revolts Against a Ban on Religious Fireworks
Scooters, faith, and the smartphone rebellion: how a Guangdong city successfully defied the police.
Uyghur Comedian’s Ban Shows How Women’s Voices Are Silenced in China
Xiao Pa was suspended from Weibo after a simple reflection on domestic burdens was reclassified as “inciting gender conflict.”
Xi Jinping Walks Into Your Home—and Tells You to Have Babies
The General Secretary rings your bell—and delivers a simple message: giving birth is not optional.
Kazakh Scholar Sentenced in Xinjiang for “Misinterpreting” a Poet
Kazakh Scholar Sentenced in Xinjiang for “Misinterpreting” a Poet
Persecuting Folk Religion: Two Cases of Repression in Rural China
In Guangdong, the police tried to prevent the Ying Laoye procession from taking place. In Jiangxi, they violently blocked the construction of an ancestral hall.