Headlines Nine Schools for Children of Migrant Workers Set to Be Demolished in Beijing’s Chaoyang District Hunan Village Representative Arrested for Complaining about Local Corruption Rightto Education NineSchools for Children of...

Headlines Petitioners Harassed as People’s Congress, People’s Political Consultative Conference Meet Hebei Petitioners Detained Four Months in Psychiatric Institution ArbitraryDetention PetitionersHarassed as People’s Congress, People...

Headlines Five Chinese Activist Web sites Attacked by Hackers Guangzhou Court Hears Lawsuit from Lawyer Deprived of License Guangxi Petitioners Sent to One Year of RTL for “Abnormal Petitioning” Longtime Xi’an Petitioner Seized by...

His Excellency Hu Jintao President of the People's Republic of China Zhongnanhai, Xichengqu, Beijing People’s Republic of China OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA January 15, 2010 Your Excellency, The...

Headlines Illegal Restriction of Shanghai Lawyer Zheng Enchong’s Movement Resumed Beijing Police Continue Harassment of House Church Activist Chen Tianshi Illegally-Detained Elderly Petitioner Released from RTL Camp on Bail for Medical...

Headlines Local Officials Question Relatives of Organizer Zou Chuanshun Court Rejects Request for an Appeal Hearing for Liu Xiaobo Jiangsu Court to Hear Female Lawyer’s Lawsuit against Family Planning Bureau Guangxi Police Harass...

On 15 January, Chinesepro-democracy activist Zhou Yongjun was sentenced to nine years' imprisonmentfor fraud. Amnesty International believes that his conviction is politicallymotivated. According to his lawyer, Zhou Yongjun is planning...

China Human Rights Briefing January 20, 2010 Headlines Xinjiang Residents Able to Receive Long-Distance Calls for First Time in Six Months Gansu Province to Build a Team of 650 “Internet Commentators” Shaanxi Activist’s “Legal Worker”...

Headlines Imprisoned Lawyer and Torture Victim Wang Yonghang Meets with Lawyers for First Time Case Against Sichuan Activist Liu Zhengyou Transferred to Procuratorate Imprisoned Lawyer Li Zhuang Submits Appeal ArbitraryDetention...

Gao Zhisheng and Guo Feixiong remain in prison due to theirhuman rights activities. Their relatives and friends have not heard from them atleast for six months. A policeman knowing about the details of Gao Zhisheng'sarrest said he...

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Zhao Shiying (better known by his pen name Zhao Dagong), a writer who hascalled for democratic reform in China, was taken from his home in the cityof Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, by police on 11 January. He is a prisonerof conscience, and...

Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was sentenced to 6 yearsin prison for making documentary Leaving Fear Behind which recorded views fromordinary Tibetans of the Beijing Olympics. Take Action on Dhondup Wangchen: Leaving Fear Behind...

More than 50signatories of the Czech Charter 77 human rights manifesto have voiced supportto Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo in English Czech Václav Havel gets closed door reception at protestsupporting Chinese dissident...

Photos NTDTV Video Today seesthe beginning of the second decade of the 21st century. We are gathering hereto express our continuing resistance against the tyrannical rule of the ChineseCommunist Party, our contempt for such a coward...