When BuzzFeed News published its 2020 expose on the scale and architecture of China’s crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the report didn’t just touch
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Who Are the Churches That China Is Persecuting?
On the night of December 14, over 1,000 police officers surrounded Yayang Church in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. At 3 a.m. they burst into the church “with
Human Rights & China: January 13, 2026
Chinese authorities surrounded a church in Wenzhou last week with hundreds of armed and special forces police as well as bulldozers and other
Hong Kong Court Convenes Plea Hearing for Imprisoned Activist Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong’s High Count convened a mitigation plea hearing on Monday in the case of Jimmy Lai (黎智英), the imprisoned pro-democracy media tycoon who has
Jimmy Lai Has Been Convicted. Now It’s Time to Let Him Go
Pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai (黎智英) has been found guilty in his Hong Kong national security trial of publishing seditious materials and
Verdict for Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong Trial Expected Monday
The verdict in the national security trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai (黎智英) will be announced on Monday, according to a notice from the Hong Kong
Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Spends His 78th Birthday in Prison
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai (黎智英), founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, turned 78 years old in prison
Cardinal Zen Appeals Conviction in Charity Trial
A 93-year-old Catholic cardinal, an academic, a Cantopop singer and two former lawmakers sought justice at an appellate court in Hong Kong last
Hong Kong & Human Rights, December 5, 2025
Government Cracks Down on Civil Society After Deadly Fire The death toll from the fire that ravaged the Wang Fuk apartment complex in Hong Kong’s
Hong Kong Keeping Joshua Wong in Jail ‘as Long as They Can’
When Joshua Wong (黃之鋒) was arrested on June 6 this summer, he wasn’t picked up from the streets of Hong Kong or asked to report to a local police
Jimmy Lai Still Awaiting Verdict in Hong Kong Trial
Jimmy Lai’s (黎智英) trial began in December 2023 and was expected to last 80 days. It finally did end, 619 days later, on September 28. At the time, the
Democracy Activists in Hong Kong Are Spending Years in Jail Waiting for Their Trials
Since the crackdown on the democracy movement in Hong Kong in 2020, a disturbing phenomenon has emerged. Political prisoners, accused of crimes that