10.29
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
The human rights organization Safeguard Defenders has released a new edition of the book 'The People's Republic of the Disappeared.' It includes first-hand accounts of secret detention under the 'Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location' (RSDL) system from Chinese rights lawyers, journalists, NGO workers, as well as Michael Kovrig, Cheng Lei, and Lee Ming-che, and offers a free PDF download.
10.23
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Shenyang
The trial of Shenyang petitioner Fu Youling, charged with the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, has opened; the prosecution recommended a fixed-term prison sentence of two years.
10.19
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
The Ministry of Justice, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, the National Health Commission, and the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration jointly issued standards defining the scope of serious illnesses and criteria for identifying inability to care for oneself for temporary execution of sentences outside prison.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Puan County
On September 17, it was circulated online that the Justice Bureau of Puan County, Guizhou Province, issued a notice requiring local lawyers, when handling cases related to cracking down on organized crime, to report to the county justice bureau for study and obtain approval before they can present defense arguments that involve changing the characterization of a crime, and demanding that all law firms strictly enforce this.
09.12
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Shanghai
The Shanghai Maritime Court's ruling in the "Dortmund Express" case was listed by the Financial Times as one of the cases showing that China's foreign-related rule-of-law tools are actually being used for real.
2026.08
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·China
In August 2026, prominent criminal defense lawyer Chen Youxi publicly pointed out that in multiple cases involving fallen officials, the case-handling authorities appointed legal aid lawyers to crowd out the lawyers retained by family members, effectively depriving the parties of their right to defense.
07.08
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
On July 8, 2026, the public interest organization Asia Lawyers Network released a report disclosing that the crackdown on lawyers in China has extended to the civil and commercial sectors, with lawyers frequently facing criminal prosecution by authorities using criminal charges to replace civil litigation when handling civil and commercial disputes.
2026.07
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Junlian County, Sichuan
After the case was accepted, it remained unhandled for a long time; Lin attempted suicide by slashing his or her wrist shortly afterward, and his or her lawyer says Lin was subsequently diagnosed with severe depression by a hospital.
06.26
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Beijing, China
In late June 2026, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress released the draft amendment to the Lawyers Law, with new clauses explicitly requiring practicing lawyers to support the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and the socialist rule of law, and mandating that law firms establish grassroots Party organizations in accordance with the Party Constitution.
06.10
·Hearsay
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Jinan, Shandong
On June 10, 2026, Chinese independent feminist and human rights activist Li Qiaochu sent an inquiry letter, legally filing an administrative reconsideration against the Shandong Provincial Prison Administration for its inaction on the marriage application of Xu Zhiyong, who is incarcerated.
2026
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
China's Ministry of Justice announced the results of a crackdown on local law enforcement violations, saying it identified and corrected more than 66,000 problems and recovered economic losses of 30.7 billion yuan for businesses.
2024.10.08
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·Zibo
On October 8, 2024, the Zibo Intermediate People's Court, in a retrial, found that the compensation received by a person surnamed Lu had been determined through negotiation between both parties, with no intent of illegal possession, and overturned the original verdict, declaring him not guilty.
2024.09
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·China
A court in China auctioned off assets of a bankrupt company, opening bidding for a bottle of Sprite originally priced at 6 yuan at 4.2 yuan, because the company had no more property available for enforcement.
2017.03.19
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin
Liu Xiyong was taken to Yanbian, Jilin for interrogation in a different jurisdiction. During his time in Yanbian, he was subjected to torture by the special investigation team, resulting in seven fractures to his sternum and ribs, and died of asphyxiation.
2015.07.09
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·China
From July 9, 2015, Chinese police (Public Security) carried out large-scale arrests, summons and detentions of over a hundred rights lawyers, rights defenders and their relatives across 23 provinces, an event known as the 709 crackdown.