09.30
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
Human Rights in China (HRIC) released its digital rights report for August 2026 on September 30, 2026. The report documents and analyzes in detail the state of digital rights in China's online environment during that month, including speech censorship, online surveillance, and cases of related human rights violations. Through this systematic review, the report aims to reveal to the international community the Chinese authorities' restrictions and crackdowns on citizens' rights in digital space, providing first-hand material for researchers and the public concerned about the state of digital human rights in China.
09.22
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Xinjiang
At 5 PM on September 22, Shi Tingfu was officially informed of his death from "myocardial infarction" at Shahe Prison in the First Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. His son received a call from the prison at 10:30 PM that night. The family claims he was in good condition during a recent visit. Chinese human rights defenders' network demands medical records and an independent investigation.
08.31
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·瑞士日内瓦
On August 31, 2026, the Chinese human rights organization Chinese Human Rights Defenders issued a statement marking the fourth anniversary of the release of the UN report on Xinjiang, urging the Human Rights Council to overcome obstruction by the Chinese authorities and take investigative and accountability action on crimes against humanity in Xinjiang.
08.12
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·China
On August 12, 2026, the international organization Chinese Human Rights Defenders issued a statement pointing out that it had been a full year since Hubei rights defender Yin Xu'an, who is seriously ill, was intercepted while being taken to Beijing for medical treatment and forcibly disappeared, and urged the Chinese authorities to immediately disclose his whereabouts and health condition and release him unconditionally.
05.21
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 5
·China
On May 21, 2026, Chinese Human Rights Defenders released a special research report pointing out that millions of secondary vocational students in China face forced internships every year, involving excessive working hours, withheld pay, and abuse of child labor, which has led to the abnormal deaths of multiple interns.
05.10
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
On May 10, 2026, on the occasion of artist Gao Shen's 70th birthday in prison, dozens of human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Chinese Human Rights Defenders, issued a joint statement calling on the Chinese authorities to immediately release Gao Shen, who has been detained over his artistic work, and to lift the exit bans imposed on his family members.