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.
10.17
·Developing
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to X account @ChinaSelect, Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 2020 for his pro-democracy activities. U.S. Representative Moolenaar praised his courage and officially nominated Joshua Wong for the Defending Freedoms Project of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Congress, with the relevant committee and its chair issuing statements of support.
09.29
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Jilin City
Investigative reporter Liu Hu wrote on September 29 that Wang Yufeng, the whistleblower in the case of Huawel Microelectronics' illegal and non-compliant information disclosure, was taken away by Jilin police from Shanghai in November 2022 and has been detained for nearly four years. The case has entered the CSRC's proposed whistleblower reward list; as of September 23, the trial had lasted a cumulative 107 days, and several of Wang Yufeng's sealed companies have become substantively bankrupt.
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.
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.
07.15
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Jinan, Shandong
Lawyer Hou Zhiyuan, while attending the trial of lawyer Wang Qing for alleged fraud, intervened in a dispute between a family member and the police, and was taken by the police to the detention room's steel cage for 20 minutes, during which he experienced discomfort.
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.
05.25
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·Lianyungang, Jiangsu
On May 25, 2026, Wu Qiang, a citizen of Lianyungang, Jiangsu, posted a video accusing the authorities of sentencing him to one year in prison for 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' after he monitored water pollution. Following his release, the Lianyungang Intermediate Court placed him under residential surveillance for another six months. He also disclosed that he was subjected to torture and abuse while in custody.
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.
2018.12
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
According to a report by Caixin, in the very month that Li Hongyuan was detained, 5 employees were arrested for demanding severance pay from Huawei, one of whom was arrested by Thai police while traveling in Thailand and later handed over.