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.
10.16
·Developing
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to Twitter user @LeiYang8964, netizen "Ayu" was previously detained for nearly a year after calling the police to have himself arrested, and has now been released. The post says Ayu was held over his own actions and has now completed his sentence and regained his freedom. The incident has drawn attention on social media, and the relevant details as well as the specific reason for calling the police remain to be further verified.
10.14
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
In the Zhejiang Financial Center incident, the grandmother of Zhu Yidan, a detained rights defender and doctoral student, spoke out in a group chat, issuing 'Ten Questions of Blood and Tears.' She stated that her granddaughter has been detained for 9 months and denied bail, accused of 'conspiracy' merely for forwarding rights-defense information, and questioned where the social danger lies.
10.13
·Developing
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to a post by netizen @QuanLujun, Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested and detained by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for 2150 days for fighting for freedom, on charges of "collusion with foreign forces," and is still awaiting sentencing. The poster expects the CCP to continue to detain him and extend his sentence under various pretexts and charges. Joshua Wong is about to celebrate his 30th birthday in prison. This information is from a single source and has not yet been independently verified.
10.02
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Rizhao, Shandong
A Douyin user in Rizhao, Shandong posted a video showing himself driving a tractor bearing the slogan "Wei Guang Zheng" through the streets, and said he had been suppressed in the past for rights defense.
09.25
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
The Douyin, Weibo, and Bilibili accounts of anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi have published no new content since their last update on September 25. As of October 7, they have been inactive for nearly two weeks, and many netizens have asked in the comments about his safety.
09.20
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Shandong
Shandong petitioner Zhao Xigao was sentenced and imprisoned for demanding enforcement funds from a won lawsuit. His family accused that his legs and feet severely ulcerated and blackened in prison, and he eventually died behind bars.
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.
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.
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.
07.23
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Hangzhou, Zhejiang
In late July 2026, Zhu Yidan, a victim of the Zhejin Center collapse, was designated a ringleader by Hangzhou police and detained for an extended period for reposting rights-defense information online; her family publicly issued an accusation letter questioning whether judicial organs were engaging in retaliation.
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.
07.07
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·New York, United States
On July 7, 2026, on the eve of the 11th anniversary of the 709 case, disbarred mainland human rights lawyer Liu Shuqing published a two-volume collection in New York, containing historical records of his handling of major public cases such as the New Citizens' Movement and the 709 case, as well as acts of civil disobedience.