Issues of judicial injustice, the absence of the rule of law, and the legal system.
After being detained in a detention center for 544 days, Pastor Gao Quanfu of the Zion Light Church went on trial in an open court on November 12 on charges of "fraud." Friends and family have called on believers to attend the hearing.
Recently, Wang Xiuying, a villager from Lifan Village, Xiabaishi Town, Fu'an City, Fujian Province, recorded her experience of petitioning in Beijing: her grievances remain unresolved, submitting materials has become even more difficult, and she was expelled from Beijing. She describes this as a typical portrayal of the implementation of the new 'July 1st' petition regulations.
Petitioners line up to submit materials at the reception office of the State Bureau for Letters and Calls on Yongdingmen West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing (commonly known as Jia-1). Staff told them not to record video, and when petitioners asked what was wrong with recording, a dispute broke out. [Follow-up · November 7, 2026] On November 7, a large number of petitioners were seen lining up at the State Bureau for Letters and Calls reception office in Beijing to register their complaints, and the scene was recorded and posted.
On the morning of November 6, lawyer Fan Chen was attending a court hearing at the Zhangjiakou Intermediate People's Court in Hebei Province when the presiding judge, surnamed Zhong, demanded he put away his water cup. Fan Chen questioned the legal basis for this demand and refused to hand over the cup. The presiding judge then called in bailiffs and announced an adjournment, with the date for the resumed hearing to be notified later.
On November 6, petitioners in Beijing queued at the petition reception office of the Supreme People's Court, located at No. 40 Hongsi Village, Xiaohongmen Township, Chaoyang District, Beijing, to submit their case filing materials.
On November 5, the Hong Kong High Court sentenced Joshua Wong to an additional 10 years in prison for "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces" for his 2020 calls for foreign sanctions against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments. The remaining two months of his original sentence can be counted, and he must serve until November 2036.
X user Cyberxinfang posted a documentary of recent petitioners visiting the Supreme People's Court Petition Reception Office located at No. 40 Hongsi Village, Xiaohongmen Township, Chaoyang District, Beijing.
On November 4, the People's Court of Zuoquan County, Shanxi Province, delivered a first-instance verdict: Zhang Mouguo was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the crimes of rape and molestation of a child, and Zhang Moulin was sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape. Both defendants stated in court that they would not appeal. Bu, a female master's degree holder who had been missing for over a decade due to mental illness, was sexually assaulted by two fellow villagers after being found.
User Cyberxinfang posted a submission stating that Chinese petitioners waiting at Jiujingzhuang are served only ham, pickled mustard greens, and steamed buns for all three meals a day. Any leftovers are taken out of the center, and the situation for petitioners has worsened following the implementation of new petitioning regulations.
Recently, petitioners in Beijing have been visiting the petition reception office of the Supreme People's Court, located at No. 40 Hongsi Village, Xiaohongmen Township, Chaoyang District, Beijing.
Mr. Liu stated that he did not receive valid notices for the court hearing or the judgment. His application for a retrial was rejected by the Dengzhou City Court on the grounds that service via SMS and phone call was legal. On November 4, the original trial judge responded that the retrial application had been answered and that it was inconvenient to accept an interview.
On November 3, during an online patrol, the Rongchang Public Security Bureau in Chongqing discovered individuals insulting each other. Upon visiting their homes, they confirmed that both parties were minors and provided them with criticism and education.
On November 2, a draft amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law of the PRC was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for its first review. It proposes to explicitly write for the first time that 'no person shall be found guilty without a judgment by a people's court in accordance with the law, and presumption of guilt is prohibited,' and intends to restrict the application of residential surveillance in designated locations. Scholars warn that adding these six characters requires a systematic upgrade of provisions regarding evidence and the right to defense.
After examining relevant recordings and evidence and summoning the defendants, the prosecutor determined that the content in the livestream where Da Shixiong, Xiao Wei, and others accused Guan Chang was well-founded, and decided not to prosecute.
Recently, several railway photography enthusiasts were taken away by local personnel while filming train operations near the perimeter fence of Yuding Station in Jiangsu. They were accused of espionage, their mobile phones were confiscated for data extraction, and they were ordered to delete their photos. They were released after being detained for over 48 hours, during which no written documentation was provided, and their phones were not returned.