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.
10.22
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·New Taipei, Taiwan
The New Taipei District Prosecutors Office has indicted Taiwanese accomplices involved in the operation against Huang Yihao, with sentences ranging from 2 years and 7 months to more than 5 years and 6 months.
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.
10.19
·Developing
·Importance III
·Sources 1
According to videos and remarks posted by X user @clashreport, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, when talking about Britain, publicly criticized that today's Britain is called "Islamized Britain," that 3,000 Britons have been brought to court for posting tweets and other remarks online, and that a considerable number of them have been imprisoned as a result.
10.15
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Xiangcheng
According to a report by Red Star News on October 15, in the case of the elderly man's death in Xiangcheng, the family denies any intent to kill, the defense questions the causal link between the obstruction of rescue and the death, multiple relatives have filed appeals, and the case is still under second-instance trial.
10.14
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court overturned the death sentence handed down to 27-year-old Sri Lankan migrant worker Anojan Sivadasa. Sivadasa was convicted of blasphemy in September over comments on Facebook insulting the Prophet Muhammad. He deleted the comments and apologized, but was still arrested.
10.10
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Shangqiu, Henan
The Intermediate People's Court of Shangqiu City, Henan Province, sentenced Zhou Xianwang of Hubei to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes, finding that the total amount of bribes accepted amounted to more than 60.5 million yuan.
09.22
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Beijing
The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court announced the first-instance verdict in the corruption and bribery case of Zhao Lei, former general manager of the Beijing Cultural Investment Development Group, sentencing him to life imprisonment, depriving him of political rights for life, and confiscating all his personal property.
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.
09.16
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Jinan
On September 15, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Shandong Province delivered a first-instance verdict, sentencing Bi Jingquan to 14 years in prison and a fine of 5 million yuan for accepting bribes totaling over 57.42 million yuan between 1995 and 2025 by abusing his official positions. Bi Jingquan previously served as Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council and Director of the State Food and Drug Administration.
09.11
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Hong Kong
On September 11, the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong delivered its verdict in the case of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (the Alliance) inciting subversion of state power: former vice-chair Chow Hang-tung was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in prison, former chair Lee Cheuk-yan was sentenced to 7 years, and former vice-chair Albert Ho was sentenced to 5 years and 2 months. The disbanded Alliance was fined 1.5 million HKD (approximately 190,000 USD).
2026.09
·Verified
·Importance V
·Sources 1
·Hangzhou, Zhejiang
The influencer "Tietou" (Dong Guangming) was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Binjiang Court in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, for organizing a team to expose social darkness, including scams involving elderly health products and shortchanging at seafood markets. His team members were also sentenced. The official reason given was "extortion," but the video argues this is a fabricated charge aimed at suppressing those who reveal the truth.
2026.09
·Hearsay
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·Shenzhen, China
According to a submission received by the X account "Po Mu Tui Qiang" (Breaking the Wall), during a trial at the Shenzhen Luohu Court over a transfer dispute involving an extramarital affair, the defendant explained the transfers received as a response to the call of the Party and General Secretary Xi, saying that getting rich is inseparable from the Party's wise leadership, sparking discussion among spectators.
08.24
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Dandong, Liaoning
On August 24, 2026, the Dandong Intermediate People's Court in Liaoning Province held a public first-instance sentencing in the bribery case of Ren Yuzhong, former standing committee member and vice president of Peking University, finding him guilty of taking more than 31.95 million yuan in bribes and sentencing him to eight years in prison plus a fine of 2.6 million yuan.