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Imprisoned pastor Wang Yi receives first visit from his wife in three years
Chinese Christian Jiang Rong, wife of imprisoned pastor Wang Yi, has been able to visit him in prison for the first time in nearly three years. The exact date of when the meeting took place is unknown. Reports from China Aid say that Jiang found Pastor Wang to be healthy,…
Wife of detained human rights lawyer says his serious health problems were caused by torture
The wife of detained human rights lawyer Chang Weiping has said that his health has deteriorated rapidly while in detention due to torture and poor nutrition and conditions. Dr Chen Zijuan made the comments after Chang met with his lawyer for the third time on 17 October. According to Chen,…
CSW calls for information regarding Catholic writer detained on suspicion of ‘inciting secession’
CSW is calling for information regarding the status of Chinese writer and activist Pang Jian, who has been detained for over eight months on suspicion of ‘inciting secession.’ On 10 September, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported (in Chinese) that his case was about to be heard at Baoding City Intermediate Court,…
Human rights lawyer Chang Weiping tortured in detention
Reports have emerged indicating that human rights lawyer Chang Weiping has been subject to psychological torture, sleep deprivation, and other forms of cruel and inhuman treatment while in detention. Chang’s lawyer was finally able to meet with him on 14 September, the first such meeting since he was detained in…
Tibet support NGO reports 117 arrest in two months
CSW is concerned by reports that an estimated 117 Tibetans remain in detention after a spate of arrests by Chinese authorities in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, a figure confirmed by the non-profit organisation Tibet Watch. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), the crackdown by authorities focused on language rights and…
CSW calls for urgent release of critically ill activist on hunger strike
CSW urgently calls for the release of sentenced Chinese Christian human rights defender Zhang Zhan, whose health condition is in a critical state amid a continuous hunger strike against her unjust detention and imprisonment. Ms Zhang was detained by Shanghai police for her reports from Wuhan on the coronavirus COVID-19…
Church leaders facing terrorism and national security charges
The leader of an unregistered Protestant church in China has been formally arrested on charges of ‘unlawfully possessing items that advocate terrorism or extremism,’ in possibly the first such case involving a church leader in the country. Mr Zhao Weikai is a leader of Xuncheng Reformed Church in Taiyuan, Shanxi…
More MPs call for UK government to take action on human rights crisis in Xinjiang
British MPs have increased calls on the UK government to pressure the Chinese government to end human rights violations in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. On 15 July the House of Commons will hold a debate on calling for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics hosted by China,…
Activists, religious believers tightly controlled for 100 year anniversary of Communist Party
Chinese authorities reportedly arrested religious believers and placed activists under house arrest in preparation for celebrations of the 100-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on 1 July. Activists, dissidents and former prisoners of conscience across the country were placed under house arrest or had their movement restricted in…
CSW welcomes statements by UN Member States and NGOs on human rights in China
CSW welcomes a joint statement delivered by Canada on 22 June on the human rights situation in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) at the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The joint statement, signed by 44 UN member states, expressed grave concern about the human rights situation in the XUAR, including “reports…
