“Invitation to tea”: Chinese regime’s Orwellian threat to journalists
An “invitation to tea” is a summon by authorities often followed by criminal proceedings or arbitrary detention.
China: Censorship and surveillance updates
Documentary on migrants censored, report on police brutality removed, and intensified censorship in 2024.
10 years on since his arrest, PEN International renews calls for Ilham Tohti’s release
Human rights groups said his imprisonment reflects China’s repression of the Uyghur and other ethnic groups in Xinjiang.
China: Investigative journalist Shangguan Yunkai sentenced to 15 years in prison on trumped-up charges
The journalist published a series of articles in which he revealed the wrongdoings of several officials in the city of Ezhou.
Hong Kong: Stop legal threats and ensure safety of missing journalist
“Chinese authorities must immediately disclose journalist Minnie Chan’s whereabouts and ensure her wellbeing,” said Michael Caster, ARTICLE 19’s Asia Digital Programme Manager.
China: Crackdowns on misinformation and LGBTQI+ accounts, new mobile app rules, and censorship of accident reports
The Chinese government’s latest crackdown on online rumors echoes Xi Jinping’s earlier effort to establish a “security barrier” around the Chinese internet.
China: An online service to “train” journalists in the regime’s propaganda, a new tool for brainwashing and coercion
The new service is designed to “train” Chinese media professionals in the “Marxist vision of journalism”.
Arrests and attacks in China
Journalist assault, human rights lawyer sentenced, Uyghur students jailed, Indian correspondent expelled.
China: Journalists under increased pressure as national security law expands in Macau
The law now extends to “any individual” suspected of undermining China’s national security, meaning also outside of territory, and regardless of nationality.
World Health Organization denies entry to two Taiwanese journalists
The two journalists had previously been accredited to cover the event and were told that the decision was based on a demand by Chinese authorities.
China: Cyberspace crackdowns, “People’s Daily” recall, Uyghur phone monitoring
The latest China Media Bulletin of Freedom House featured reports on censorship, surveillance, and interrogation of Uyghurs.
China: Senior political commentator Guo Feixiong sentenced to 8 years for “subversion”
Chinese political commentator and human rights lawyer Guo Feixiong was sentenced to eight years in prison on the charge of “incitement to subvert state power”.
PEN America calls on China to release Taiwan-based publisher Li Yanhe
Li Yanhe published books by Chinese dissidents and translated Western authors.
France’s Macron ignores rights violations during visit to China
“As during his last visit in 2019, Macron publicly ignored the deteriorating human rights situation in China under Xi. China’s ‘president for life’ has continued to tighten his dictatorial grip on the country, further stifling dissent with relentless repression coupled with pervasive surveillance.”