Prisoners of Conscience

In Human Rights Speech, Rubio Calls for Release of Two Chinese Political Prisoners

In Human Rights Speech, Rubio Calls for Release of Two Chinese Political Prisoners FEB 07 2017 Washington, D.C. - During a Senate floor speech last night, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) highlighted the plight of two lawyers imprisoned by the Chinese government for...

G20 Leaders, Please Put People before Chinese Party-State’s Glory

By Yang Jianli & Han Lianchao One of the main themes of the 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit which China's president Xi Jinping will chair next w  eek is to build an inclusive world economy. To achieve that goal, the Chinese organizer claims that "China is working with...

LA Times: Chinese activist charged with ‘subversion’ for attending a meeting and a conference

Los Angeles Times   Chinese activist charged with 'subversion' for attending a meeting and a conference By Jonathan Kaiman August 5, 2016 | Beijing A Chinese court on Friday found a Christian activist guilty of "subverting state power," primarily for discussing...

Demanding Political Reform Is Not a Crime IFC/CPFC Statement on the Chinese Regime’s Persecution of Hu Shigen

Demanding Political Reform Is Not a Crime IFC/CPFC Statement on the Chinese Regime's Persecution of Hu Shigen On August 3, a court of the Chinese Communist regime in Tianjin staged a so-called "open trial" of Mr. Hu Shigen, a 62-year old pillar of China's democracy...