China’s Rights Lawyers on the Tenth Anniversary of the “Black Friday” 709 Crackdown

This week, many organizations and media outlets commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or “Black Friday” crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in... Read more »

Buddhist rebirth v Chinese control: the battle to choose the Dalai Lama’s successor | Dalai Lama

Few celebrations have the hills of Dharamshala abuzz like the birthday of the Dalai Lama. But this year, as monks and devotees flooded into the mountainous Indian city before the Tibetan spiritual... Read more »

Hundreds of women writers arrested as China extends crackdown on ‘Boys’ Love’ fantasies · Global Voices

Boys Love is a fictional animated media genre depicting romantic relationships between two male figures. Image from zeroc0 via DeviantArt under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 China has launched a crackdown on so-called obscene... Read more »

China’s human rights lawyers speak out, 10 years after crackdown | China

A decade on from China’s biggest crackdown on human rights lawyers in modern history, lawyers and activists say that the Chinese Communist party’s control over the legal profession has tightened, making rights... Read more »

More military technologies targeted for civilian sector to boost economy

Greater integration will spur innovation and cultivate new engines of growth China will strengthen innovation by developing high-tech industries with military technologies to boost military-civil integration, a move that aims to cultivate... Read more »

China’s coal heartland fighting for a greener future | China

Deep in the recesses of an underground cavern, covered in dust and soot, Xu Xiaobo wondered why, having recently graduated with a degree in mechanics, he was on his hands and knees... Read more »
Bleak Assessments of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Five Years On

Bleak Assessments of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Five Years On

June 30 marked the fifth anniversary of Beijing’s imposition of a heavy-handed national security law (NSL) on Hong Kong, which has altered the sociopolitical landscape of the city by undermining its democratic... Read more »

Couriers’ Digital “Traffic Safety Codes” Stir Memories of COVID Enforcement

This year, Shanghai launched a system of traffic safety codes which “aggregates records of traffic accidents and violations involving couriers throughout the city, [and] allows the authorities to identify non-compliant enterprises, accident-prone... Read more »

Quashed MU5735 Progress Report, Workplace Stabbing by Pilot in Jilin Reignite Airline Safety Concerns

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 in the United States or find local resources in the International Suicide Prevention Wiki.... Read more »

Groups Mark Tenth Anniversary of China’s Pivotal 709 Crackdown on Rights Lawyers

Wednesday is the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or “Black Friday” crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in 2015 that was a key moment... Read more »