Category: English — News
Verified sourced News + Editorial posts in English.
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Campaign Calls on Lord Neuberger to Leave Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal
A Hong Kong democracy advocacy group is calling on Lord Neuberger to resign from the Court of Final Appeal, renewing debate over overseas judges and judicial independence.
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18 Groups Urge UN Follow-Up on Uyghur Forced Labour
Eighteen rights groups call for a public UN review of implementation of the 2022 Xinjiang assessment and stronger action on Uyghur forced labour.
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Freedom House Adopts Joshua Wong Case in New Release Campaign
Freedom House and the R.T. Weatherman Foundation launched a campaign for Joshua Wong’s release ahead of his scheduled Sept. 2 Hong Kong court proceeding.
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Pastor John Cao, Facing Late-Stage Cancer, Says PRC Authorities in Mainland China Still Bar Him From Reuniting With Family in the U.S.
Pastor John Cao says he remains barred from leaving Mainland China after completing a seven-year sentence and now faces late-stage cancer while seeking to reunite with family in the United States.
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Yunnan House-Church Preacher Sun Chao Moved Into Criminal Detention as Medication Concerns Grow
Multiple public reports say house-church preacher Sun Chao was due to finish 12 days of administrative detention on August 7 but was instead placed in criminal detention. His family says he has epilepsy and requires regular medication.
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China Democracy Party Members and Hong Kong Democracy Activists Rally in London and Manchester in Support of the Hong Kong Alliance
China Democracy Party organizers report coordinated August 29 actions in London and Manchester supporting the Hong Kong Alliance and its jailed leaders. Free China examines the significance for overseas democratic-network cooperation.
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Kunming House Church Case Moves to Court: Pretrial Conference Sept. 2, Trial Sept. 16
Three members of Kunming’s Century New Town Church face a Sept. 2 pretrial conference and Sept. 16 trial after months in detention. Free China reviews the fair-trial and religious-freedom issues.
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Rights Network Monthly Report Lists 1,638 Political and Conscience Prisoners, Adds 34 Newly Detained or Sentenced Cases
Rights Network says its August 2026 report lists 1,638 political and conscience prisoners and 34 newly reported detention or sentencing cases. Free China summarizes the data with source qualifications.
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Tibet Gyirong Mudslide: HRW Says Information Controls Are Silencing Victims and Blocking Independent Reporting
Human Rights Watch says journalists were blocked from the Gyirong disaster zone, people were punished over alleged rumors, and original flood footage was censored. Free China examines why disaster transparency matters.
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Taiwan Warns of China Travel Risk After Reported Six-Hour Interrogation of Former Amnesty Worker
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council urged higher-risk travelers to reassess trips to China after a Taiwanese man was reportedly questioned for six hours in Shanghai over past Amnesty International work.