Category: English
English-language publications of the Free China Movement.
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Fujian Rights Defender Xiang Jinfeng Reported Released After Four-Year Sentence
Rights Network reports that Fujian human-rights defender Xiang Jinfeng was released Aug. 28 after completing a four-year sentence.
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Chinese Democracy Activists Mark Enforced-Disappearance Day in Times Square
An organizer-linked China Democracy Party source reported an Aug. 29 Times Square action supporting prisoners of conscience ahead of the UN day for victims of enforced disappearances.
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New York Democracy Activists Read Chow Hang-tung’s Court Statement and Rally for Hong Kong Political Prisoners
Two separate August 29 New York actions supported Chow Hang-tung, Hong Kong Alliance defendants and political prisoners; organizer details remain attributed.
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Rapid Response: Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty in Second Hong Kong National-Security Case
Joshua Wong pleaded guilty Sept. 2 in a second Hong Kong national-security case. Sentencing remains pending; Free China calls for due process, proportionality and scrutiny of cumulative punishment.
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Free China Movement Statement on Joshua Wong’s Guilty Plea: The Broken Promises Belong to Beijing
Free China Movement says Joshua Wong’s prosecution highlights broken promises to Hong Kong and cites Basic Law Articles 27, 28, 35 and 39 and PRC Constitution Articles 33, 35 and 41.
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Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty in Second Hong Kong National-Security Case; Sentencing Pending
Joshua Wong pleaded guilty on September 2 in a second Hong Kong national-security case. Sentencing remains pending; Free China examines the case against Hong Kong’s promised constitutional freedoms.
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Pastor David Tang and Six Church Workers Held After Cross-Provincial Police Operation
Rights groups report that Pastor David Tang and six Wenzhou church workers detained August 5 are being held in Shanghai; no public official charge notice was located.
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Chinese Journalist and Filmmaker Du Bin Reportedly Sentenced to 18 Months
Rights monitors report journalist and filmmaker Du Bin received an 18-month sentence on Aug. 28; no public court judgment was located in the current review.
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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.