Category: English
English-language publications of the Free China Movement.
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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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Free China Movement Calls for Transparency and Du Bin’s Release After Reported 18-Month Sentence
Rights monitors report that Beijing journalist and documentary filmmaker Du Bin was sentenced on August 28; no public court judgment was located in the current review.
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Rapid Responses — Current Updates & Archive | Free China Movement
Current and archived Free China Movement Rapid Responses, organized newest first with direct item links, sharing controls and moderated reader feedback.
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Free China Movement Calls for Fair Trial, Medical Care and Religious Freedom Ahead of Kunming House-Church Proceedings
Ahead of Kunming house-church proceedings, Free China calls for meaningful access to counsel, necessary medical care, fair public process, and protection of peaceful religious practice.
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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.