UN ind't experts voice concerns about #China's new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress - its breach of int'l human rights law:
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联合国人权高专办就高兟、余文生案件发声
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4月15日，人权高专办对艺术家 #高兟 因十多年前创作的讽刺雕塑被控侵害英雄烈士名誉罪表示关切，指出案件引发对刑法溯及既往及以刑事制裁打压艺术表达的担忧，敦促当局立即、无条件将其释放，并解除对其家人的出境禁令。

同时指出 #余文生 获释是无条件的，应解除对其及妻子的相关限制与监控。

In Sept 2025, authorities transferred Yin straight from hospital to Wuhan Women’s Prison. Prison officials claimed she was in “excellent health” and denied her treatment. By Feb 2026, they admitted she has cancer, is bedridden, and unable to walk.

人权捍卫者 #肖青山 在江西吉安监狱服刑期间，遭民警和牢头狱霸殴打，工伤、得病不给治疗！
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肖青山，本名肖高升；
早年因工伤致残，后自学法律，长期为劳工弱势群体维权；
2021年被捕，后被判刑4年6个月；
2026年3月18日，刑满获释。 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...

Such UN ind't experts' voices provide the moral support to victims, a beam of light in dark times for human rights around the world, as the int'l human rights system itself faces destruction by authoritarian and illiberal states alike.

Do you remember Gao Zhisheng? A fearless human rights lawyer in China. The gov disbarred him, jailed him, then disappeared him. He was last accounted for almost 10 years ago. Keep asking Xi Jinping: #WhereIsGaoZhisheng?

Like other mail-dominated powers, authoritarian leaders in China can't stand feminist voices - demanding for gender equality, equal rights, end to discrimination.

🔴 A Zhejiang court is holding a pre-trial hearing today for pastor #HuangYizi, with trial set for April 24. He has been detained since June 2025 on “illegal business operations” charges, often used by 🇨🇳 govt against #Christian church members.
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Jimmy Lai’s prison letters: the defiant joy of Xi’s most famous captive The Hong Kong democracy activist is expected to die in jail unless world leaders act. Today Lai’s children share his writing and urge Trump to help

New long read on #JimmyLai ’s letters to his children from prison—an intimate record of separation, resolve, and endurance behind bars.
#Beijing has shown a willingness to keep human rights defenders in prolonged detention to silence peaceful advocacy.

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On the release of human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng: "It is crucial that his release is unconditional, that any related restrictions on him and his wife Xu Yan, including on freedom of movement and expression, are lifted, and that they are free from surveillance."

China: Cases of artist Gao Zhen and lawyer Yu Wensheng We are concerned by the trial of Gao Zhen, a prominent contemporary artist, on charges of “slandering heroes and martyrs” relating to satirical sculptures he created more than a decade before the offe...

UN: "We are concerned by the trial of Gao Zhen, a prominent contemporary artist, on charges of “slandering heroes and martyrs” relating to satirical sculptures he created more than a decade before the offence under which he is charged was introduced into law." www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

已有超过1300名老年受害者被记录为正在服刑（实际上可能等同于死刑）。

姓名：艾萨江·如孜
年龄：65岁
情况：被判刑20年（在新疆第一监狱服刑）

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#NonReleaseRelease: After serving 3 years, activist #YuQian remains under tight surveillance by Hubei authorities—cameras at his door and disrupted internet. Jailed in 2022 for posts against #ZeroCOVID, he is still not free.
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人权捍卫者 #陈建芳 出狱近两年半，仍被当局软禁在家！
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她是一位抗争土地权的农民，长期从事维权活动，逐渐成为当地土地征收和房屋拆迁受害者的代言人；

2019年被捕，指定居所监视居住期间遭 #酷刑；
2021年被以煽颠罪判刑四年半； 坐牢期间掉了14颗牙齿。
2023年10月21日，刑满获释。

Denying medical care to individuals in custody is a life-threatening form of #torture. #UN expert @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social urges the 🇨🇳 govt to end harassment of #YangLi and ensure her immediate access to medical treatment.
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Following lawyer #YuWensheng ’s release, 🇨🇳 authorities should ensure his full rights without interference, and end harassment of Yu, #XuYan and their families.

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#CHRD joins a coalition of 25 civil society groups urging 🇨🇳 authorities to #FreeYuWensheng upon completion of his sentence, reunite him with his family in #Beijing, and ensure he can freely exercise his rights.
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中国：当局必须在刑满后释放被任意拘留的人权律师余文生，并确保其充分自由
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人权律师余文生预计将于4月13日获释，此前他因莫须有的“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”服刑3年。

我们，以下署名的民间社会组织，对其人身状况深表关切。我们敦促中国当局确保余文生在刑满后立即获释，允许他与其在北京的家人团聚，并且能够自由行使人权。

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#余文生律师 今日刑满
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我们呼吁中国当局履行其国际人权义务，包括《禁止酷刑公约》和《经济、社会、文化权利国际公约》规定的义务。我们敦促当局：

➡️ 确保余文生在刑满释放后能够与家人在北京团聚，且不受任何额外限制；
➡️ 确保余文生能够自由行使其人权，包括迁徙自由权和表达自由权，并确保他能够与其自己选择的任何个人或机构进行联络；以及
➡️ 终止针对余文生、许艳、其家人或朋友的一切形式的非法监视和骚扰，并确保他们的健康权得到充分保障。

受逼迫的中国家庭教会

🔴 Recent cases highlight the 🇨🇳 government’s ongoing criminalization of #FreeExpression. A publisher faces prosecution for publishing books, while a blogger is targeted for speaking out about abuses of power.
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中国：当局必须在刑满后释放被任意拘留的人权律师余文生，并确保其充分自由 | Chinese Human Rights Defenders 人权律师余文生预计将于4月13日获释，此前他因莫须有的“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”服刑3年。

Will the Chinese govt release human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng today, as scheduled? Compared to the victory over authoritarianism in Hungary, Xi Jinping’s repression—which includes collective punishment—is stark.

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Documents Raise Fear of Further Crackdown on Great Firewall Circumvention Tools A group of documents recently circulating online has stoked apprehension about a new wave of pressure on tools used to circumvent China’s Great Firewall. One memo, from online services provider Qihang...

Documents Raise Fear of Further Crackdown on Great Firewall Circumvention Tools

据维权网报道，乌有之乡网站主编 #李道国 已被无罪释放。
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因家乡辉县市环境被毁、耕地遭破坏、矿山被盗采，他长期参与家乡民众维权，并坚持举报涉事企业及当地政府部门执法违法；
3月25日，被河南新乡辉县市公安从北京跨省抓捕；
3月26日，被以涉嫌敲诈勒索罪刑拘。

释放涂金灿、尹建根
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3月24日， #涂金灿 因出版活动被以非法经营罪判刑三年六个月；
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#尹建根 仅因发表批评文章而遭起诉，3月26日，其案件审理期限再被延长三个月。
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China’s Coal Giants Bet on Chemicals as War Curbs Oil Supplies Chinese coal companies are turning to chemicals manufacturing for growth, as war in the Persian Gulf constrains supply of the liquid fossil fuels more commonly used by the industry.

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Chinese oil companies are joining the push, too. Sinopec Group, the biggest refiner, has revived a long-stalled coal-to-olefins project at a cost of over $3 billion.

200 Organizations and Experts Call for an End to Trump’s Threats of War Crimes and Commit to Pursuing Accountability A threat to wipe out “a whole civilization” may amount to a threat of genocide.

A threat to wipe out "a whole civilization" may amount to a threat of genocide.

All parties should respect international law, and those responsible for atrocities should be held accountable.

New statement from HRW and 200+ groups, experts:

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Huge congratulations to Gesbeen Mohammad & the team behind 'Battle for #Tibet' 🏔️ — nominated for an #Emmy for Outstanding Hard News Report (Long Form) at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards

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🚨Shenyang procuratorate seeks 4.5 years for Christian pastor #QuHongbo and 3 years for three other church members on charges of “organizing and using a cult to undermine implementation of the law.” A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for tomorrow, April 7.
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⚖️ A court in Anhui is postponing blogger #YinJiangen ’s case for 3 months after a February trial that did not produce a verdict. Charged with “picking quarrels,” Yin has published over 400 articles on his #WeChat accounts criticizing local government officials and police.👇