https://chinarightsrecord.org/?lang=en Human-rights news and evidence archive on China en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/pastor-wang-yi-health-claims-unverified-2026?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/pastor-wang-yi-health-claims-unverified-2026?lang=en Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:25:00 +0000 ChinaAid says sources inside China reported that Wang Yi may have advanced liver cancer, while acknowledging it could not independently verify the claim. Taiwan Church News later reported that writer Yu Jie checked with Wang's family, who said prison staff described recent liver and kidney test results as normal. No medical record or independent examination has been made public, so Wang's actual condition remains unconfirmed. https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/hong-kong-boom-news-founder-arrested-2026?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/hong-kong-boom-news-founder-arrested-2026?lang=en Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0000 Hong Kong police confirmed on September 30 that two people had been arrested on suspicion of acts carried out with seditious intent. Multiple news organizations identified one detainee as Tang Ho-wing, founder of the independent outlet Boom News. Police did not disclose the specific alleged conduct, while the Hong Kong Journalists Association called for clarity on whether the arrest was connected to journalistic work. https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/taiwan-scholar-tsai-chin-shu-returns-2026?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/taiwan-scholar-tsai-chin-shu-returns-2026?lang=en Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:34:00 +0000 Multiple editorial news organizations report that Taiwanese scholar Tsai Chin-shu has returned to Taiwan. He disappeared in Xiamen in 2018 and was later sentenced by Chinese authorities to four years in prison for espionage. Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation confirmed his release in 2023, but reports said restrictions continued to prevent his return. Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council says it is aware of his return but has withheld details on privacy grounds. https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/china-upr-fourth-cycle-midterm-report-2026?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/china-upr-fourth-cycle-midterm-report-2026?lang=en Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:32:00 +0000 UK-based human rights organization The Rights Practice published a mid-term report on China's fourth-cycle UN Universal Periodic Review on September 29. It examines national-security law, the death penalty, deprivation of liberty, fair-trial rights, forced labour, freedom of expression and transnational repression. Its conclusions are the organization's assessment; the Chinese government has said it accepted 290 recommendations while rejecting criticism it considers false or politically biased. https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/china-exit-entry-decree-841-takes-effect?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/china-exit-entry-decree-841-takes-effect?lang=en Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:36:00 +0000 China's State Council Decree No. 841 took effect on September 15, setting out new exit and entry restrictions. Human Rights Watch says broadly framed national-security provisions may expand administrative discretion over exit bans. https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/huang-xueqin-reported-released-whereabouts-unconfirmed?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/huang-xueqin-reported-released-whereabouts-unconfirmed?lang=en Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:23:00 +0000 The Guardian reports that journalist and feminist activist Sophia Huang Xueqin left prison on September 18 after completing a five-year sentence; supporters say they still cannot reach her, leaving her whereabouts and post-release restrictions unconfirmed. https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/rights-groups-open-letter-2026-09-16?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/rights-groups-open-letter-2026-09-16?lang=en Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:40:00 +0000 Freedom House published a September 16 letter with 29 signatories raising detention, legal and transnational-repression concerns. https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/hong-kong-tiananmen-vigil-sentences?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/hong-kong-tiananmen-vigil-sentences?lang=en Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A Hong Kong court sentenced Chow Hang-tung to seven years and three months, Lee Cheuk-yan to seven years, and Albert Ho to five years and two months for “inciting subversion.” The sentences are corroborated by multiple independent editorial sources and a rights organization. https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/religious-practice-reporting?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/religious-practice-reporting?lang=en Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Human Rights Watch reports that Chinese authorities are encouraging residents to report unapproved religious activity. The practical scope still requires review of official texts and local enforcement. https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/un-xinjiang-follow-up?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/un-xinjiang-follow-up?lang=en Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Chinese Human Rights Defenders says the UN’s 2022 Xinjiang assessment found that patterns of arbitrary and discriminatory detention may constitute international crimes and is calling for follow-up. https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/niu-tengyu-un-opinion?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/niu-tengyu-un-opinion?lang=en Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A 2026 opinion by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found Niu Tengyu’s imprisonment violated rights to liberty, fair trial and expression, and called for release and reparations. https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/lawyers-law-amendment?lang=en https://chinarightsrecord.org/article/lawyers-law-amendment?lang=en Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Draft Lawyers Law amendments published in June 2026 add requirements concerning support for Communist Party leadership. Rights groups say this may further constrain lawyers in sensitive cases.