🚨 #UN experts call on China to #FreeLeeCheukYan, #FreeChowHangTung. Lee and Chow have been held 50+ months pre-trial under the National Security Law. Denied computers, books & put in solitary. Experts: if charges are false → release now! ✊🇭🇰 Full: bit.ly/4unvv9G #HumanRights #HongKong

An important prosecution. I hope those perpetrating crimes against humanity in other countries pay attention. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

be sure to check out this @interseclab.bsky.social report: interseclab.org/research/the... co-authored by @jurrevanbergen.nl ZH: 網路政變 anoni.net/docs/report/...

Britain is the latest country to be plunged into yet another espionage scandal after an MP’s husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China. Beijing’s long been known for its ‘thousand grains of sand’ strategy relying on amateur intelligence collectors, but it’s now increasingly … (1/3)

China is set to pass a landmark law mandating Mandarin as the main language of instruction for ethnic minorities, part of Xi Jinping’s #Sinicisation drive. Critics warn it will accelerate the decline of #Tibetan, #Uyghur & #Mongolian cultures & tighten controls on dissent. www.ft.com/content/94be...

Join the London book launch event on 11 March at SOAS: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

Quite extraordinary. Police in China seem to be extending the scope of transnational repression to labour activism overseas.

So pleased for Daanika. And I know her mother will be extremely proud. I look forward to reading it.

My story today about the rare public outcry over the detention of two journalists in China. People are still speaking out corruption and defending the need for press freedom. www.npr.org/2026/02/14/n...

A Chinese University of Hong Kong student who launched a now-removed petition calling for government accountability following November’s deadly Tai Po fire has said he has been expelled. hongkongfp.com/2026/02/13/s... @hongkongfp.com

Appalled by the conviction of the father of Hong Kong WHRD Anna Kwok, in what appears to be clear retaliation for her human rights work carried out in exile. #China's relentless pursuit of HRDs at home & abroad must be taken into account by states considering ever closer ties with it.

Will watch the sentencing in this case with interest and concern. Under Article 23 legislation a suspended sentence is not allowed. As the case of Jimmy Lai and his associates illustrates sentencing in Hong Kong is often heavier than on the mainland.

This is a shocking example of the power of Hong Kong’s national security laws to impact the family of activists. This high profile case is intended to silence the voices of Hong Kongers abroad.

"EU deplores the heavy prison sentence of 20 years imposed on British citizen and media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai by the Hong Kong High Court. The EU reiterates its call for the immediate and unconditional release of Jimmy Lai, also in consideration of his advanced age and health condition"

Five years on: Hong Kong migrants to the UK under the HK BN(O) visa scheme. Findings from our @ukri.org funded survey,led by Tak Wing Chan (UCL), with me, @msumption.bsky.social @benbrindle.bsky.social Wed, 2pm, at UCL Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/hong-kong-...

Neither the Hong Kong Journalists Association nor the local Foreign Correspondents' Club has posted statements on Monday's jailing of media tycoon Jimmy Lai. In full: buff.ly/e4l2eHc

UK Foreign Secretary: British National Jimmy Lai was today sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for exercising his right to freedom of expression, following a politically motivated prosecution. www.gov.uk/government/n...

This case cannot be understood in isolation. Part of the dismal retreat from freedom of speech and the rule of law in Hong Kong.

Vindictive though sadly not unexpected.

"A new United Nations report has issued one of the clearest warnings to date that Chinese state policies in Tibet are actively eroding the foundations of #Tibetan civilisation, threatening the survival of Tibetans as a distinct people." via @tibetnet.bsky.social tibet.net/un-report-wa...

It was easy for China to lift sanctions on UK parliamentarians. Clearly in their interest. More noteworthy would be lifting the sanctions on Jo Smith Finlay for her research on the Uyghurs. And free Jimmy Lai. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

China urged Kazakhstan to take "appropriate measures" against 19 citizens who protested last November against the detention of their family members in Xinjiang. They now face up to 10 years in prison for "inciting discord." eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-a...

Despite release, Ah Sang remains under constant state #surveillance, reflecting continued repression of artistic and cultural expression in #Tibet phayul.com/tibetan-sing...

❗Lawyer #ZhangWenpeng faces trial Feb. 2 for picking quarrels. Detained since Sept. 2024, he allegedly endured torture. A court in Sanya will also try #XuZongpin on the same charge. 👉 www.nchrd.org/2025/10/aler...

It was a privilege to work on this report for the @europarl.europa.eu about transnational repression w/ @nateschenkkan.bsky.social @zecsaky.bsky.social & @emiledirks.bsky.social Check it out here: www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...

Shocking violent attacks on Pakistanis in UK. Likely example of transnational repression which the government needs to be seen to be tackling or perpetrator states are further emboldened. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

UN experts warn forced labour targeting Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz and #Tibetan communities persists, driven by state “labour transfer” schemes. Coercion may amount to crimes against humanity. Tibet: estimates near 650,000 labour transfers in 2024. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... #supplychain

UN experts alarmed by reports of forced labour of Uyghur, Tibetan and other minorities across China - "In many cases, the coercive elements are so severe that they may amount to forcible transfer and/or enslavement as a crime against humanity." tinyurl.com/4rj58fwk

Hong Kong prosecutors have said there are “no lawful means to end the Chinese Communist Party’s leadership,” as the national security trial began for three activists who used to organise the city's annual Tiananmen vigils. In full: buff.ly/hAzxRkn

Overawed by the dignity of these three defendants in the face of a malicious prosecution. A huge stain on Hong Kong’s legal reputation. Difficult to see how political cases will not contaminate rest of legal system. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Anything that might maybe perhaps ever criticise HKSARG in any way or foster even the softest resistance against policy is being systematically dismantled in Hong Kong 2 more student unions at CUHK close under bureaucratic pressure. Making a total of 7 at this one uni A society wide crackdown :(

Another blow for civil society, forwards for GONGOs Only 2 of the 5 groups receiving funding under a govt scheme for projects on sexual minorities have worked on LGBTQ+ issues, and one is the HK Psychosexual Education Assn, a Christian grp promoting conversion therapy and non-affirmative practices.

Friend of the family was a doctor. A baby girl was left at his door back in the mid 80s. They adopted her rather than the alternative: an orphanage. After adopting, Family Planning officials accused the doctor of having a second child, during interrogation beat him within an inch of his life.

❗Police raided former NGO leader #ChengYuan 's home in Beihai on Dec 20, detaining him for 6hrs of questioning about #ZionChurch and donations. They seized books he borrowed from detained founding pastor #EzraJin. Cheng was released from prison in July 2024. 🎙️ x.com/WildKratts72...

A senior judge, Court of Appeal said:“Our roots are in #China & #HongKong . We don’t have an exit route as you do. We’re pressed by the West to uphold Western values as if we were a democracy, but what can the West offer HK except moral lectures & 2nd passports?” www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Been watching China’s family planning policies for years. Sadly emblematic of an authoritarian political system that won’t listen to other views. This move only likely to impact poorest. Https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/18/china-to-raise-tax-condoms-boost-birth-rate?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

On 15 December 2025, we signed a joint letter, along with 32 other organisations, to Keir Starmer MP, Prime Minister of UK, to urge him to do everything in his power to secure the release of British citizen Jimmy Lai. tinyurl.com/mr2fcjnx @hongkongwatch.bsky.social @indexoncensorship.org @rsf.org

🚨 Following Jimmy Lai’s conviction for three national security charges today, Hong Kong Wach and 32 other civil society organisations have written to Keir Starmer, urging the 🇬🇧 government to press 🇨🇳 to #FreeJimmyLai – read the letter below👇 www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/20...

Strong statement from the Foreign Secretary and all sides of the House on the politically motivated prosecution of British citizen Jimmy Lai. But what action will be taken?

🚨 BREAKING: Lord Patten of Barnes, the last 🇬🇧 Governor of #HongKong and Patron of Hong Kong Watch, has issued a statement in response to today’s guilty verdict against #JimmyLai. Read below👇 www.hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/20...

Unfortunately wholly unsurprising verdict from Hong Kong in Jimmy Lai case. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites. He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him. www.wsj.com/world/china/...

A Hong Kong court will issue a verdict on Monday in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case widely criticised as a sign of erosion of political freedoms in the Chinese city ➡️ u.afp.com/S7Xt

A landmark trial in Italy of Chinese crime gangs has suffered so many mishaps that a senior prosecutor suspects it’s being sabotaged to protect their grip on Europe’s fashion industry.

Crude and intimidating acts of transnational repression towards Hongkongers. “It is legitimate and reasonable to pursue wanted fugitives…” shocking response from Chinese embassy spokesperson in London. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

#China: Today — 7 years after RSF filed its initial submission on Gui Minhai — the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded that the regime is arbitrarily detaining the Swedish publisher. RSF welcomes this major decision & calls on the international community to pressure 🇨🇳 for his release.

The United Nations voiced alarm Tuesday at reports that Hong Kong's "draconian" national security laws were being used against people seeking a transparent inquiry into the Chinese city's worst fire in decades. In full: buff.ly/86nydG1

A rare EU statement in Chinese for International Human Rights Day "There's been no substantial improvement in China's overall human rights situation" Says systemic restrictions on minority groups' rights to enjoy their own culture and language... risk erasure of their cultures"