HUMAN RIGHTS

◐ COUNTRY PROFILE

China

Mass detention of Uyghurs, Hong Kong democracy crackdown, total internet surveillance, Tibet repression.

FREEDOM
9/100
PRESS RANK
172/180
POL. PRISONERS
10,000
POPULATION
1.4B
SEVERITY
9/10
CASES YTD
847

China

Mass detention of Uyghurs, Hong Kong democracy crackdown, total internet surveillance, Tibet repression.

Key concerns

Uyghur internment
Hong Kong
Tibet
Mass surveillance

Stats

Freedom House score: 9/100
Press freedom rank: 172/180
Estimated political prisoners: 10,000
Editorial severity: 9/10

Sources

▦ TRACKED CASES

People we are following in China.

Jimmy Lai

Media owner, founder of Apple Daily

On trial · detained since Dec 2020

Ilham Tohti

Uyghur economist and writer

Serving life sentence since 2014

Dong Yuyu

Journalist, Guangming Daily

Sentenced to 7 years in 2024

▣ RECENT DISPATCHES

60 curated items for China

Jul 06 · GNews
Pastor free after being detained in China - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Jul 06 · GNews
China Frees Pastor Jailed in Church Crackdown - dominotheory.com
Jul 06 · GNews
China Defends Widely Criticized ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law - The New York Times
Jul 06 · RSF
The Kremlin’s discreet ally: the emergence of China’s media influence in occupied Ukrainian territories
Jul 05 · GNews
From Beijing to Africa: How development partnerships are advancing human rights - Global Times
Jul 04 · GNews
China and Hong Kong’s Human Rights Performance are Among the Worst in East Asia, Drop in Major Democracies are Alarming - New Bloom Magazine
Jul 03 · GNews
Self-immolation of Tibetan man outside UN highlights long-standing Chinese repression - Amnesty International
Jul 03 · GNews
What’s China’s new ethnic unity law, and what does it mean for minorities? - Al Jazeera
Jun 25 · HRW
China: Social Media, Films Censored Around Pride Month
Jun 25 · HRW
China Pressures UN to Slash Human Rights Funding in Haiti
Jun 23 · RSF
Exiled Hong Kong journalists launch Pulse HK to fill void left by Apple Daily’s shutdown five years on
Jun 23 · GNews
China’s Ethnic Unity Law: Diaspora Minorities Unite to Protest - Bitter Winter
Jun 22 · RSF
2000 days behind bars: time is running out for Jimmy Lai
May 25 · RSF
Who is Sophia Huang Xueqin, the persecuted journalist who helped spark China’s #MeToo movement?
May 19 · GNews
Contributor: Chinese oppression is a personal affront to all people - Los Angeles Times
Jun 04 · GNews
Report on the PRC’s Transnational Repression and Malign Influence in 2025 - CECC | (.gov)
May 18 · GNews
Human rights concerns abound over China’s ‘state secrets’ regulation in the Uyghur region - Global Voices
Jun 16 · GNews
Behind Bars: new report on China’s detention centres shows widespread abuse - Safeguard Defenders
Jun 30 · GNews
China: New ‘ethnic unity’ law set to entrench assimilation of minority groups - Amnesty International
Jun 30 · GNews
China: New Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress Intensifies Repression - Fortify Rights
Jun 29 · HRW
Hong Kong: Beijing Tightens Social Control
Jun 29 · GNews
Hong Kong: Beijing Tightens Social Control - Human Rights Watch
Jun 26 · GNews
Human Rights Watch Warns of Deteriorating Rights for LGBT People in China - MambaOnline
Jun 12 · GNews
China Arrests U.S. Scholar on Spying Charge - The New York Times
Jun 12 · GNews
China's GGI Offers Alternative Vision Amid Human Rights Politicization Crisis Worldwide - impactpolicies.org
Jun 12 · GNews
China's paradigm of human rights development receives international recognition - news.cgtn.com
Jun 12 · GNews
Expert: China offers key human rights lessons for global governance - news.cgtn.com
Jun 12 · GNews
Expert: China advancing human rights protection in emerging areas - news.cgtn.com
Jun 12 · GNews
China to enhance public awareness of human rights - State Council Information Office
Jun 12 · GNews
Former Iraqi president hails China's human rights progress - Xinhua
Jun 12 · GNews
Albanian scholar: Development at core of China's human rights vision - news.cgtn.com
Jun 04 · GNews
George W. Bush Presidential Center. . June 4th is the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, commemorating the pro-democracy protests and the military crackdown that happened in 1989. This day holds global significance for democracies, human - facebook.com
Jun 05 · GNews
North Korea’s Forced Labor Reaching EU Supply Chains - Human Rights Watch
Jun 01 · GNews
China: No Justice for Tiananmen Massacre 37 Years On - Human Rights Watch
Jun 04 · GNews
China arrests more than 90 Tibetans in 2025: Human Rights Report - The Tibet Post
Jun 13 · GNews
Expert explains China's key priorities for human rights for 2026-2030 - news.cgtn.com
Jun 13 · GNews
China advances global governance on human rights - news.cgtn.com
Jun 13 · GNews
China's human rights approach shows world a new path - China Daily
Jun 13 · GNews
China's practice of promoting human rights through development admirable, says former Iraqi president - People's Daily Online
Jun 04 · GNews
George W. Bush Presidential Center. . June 4th is the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, commemorating the pro-democracy protests and the military crackdown that happened in 1989. This day holds global significance for democracies, human - facebook.com
Jun 05 · GNews
North Korea’s Forced Labor Reaching EU Supply Chains - Human Rights Watch
Jun 01 · GNews
China: No Justice for Tiananmen Massacre 37 Years On - Human Rights Watch
Jun 04 · GNews
China arrests more than 90 Tibetans in 2025: Human Rights Report - The Tibet Post
Jun 13 · GNews
Expert explains China's key priorities for human rights for 2026-2030 - news.cgtn.com
Jun 13 · GNews
China advances global governance on human rights - news.cgtn.com
Jun 13 · GNews
China's human rights approach shows world a new path - China Daily
Jun 13 · GNews
China's practice of promoting human rights through development admirable, says former Iraqi president - People's Daily Online
May 04 · RSF
China: Alarm raised over detained journalist Dong Yuyu’s health after hospitalisation
May 29 · RSF
Imprisonment of veteran journalist Ronson Chan marks new low for press freedom in Hong Kong
May 28 · GNews
China Monitor #5 - CECC | (.gov)
May 27 · GNews
Dissident flees China by inflatable boat, hoping it’s 4th time lucky on escape attempts - NBC News
May 27 · GNews
South Korea detains dissident who fled China in rubber boat - BBC
May 26 · GNews
How China Got One of the World’s Largest Human Rights Convenings Canceled - The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific
May 26 · GNews
A Dissident Escapes China by Rubber Boat and Lands in South Korea - The New York Times
May 02 · GNews
Tortured in China, they want to sue Cisco. The Supreme Court may say no. - The Washington Post
May 04 · RSF
China: Alarm raised over detained journalist Dong Yuyu’s health after hospitalisation
May 24 · AJ
China’s Shenzhou-23 astronauts blast off on space station mission
May 22 · GNews
Rights organizations issue joint letter on human rights ahead of EU–China engagement and MEP visit - Jurist.org
May 22 · GNews
Is China a challenger to human rights? - news.cgtn.com
May 22 · GNews
Chinese, European scholars discuss human rights challenges in Paris - news.cgtn.com