On 17 Oct, a 20 year old nun named Tenzin Wangmo of Ngaba,eastern Tibet, became the 9th Tibetan to self-immolate this year in protestagainst China's repression. She died on the scene. On Saturday, teenagerNorbu Damdul also set himself...

Highlights Activism, Suppression Ramp Up Around Chen Guangcheng, Dongshigu Village: More attempts to see the lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) have taken place—all blocked in similar fashion—and CHRD has provided a close-up...

In Bahrain the anti-government protests that have spread following the Arab Spring continue to be met with violence, aggression, military trials and the torture and ill-treatment of detainees.Amnesty has reported on the attacks on...

Highlights * Co-founder of Hunan China Democracy Party Released: On October 10, Bo Xiaomao (柏小毛), who co-founded the Hunan Province branch of the China Democracy Party (CDP), was released after serving 12 years in prison for...

Here’s a guest post from our Education and Student team, who’ve been following the Eastlea School youth group for our new film encouraging more young people to get involved with our work. They went to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office...