03.05.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Chen: US pressure key as China shows ‘bad faith’ "

Despite assuring escaped activist Chen Guangcheng that he can live a normal life, Chinese authorities are detaining his associates and target his supporters [ID 215686]

03.05.2012 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"Chen Guangcheng: The Man Suddenly At The Center Of U.S.-China Relations"

Article on Chen Guangcheng, a blind human rights lawyer [ID 215925]

02.05.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"China activist leaves US embassy"

Beijing: Dissident Chen Guangcheng leaves US embassy and is taken to a hospital; according to US sources, Guangcheng has reached an agreement with Chinese authorities so that he can stay in China and study; Guangcheng has been reunited with his family [ID 215512]

02.05.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"China: Beijing’s ‘Assurances’ on Chen Guangcheng Must Be Monitored"

Government pledges to relocate human rights activist Chen Guangcheng and his family to "a safe environment"; Guangcheng is reported to have escaped from house arrest in Shandong province on 22 April 2012; there are doubts as to whether government assurances are sufficient to effectively protect Guangcheng and his family [ID 215579]

02.05.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"Chen Guangcheng left US embassy 'after family threats'"

Dissident Chen Guangcheng leaves his refuge in the US embassy after alleged threats to family members by Chinese authorities [ID 215690]

02.05.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"US must insist on Chen Guangcheng’s safety"

Activist Chen Guangcheng is said to be in US diplomatic protection in China; Guangcheng escaped his illegal  house arrest [ID 215462]

01.05.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Escaping the Chinese government"

Article on escape from house arrest of human rights defender Chen Guangcheng [ID 215573]

30.04.2012 - Source:International Federation for Human Rights 

"China: Disappearance of Mr. Chen Guangcheng"

Human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng disappeared on 26 April 2012; he has been under house arrest since September 2010 [ID 215953]

30.04.2012 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"China: Mr. Chen Guangcheng escapes house arrest; several of his relatives subsequently arrested [CHN 001 / 0412 / OBS 043.1]"

Chen Guangcheng, a human rights lawyer, has managed to escape the house arrest he has been subjected to since September 2010; several of his relatives were subsequently reportedly arrested [ID 216177]

30.04.2012 - Source:UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 

"United Nations Human Rights Chief Concerned About Safety Of Chinese Activist And His Family"

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay concerned about welfare of human rights activist Cheng Guangcheng and his family members; Guangcheng escaped house arrest on 22 April 2012; his whereabouts are unknown [ID 215433]

29.04.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"Chen escape sparks China round-up"

Relatives and friends of blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who escaped from house arrest last week, detained by authorities or subject to disappearance; Guangcheng is believed to under diplomatic protection at the US embassy in Beijing [ID 215491]

27.04.2012 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"Blind Chinese Activist 'Flees' House Arrest"

Shandong province, Dongshigu: Blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng leaves his home and the province despite a house arrest, according to reports; his whereabouts are unknown [ID 215123]

27.04.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"China dissident Chen 'flees home'"

Shandong province, Dongshigu town: Dissident Chen Guangcheng escapes house arrest and releases a video addressed to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao; in the video, Guangcheng demands investigation into beating of his family members [ID 215155]

27.04.2012 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Well-known dissident Chen Guangcheng escapes from house arrest"

According to supporters, human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng has found refuge in a foreign embassy in Beijing after escaping from the house arrest to which he had been subjected since release from prison in 2010 [ID 215180]

27.04.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"China: Protect Chen Guangcheng From Extrajudicial Violence"

Blind human rights defender Chen Guangcheng is reported to have escaped from the village of Dongshigu in Shandong province after 19 months of unlawful detention; according to activists, he is in a safe location in Beijing [ID 215192]

27.04.2012 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"China: Fear for the safety of Tibetan singer Lo Lo whose whereabouts and fate are unclear since his arrest [CHN 270412]"

Qinghai Province, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture: Arrest of Lo Lo, a well-known Tibetan singer, on 19 April 2012; his whereabouts are unclear [ID 216175]

27.04.2012 - Source:Christian Solidarity Worldwide 

"China: Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng escapes house arrest"

According to China Aid, blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng escaped house arrest in Dongshigu village in Shandong province and is now safe in Beijing [ID 215196]

27.04.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"China must guarantee Chen Guangcheng’s safety"

Chen Guangcheng, a legal activist, escaped house arrest after 19 months; he is known for exposing forced abortion and sterilisation practises in Linyi, Shandong Province; 2 individuals have been detained in connection with the escape [ID 215247]

25.04.2012 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"TV presenter suspended after microblog warning about tainted gelatine"

TV presenter Zhao Pu suspended after warning against tainted gelatine being added to certain kinds of yoghurt and other food products [ID 215048]

24.04.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"Wukan village ex-heads 'punished'"

Former officials from the village of Wukan, who had been ousted in 2011 for corruption, have been punished; they have been expelled from the Communist Party, but not referred to judicial authorities for further prosecution [ID 214938]

24.04.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"China football chief trial starts"

Xie Yalong, former head of China's football league, on trial for accepting bribes [ID 214939]

23.04.2012 - Source:International Crisis Group 

"Stirring up the South China Sea (I)"

Report on geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea (incidents at sea since 2009; Chinese maritime institutions and law enforcement agencies involved; Chinese provincial governments Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi) [ID 215602]

21.04.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"China frees Vietnamese fishermen held on Paracel Islands"

According to officials, 21 Vietnamese fishermen were released; they were detained in March 2012 near disputed islands in the South China Sea [ID 214577]

20.04.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"Two Tibetans 'die after self-immolation in China'"

Sichuan province: 2 Tibetan men have died after setting themselves on fire in front of a monastery [ID 214570]

20.04.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"Torture claims emerge in China's Bo Xilai scandal"

Politician Bo Xilai led a crackdown on Chongqing's mafia organisations; people are claiming this involved torture and false accusations [ID 214590]