28.11.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"'Taiwan spy' executed by Beijing"

China executes scientist accused of spying for Taiwan [ID 109897]

26.11.2008 - Source:Guardian

"China prepares to execute researcher Wo Weihan for spying"

Chinese medical researcher Wo Weihan is likely to be executed tomorrow on charges of spying for Taiwan; US and European governments and human rights groups believe that he was denied a fair trail [ID 109747]

25.11.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Beijing police prevent European parliamentarian from visiting jailed dissident’s wife"

Beijing: Police prevent European parliamentarian from visiting jailed dissident’s wife [ID 109870]

25.11.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"People's Republic of China: Stop the execution of Wo Weihan"

Amnesty International today called on the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to pardon 59 year old medical scientist Wo Weihan, echoing his daughter’s concerns about the fairness of his trial and conviction [ID 109686]

25.11.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Beijing police prevent European parliamentarian from visiting jailed dissident’s wife"

Beijing: Police prevent German MEP from visiting jailed dissident’s wife [ID 109688]

25.11.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Further Information on Urgent Action 322/08 (ASA 17/105/2008, 21 November 2008) [ASA 17/106/2008]"

Death sentence against Wo Weihan approved by the Supreme People's Court (SPC); he was sentenced to death in May 2007 for spying; he is in immediate danger of being executed [ID 109838]

21.11.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Political essayist gets three years in prison for three articles posted online"

Chen Daojun sentenced to 3 years in prison for “inciting subversion of state authority” in 3 Internet articles [ID 109572]

21.11.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Urgent Action 322/08 [ASA 17/105/2008]"

Medical scientist Wo Weihan may be at imminent risk of execution; he was sentenced to death in May 2007 for spying after a closed trial in Beijing [ID 109645]

20.11.2008 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Fear for safety of Mr. Guo Quan [CHN 201108]"

Political activist Guo Quan detained [ID 109861]

19.11.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Clashes at China 'land protest'"

Gansu province: Police attacked during protests against the demolition of homes [ID 109467]

17.11.2008 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Police threats against Messrs. Chen Xi, Shen Youlian and Liao Xuangyuan [CHN 010 / 1108 / OBS 193]"

Human rights defenders Chen Xi, Shen Youlian and Liao Xuangyuan threatened by police [ID 109855]

14.11.2008 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Harassment acts against Mr. Liu Xueli, an activist and petitioner against forced evictions [CHN 009 / 1108 / OBS 190]"

Activist and petitioner against forced evictions Liu Xueli harassed [ID 109854]

13.11.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Well-known dissident blogger arrested for “inciting subversion”"

Well-known dissident blogger arrested for “inciting subversion” [ID 109207]

13.11.2008 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom of Association Under Threat: The New Authoritarians’ Offensive Against Civil Society"

Report on freedom of association, worker rights and freedom of assembly [ID 109450]

11.11.2008 - Source:Guardian

"Chinese security officers jailed for fatal beating of man who filmed them"

Court has jailed 4 security officers who beat a man to death after he filmed them clashing with villagers [ID 109055]

07.11.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Repression continues in Tibet, foreign media still unable to investigate"

Tibet: Repression continues, foreign media still unable to investigate [ID 108823]

06.11.2008 - Source:Guardian

"Chinese rights activist reported missing"

Chinese democracy activist missing; his family fears that he has been detained by the authorities for helping voters to understand their voting rights [ID 108757]

06.11.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Cyber-dissident Guo Feixiong tortured in detention"

Cyber-dissident Guo Feixiong tortured in detention [ID 108821]

06.11.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Cyber-dissident Liu Xianbin freed after 9 years in prison"

Cyber-dissident Liu Xianbin freed after 9 years in prison [ID 108822]

05.11.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Dissident Chen Daojun charged with “separatism” over an article about Tibet"

Dissident charged with “separatism” over article about Tibet [ID 108716]

02.11.2008 - Source:Guardian

"Zhang Hong on the Chinese reporter challenging state censors"

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region: Chinese reporter Cui Fang challenges state censors at court; she protests against suspension of her newspaper, after she had reported on alleged illegal write-offs of Agricultural Bank of China [ID 108503]

31.10.2008 - Source:Congressional-Executive Commission on China 

"Annual Report 2008"

Annual report on human rights in China (rights of criminal suspects; worker rights; freedom of expression; ethnic minority rights; liberty of movement; status of women; public health; access to justice; Xinjiang; Tibet) [ID 109323]

31.10.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Ban on China Business Post puts 70 media workers out of work"

Ban on business weekly puts 70 media workers out of work [ID 108715]

24.10.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"“Smile, we now have a file on you” - Internet cafés get new surveillance device"

Government takes measures to reinforce surveillance of Internet cafe users [ID 108032]

24.10.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Further Information on UA 246/08 (ASA 17/098/2008, 5 September 2008) – Death penalty [ASA 17/102/2008]"

Yang Jia's appeal against his death sentence rejected by Shanghai Higher People's Court on 20 October; Supreme People's Court reviews all death sentences, and if it ratifies his sentence he could be executed within as little as a week [ID 108088]