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From Peaceful Protest to Nationwide Crackdown: The Legacy of ‘April 25, 1999’

Saturday, April 25, will mark 27 years since the persecution of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline in China, began in 1999. On this occasion, an article published on Minghui.org, a...

Beijing condemned for blocking Lai’s trip

Tiananmen activist defends advocacy at HK trial

Crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong

Millions of people protested in Hong Kong against China’s Communist Party back in…Tags: arrests, China, democracy, Hong Kong, Reuters

People rally in protest of slashed defense spending

China Protest Video Goes Viral After Man Recites ‘How to Kill a Bird’ in Shenyang

On the evening of April 15, a man stood in the middle of Zhongjie, a pedestrian shopping street in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province in northeastern China, and recited poe...

Zhao Ziyang’s Five Proposals Terrified the CCP Elite and Sealed His Fate

On May 16, 1989, the five proposals that Zhao Ziyang placed before his Politburo Standing Committee colleagues set off a sequence of events that ended in tanks on the streets of Be...

Falun Gong Marks 27 Years Since April 25 Appeal With Toronto Rally Against Persecution

On April 25, 1999, over ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners in China went to the State Council Petition Office in Beijing to peacefully appeal, requesting the right to live with...

EDITORIAL: Waking up to Beijing’s repression

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Hong Kong court hears final arguments in the trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers

A Hong Kong court has started hearing final arguments in the national security trial of two organizers of vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Beijing likely forced cancelation of rights event in Zambia, HRW says

Groups to protest slashed defense budget on May 23

Hong Kong court hears final arguments in trial of Tiananmen vigil organizers, hopes for July verdict

A Hong Kong court has concluded final arguments in a national security trial for two former organizers of vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Beijing Elderly Man Climbs 20-Story Building, Shouts ‘Down With the Chinese Communist Party’ in Rare Public Protest

On April 1, in Beijing’s western Shijingshan district, an elderly man climbed the exterior wall of a residential building more than 20 stories high. While positioned near the upper...

‘Black May Riots’ in Indonesia: Anti-Chinese Violence That Shook the World

From May 13 to 16, 1998, Indonesia experienced anti-Chinese riots that shocked the world; riots also known as the “Black May Riots.” Under pressure from international public opinio...

Grand Parade in New York Marks 27th Anniversary of the ‘April 25 Peaceful Appeal’

On April 25, 2026, thousands of Falun Gong practitioners from the Greater New York area held a large-scale parade and rally in downtown Flushing, New York, marking the 27th anniver...

Protesters defy Berlin rain to call for end to global wars

Hundreds protested in Berlin against the US-Israeli aggression on Iran, and Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon.

In a Single Day, 3 Democracies Pushed Back Against Chinese Transnational Repression

That three liberal democracies acted against Beijing’s long arm on a single day was not coordinated – but perhaps it should have been.

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FEATURE: Dissident reflects on the Cultural Revolution

China Deploys Black-Clad Security Forces Around Tiananmen During Holiday Rush

Footage shared online appeared to show an unusually large security presence around Tiananmen Square and Zhongnanhai during one of China’s busiest travel periods

Taiwan defies Beijing with its art

Good News in History, April 5

50 years ago today, the April 5th Incident (known as the Tiananmen Square protest) helped pave the way for the end of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, and with it, Maoist communis...