Photo: Guo Feixiong, also known as Yang Maodong (ChinaAid source) (Guangdong – May 15, 2023) Prominent Chinese human rights activist Guo Feixiong was sentenced to eight years for allegedly “inciting subversion of state power.” Guo’s case was heard in open court on the morning of May 11. Authorities arrested him in January 2022, immediately after
(Shanghai, China – April 12, 2023) China unilaterally appointed Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of the Diocese of Haimen to a new appointment in Shanghai. This is a clear violation of the China-Vatican agreement on the appointment of bishops. The installation ceremony According to the Guangqi News Agency of the Shanghai Diocese, on April 4,
Photo: Prominent human rights activist Ji Xiaolong (ChinaAid) (Shanghai – January 20, 2023) On January 14, the contents of Ji Xiaolong’s indictment letter, a well-known Shanghai human rights activist, were revealed. According to the recent disclosure, the official judiciary arrested Mr. Ji during the COVID lockdown for criticizing the country’s leaders. Authorities recently resumed his
Photo: Zhang Zhan, imprisoned citizen journalist, drew illustrations on letters to her sick mother. (Shanghai – December 27, 2022) Zhang Zhan, an imprisoned journalist, wrote an encouraging letter to her suffering mother. Authorities arrested Zhang for exposing the Chinese government’s misconduct during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan. Despite harsh treatment in prison, Zhang’s condition is
Photo: Zhang Zhan (ChinaAid source) (Shanghai— December 14, 2022) The mental state of Zhang Zhan, a Christian citizen journalist, imprisoned in Shanghai, seems to be improving, but the situation is still not optimistic. According to some reports, she has not returned to her normal weight. According to rights activist Li Dawei from Gansu province, who
Photo: Ji Xiaolong (Ji Xiaolong’s Twitter) (Shanghai—November 7, 2022) Chinese dissident Ji Xiaolong was arrested on September 23 by the Shanghai Pudong New District People’s Procuratorate on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” He was allowed to meet with his lawyer for the first time nearly two months after his arrest.
On June 7, the neighborhood near Changle Road, Shanghai City(Photo: ChinaAid source) (Shanghai, China—June 9, 2022) On June 7, a neighborhood located near Changle Road, Shanghai was forced to lockdown again just a week after the two-month quarantine, which caused many young people to protest on the streets. Leaders from relevant departments communicated with residents’
Photo: Announcement of the Catholic Diocese of Shanghai (Shanghai Diocese Network) (Shanghai, China—May 23, 2022) May is the “Month of Mary” in the Catholic tradition, and China’s nationwide pilgrimage was canceled. May 24 celebrates The Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians. The universal Catholic Church will hold a prayer event for the Chinese
Shanghai(Photo: Flickr) (Shanghai, China – May 10, 2022) The Shanghai Xinguang Presbyterian Church, which is independent of the officially registered church, has been included in the banned list of “illegal social organizations” by the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau in 2021. Recently, several government departments have continued to remove their relevant web pages and social media accounts.
A Shanghai street(Photo: FreeImages) (Shanghai, China—May 10, 2022) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recommitted itself to its zero-COVID policy in response to the continuing surge of COVID in Shanghai and across China. Millions in Shanghai will remain in perpetual lockdown, and mainstream media now takes aim at the inhumane consequences. As reported
The Shanghai skyline(Photo: FreeImages) (Shanghai, China – April 21, 2022) As the outbreak of the new variant of COVID-19 soars in Shanghai, public resentment has continued to heat up due to the severe pandemic prevention measures. A few days ago, Ji Xiaolong, a Shanghai resident, launched an online petition to the Central Government of the
Zhang Zhan before her prison sentence(Photo: South China Morning Post) (Shanghai, China—February 25, 2022) Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s life in prison has improved recently. On February 12, her lawyer Zhang Keke learned in a video call with Zhang Zhan’s mother that Zhang Zhan’s condition had improved and that she had ended her hunger strike.