Activists received sentences of up to 11 years in prison for advocating democracy online
Freedom House
15 November 2017
Authorities tightened control over news dissemination channels, including social media and mobile-phone applications, and suspended permission for websites to repost content from the prominent news site Caixin.
Freedom House
27 April 2017
Combining both violent and nonviolent methods, the Communist Party's policies are designed to curb the rapid growth of religious communities and eliminate certain beliefs and practices, while also harnessing aspects of religion that could serve the regime's political and economic interests.
Freedom House
1 March 2017
Chinese authorities' enforced disappearance of critics from Hong Kong and other countries in 2016 garnered headlines globally. Beijing's decision to interfere in a politically charged court case in Hong Kong in November undermined judicial independence and the territory's autonomy. In the ethnic minority regions of Xinjiang and Tibet, Beijing continued its highly repressive rule, curtailing political activity and many peaceful expressions of ethnic and religious identity.
Human Rights Watch
16 January 2017
Dedicated internet users continued to employ circumvention technology and other creative tactics to defy and bypass restrictions on free expression. The government responded by increasing efforts to block circumvention tools, including through innovative cyberattacks and intimidation of software developers.
Freedom House
23 April 2016
Draft counterterrorism law would require telecoms and ISPs to provide backdoor access and encryption keys to government
Freedom House
31 October 2015
Ranked 186th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2015
Strike by journalists calling for end to censorship met with state-led ideological campaign
Freedom House
1 May 2014
Ranked 183rd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2014
The 100-page report shows that Tibetan refugee communities in Nepal are now facing a de facto ban on political protests, sharp restrictions on public activities promoting Tibetan culture and religion, and routine abuses by Nepali security forces.
Human Rights Watch
1 April 2014
"Electronic Great Wall getting taller"
Reporters Without Borders
13 March 2014
"Crackdown on bloggers and social media users follows presidential transition"
Committee to Protect Journalists
11 February 2014
Ranked 175th in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
31 January 2014
IFJ's report documents the continued deterioration of press freedoms in Mainland China, as well as Hong Kong and Macau. It takes its title in direct response to Chinese authorities adopting more repressive measures in 2013 reminiscent of the Mao era four decades ago, including direct censorship, Internet surveillance, abuse of legal process, harassment and intimidation, and televised confessions of journalists and bloggers without trial.
International Federation of Journalists
28 January 2014
Government attempts to rein in micro-blogging
Human Rights Watch
22 January 2014
Freedom House
24 July 2013
Freedom House
6 May 2013
Ranked 179th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2013
International Federation of Journalists
26 March 2013
Reporters Without Borders
12 March 2013
International Federation of Journalists
8 February 2013
A growing number of Chinese assert basic rights, share uncensored information online, and challenge perceived injustice despite the regime’s hostility toward organised dissent
Freedom House
16 January 2013
President Hu Jintao, the leading jailer of press freedom defenders in the world
Reporters Without Borders
2 May 2012
Public WIFI providers required to install user tracking software
Reporters Without Borders
12 March 2012
More than half of imprisoned journalists from minority regions, Tibet and Xinjiang
Committee to Protect Journalists
22 February 2012
China "has more journalists, bloggers and cyber-dissidents in prison than any other country"
Reporters Without Borders
26 January 2012
Authorities take "unprecedented step of rounding up over 30 of the most outspoken critics and 'disappearing' them for weeks"
Human Rights Watch
22 January 2012