political dissent

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, at left, poses outside his studio for a photograph with his lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang, in July 2012.

Why the world’s elite are afraid to call out China on its human rights record

Justice

China is sending a chilling message to citizens who might dare to question government policies with the prosecution of a well-known human rights lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang. But just try mentioning his name in a place like Davos.

When economics professor Xia Yeliang faced the prospect of losing his job at Peking University, faculty at Wellesley College in Massachusetts wrote an open letter of support for Xia.

This is how Wellesley College got caught up in Chinese politics

Development & Education
Russian President Vladimir Putin

For Vladimir Putin, it’s been a very good year

Global Politics
Rights lawyer Nasreen Stoudeh with Sattar Beheshti's mother at a memorial event for the murdered blogger.

A blogger’s death is a reminder of the political repression going on in Iran today

Conflict & Justice

A survivor doubts China’s plan to close labor camps

Conflict & Justice