By Jianli Yang and Lianchao Han This year, for the first time since 1990, China did not announce a GDP growth target...
Rule of Law in China
Letter Regarding Research Report “China And The Pandemic – The Catastrophe That Could Have Been Avoided”
Dear Friends, July 1, 2020 was the 99th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, an organization that, in nearly...
UHRP: Video: From Systematic Assimilation to Cultural Genocide
For immediate releaseJuly 6, 2020 12:10 pm EDTContact: Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), (646) 906-7722...
IFC Statement on China's Brutality against Ethnic Uyghurs
In reaction to China's recent brutality against ethnic Uighurs, Initiatives for China issued the following statement:...
Civil Movement in China gradually draws international attention
By: YANG Jianli Jan. 21, 2012 Last Wednesday (January 18, 2012), U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke had an interview...
Documentary on Forced Eviction
This is a documentary of China forced eviction, created by Nanfang Daily. Video has footages of violent eviction...
Write a Card to Mr. Chen Guangcheng
Holiday Season has arrived and Initiatives for China wishes every one a happy and safe holiday. In the mean while, the...
Christian Bale Tries To Visit Chen Guangcheng
DONGSHIGU VILLAGE, China (CNN) -- As Christian Bale approached an impromptu checkpoint leading to this tiny village in...
China Withdraws Probation for Gao Zhisheng
BEIJING (AP) – Chinese activist lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who has not been seen in public for more than 20 months, has been...
Prague Declaration
Prague Declaration Forum: Democracy and Human Rights in Asia - One Year after an empty Chair in Oslo 11 December 2011...
Liu Xiaobo, The Spirit that Cannot Be Imprisoned
Liu Xiaobo, The Spirit that Cannot Be Imprisoned An interview with Yang Jianli On December 10th, 2010, The Norwegian...
An Open Letter to President Barack Obama
Dear Mr. President, You are scheduled to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao this coming Monday, November 12th in...