Prisoners of Conscience

by  YANG Jianli   Michelle Obama will be a terrific goodwill ambassador when she visits China later this month. She will put America's best foot forward. The Chinese people will watch her appreciate China's rich culture. They will see her interest in and concern...

 Solemn Statement on the Death of Cao Shunli in Chinese Authorities' Custody We are grievously shocked and disturbed by the death of activist Cao Shunli in a Beijing hospital on March 14, 2014. We strongly condemn the ruling Communist regime in China for their...

Citizen Power for China (aka Initiatives for China) strongly condemns China's ruling regime for sentencing, on January 26th, 2014, internationally respected scholar and rights activist Xu Zhiyong to four years of imprisonment. The conviction for "gathering a crowd to...

On January 15th, 2014, Chinese authorities arrested distinguished Uyghur scholar and activist Ilham Tohti without specific charges, drawing swift condemnation from the United States and European Union. The U.S. State Department lambasted the arrest as "part of a...