Commentary A recent report by Safeguard Defenders revealed the changing, and rapidly expanding use of exit bans by the Chinese regime, targeting ethnic minorities, human rights defenders, businesspeople, and foreign citizens. The use of exit bans is more complex than a news headline can capture. There are, of course, good reasons for using exit bans,…

A well-known Chinese rights activist and lawyer has been formally arrested by the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau, just two days after his terminally ill wife passed away in the United States. Yang Maodong—also known by the pen name Guo Feixiong—was officially arrested on Jan. 12 after being secretly detained and held for allegedly “inciting subversion…

Family and activists urged the Chinese regime to release renowned human rights activist Yang Maodong (pen name Guo Feixiong) and allow him to go to the United States to take care of family issues as soon as possible. Guo’s wife Zhang Qing, in her early 50s, passed away in Germantown, Maryland on the morning of Jan….

Family and activists urged the Chinese regime to release renowned human rights activist Yang Maodong (pen name Guo Feixiong) and allow him to go to the United States to take care of family issues as soon as possible. Guo’s wife Zhang Qing, in her early 50s, passed away in Germantown, Maryland on the morning of Jan….

Renowned Chinese rights activist Guo Feixiong (pseudonym) was en route to Shanghai Pudong Airport on Jan. 28 when he was intercepted by Chinese police and prevented from travelling to the United States to care for his wife, who is about to undergo chemotherapy. Guo immediately announced that he would go on an indefinite hunger strike…