@xinhunews.bsky.social claims medical care in #China has reached new milestones. But @chrdnet.bsky.social reseach show that denying access to just such care is the most commin form of #torture inflicted on #prisonersofconscience. www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
China: New Report Finds Torture “Swept Under the Rug” - Chinese Human Rights Defenders
(Network ofChinese Human Rights Defenders, September 16, 2026) — Chinese authorities torture and ill-treat prisoners of conscience with near-total impunity, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defende...
www.nchrd.org
October 25, 2026 at 3:26 AM
@xinhunews.bsky.social claims medical care in #China has reached new milestones. But @chrdnet.bsky.social reseach show that denying access to just such care is the most commin form of #torture inflicted on #prisonersofconscience. www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
@chrdnet.bsky.social recommends the Committee against #Torture expedite 🇨🇳's long-overdue review and press the government publicly on the scale of torture against #PrisonersOfConscience.
🔗 www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
🔗 www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
September 28, 2026 at 12:52 AM
@chrdnet.bsky.social recommends the Committee against #Torture expedite 🇨🇳's long-overdue review and press the government publicly on the scale of torture against #PrisonersOfConscience.
🔗 www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
🔗 www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
🔴 CHRD's new study on torture of #PrisonersOfConscience in 🇨🇳 reveals that authorities persist in using #torture, typically to extract confessions, and fail to investigate allegations of ill-treatment.
👉 www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
September 16, 2026 at 6:44 AM
🔴 CHRD's new study on torture of #PrisonersOfConscience in 🇨🇳 reveals that authorities persist in using #torture, typically to extract confessions, and fail to investigate allegations of ill-treatment.
👉 www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
Almost 40 years ago the Chinese govt ratified intl law prohibiting #torture, but new @chrdnet.bsky.social research shows official tolerance of horrific abuses. #Prisonersofconscience and #humanrights defenders are paying with their health—sometimes their lives.
www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
China: New Report Finds Torture “Swept Under the Rug” - Chinese Human Rights Defenders
(Network ofChinese Human Rights Defenders, September 16, 2026) — Chinese authorities torture and ill-treat prisoners of conscience with near-total impunity, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defende...
www.nchrd.org
September 16, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Almost 40 years ago the Chinese govt ratified intl law prohibiting #torture, but new @chrdnet.bsky.social research shows official tolerance of horrific abuses. #Prisonersofconscience and #humanrights defenders are paying with their health—sometimes their lives.
www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
www.nchrd.org/2026/09/chin...
I write letters to #PrisonersOfConscience every month.
@amnesty.org assures that the disappeared are not forgotten or completely alone. #UDHR
#JoinUs!
@amnesty.org assures that the disappeared are not forgotten or completely alone. #UDHR
#JoinUs!
September 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I write letters to #PrisonersOfConscience every month.
@amnesty.org assures that the disappeared are not forgotten or completely alone. #UDHR
#JoinUs!
@amnesty.org assures that the disappeared are not forgotten or completely alone. #UDHR
#JoinUs!
December 2, 2024 at 6:49 AM
Активист Джимми Шам Цз-кит вышел на свободу. https://www.reuters.com/pictures/pictures-day-may-30-2025-2025-05-30/ #jimmyshamtszkit #shamtszkit #lgbtqrights #queeractivists #queerprisoners #prisonersofconscience #poc #politicalrepression #news #tyronesiu #hongkong
May 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Активист Джимми Шам Цз-кит вышел на свободу. https://www.reuters.com/pictures/pictures-day-may-30-2025-2025-05-30/ #jimmyshamtszkit #shamtszkit #lgbtqrights #queeractivists #queerprisoners #prisonersofconscience #poc #politicalrepression #news #tyronesiu #hongkong
Record number of protesters will be in UK prisons this Christmas
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/20/record-number-of-protesters-will-be-in-uk-prisons-this-christmas
#ClimateJustice #DissentSilenced #PrisonersOfConscience #FreeTheProtesters #ChristmasBehindBars
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/20/record-number-of-protesters-will-be-in-uk-prisons-this-christmas
#ClimateJustice #DissentSilenced #PrisonersOfConscience #FreeTheProtesters #ChristmasBehindBars
December 20, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Record number of protesters will be in UK prisons this Christmas
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/20/record-number-of-protesters-will-be-in-uk-prisons-this-christmas
#ClimateJustice #DissentSilenced #PrisonersOfConscience #FreeTheProtesters #ChristmasBehindBars
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/20/record-number-of-protesters-will-be-in-uk-prisons-this-christmas
#ClimateJustice #DissentSilenced #PrisonersOfConscience #FreeTheProtesters #ChristmasBehindBars
#ChristianEthics #ChurchAndState #DayOfMercy #Fordham #HumanRights #MoralCourage #MoscowPatriarchate #OrthodoxChurch #PatriarchKirill #PoliticalPrisoners #PostSoviet #PrisonMinistry #PrisonersOfConscience #PublicOrthodoxy #Putin #ROC #ROCOR #RussianChurch #SelectiveMercy #SergeiChapnin
December 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A #HongKong court has sentenced a 16-year-old to 3.5 years in prison for taking part in an overseas-based group advocating HK independence — a punitive sentence highlighting the SAR’s widening crackdown and growing number of #PrisonersOfConscience.
💡 hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/t...
💡 hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/t...
Teen jailed for 3.5 years over HK independence group involvement
A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for conspiring to commit secession by "actively participating" in a Taiwan-based group that advocates Hong Kong independence.
hongkongfp.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A #HongKong court has sentenced a 16-year-old to 3.5 years in prison for taking part in an overseas-based group advocating HK independence — a punitive sentence highlighting the SAR’s widening crackdown and growing number of #PrisonersOfConscience.
💡 hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/t...
💡 hongkongfp.com/2025/12/17/t...
Our researcher joined author & journalist Jason Liu (劉致昕) on the podcast “I Am Sorry to Ask” (不好意思 請問一下) for a deep dive into #CHRD ’s report on the #China government’s #ArbitraryDetention and harsh sentencing of #PrisonersOfConscience (2019–2024). 🇨🇳🎙️
Mandarin only.
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Mandarin only.
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中國政府抓人的「邏輯」：1545個良心犯的真實故事 feat. CHRD
Podcast Episode · 不好意思請問一下by致昕 · 12/03/2025 · 46m
podcasts.apple.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Our researcher joined author & journalist Jason Liu (劉致昕) on the podcast “I Am Sorry to Ask” (不好意思 請問一下) for a deep dive into #CHRD ’s report on the #China government’s #ArbitraryDetention and harsh sentencing of #PrisonersOfConscience (2019–2024). 🇨🇳🎙️
Mandarin only.
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Mandarin only.
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Arbitrary detention & persecution of #PrisonersOfConscience remain a grave human rights violation in #China — a #UN member state. At #HRC60, we're demanding accountability and mobilizing international action.
🔴 Join our side event live on YouTube at 1pm Geneva time tmr www.youtube.com/@CHRDnet
🔴 Join our side event live on YouTube at 1pm Geneva time tmr www.youtube.com/@CHRDnet
September 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Arbitrary detention & persecution of #PrisonersOfConscience remain a grave human rights violation in #China — a #UN member state. At #HRC60, we're demanding accountability and mobilizing international action.
🔴 Join our side event live on YouTube at 1pm Geneva time tmr www.youtube.com/@CHRDnet
🔴 Join our side event live on YouTube at 1pm Geneva time tmr www.youtube.com/@CHRDnet
Between 2019 and 2024, #China govt arbitrarily detained thousands and convicted 1,545 #PrisonersOfConscience for peacefully exercising or advocating for #HumanRights. www.nchrd.org/2025/03/in-a...
September 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Between 2019 and 2024, #China govt arbitrarily detained thousands and convicted 1,545 #PrisonersOfConscience for peacefully exercising or advocating for #HumanRights. www.nchrd.org/2025/03/in-a...
Detained during a family visit to #China four years ago, activist #QinQiuyan ( #Nicole), a Hong Kong resident who supported pro-democracy activities, is serving 6 years for "inciting subversion"—one of the most common charges against #PrisonersOfConscience.
🔗 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...
🔗 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...
April 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Detained during a family visit to #China four years ago, activist #QinQiuyan ( #Nicole), a Hong Kong resident who supported pro-democracy activities, is serving 6 years for "inciting subversion"—one of the most common charges against #PrisonersOfConscience.
🔗 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...
🔗 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...
Crimes targeting religious believers, such as accusing them of using cult activities to undermine the implementation of the nation's laws, are among the most frequently used charges for #PrisonersOfConscience.
April 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Crimes targeting religious believers, such as accusing them of using cult activities to undermine the implementation of the nation's laws, are among the most frequently used charges for #PrisonersOfConscience.
#RightToLife #RightToLiberty #PrisonersOfConscience #India https://x.com/svaradarajan/status/1327271279670530049
May 28, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Tragic commentary on India's degenerate jail system, and its jailing of human rights defenders. When will our courts step up to protect liberty and the right to life? #RightToLiberty #PrisonersOfConscience #StanSwamy #humanrights https://x.com/PChidambaram_IN/status/1325034166526726147
May 28, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Tragic commentary on India's degenerate jail system, and its jailing of human rights defenders. When will our courts step up to protect liberty and the right to life? #RightToLiberty #PrisonersOfConscience #StanSwamy #humanrights https://x.com/PChidambaram_IN/status/1325034166526726147
▶️ Dr Mohammed Al-Roken, imprisoned since 2012, completed his 10-year term in 2022 yet remains behind bars after a mass trial condemned by the UN. Allegations of torture and a 25-year sentence reveal the UAE’s relentless crackdown on dissent.
#FreeAlRoken #UAE
youtube.com/shorts/2NbQ0...
#FreeAlRoken #UAE
youtube.com/shorts/2NbQ0...
UAE’s Silenced Voice #FreeAlRoken #UAE #HumanRights #PrisonersOfConscience
YouTube video by مركز مناصرة معتقلي الإمارات
youtube.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
▶️ Dr Mohammed Al-Roken, imprisoned since 2012, completed his 10-year term in 2022 yet remains behind bars after a mass trial condemned by the UN. Allegations of torture and a 25-year sentence reveal the UAE’s relentless crackdown on dissent.
#FreeAlRoken #UAE
youtube.com/shorts/2NbQ0...
#FreeAlRoken #UAE
youtube.com/shorts/2NbQ0...
"🟧 Behind the glitter & shine of the #UAE is a truth the world can’t ignore....
Writers, lawyers, & reformers are tortured & isolated simply for demanding justice & basic rights.
They stood up. Now it’s our turn.
✊🏽 We won’t stay silent..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Medc...
#UnitedArabEmirates
Writers, lawyers, & reformers are tortured & isolated simply for demanding justice & basic rights.
They stood up. Now it’s our turn.
✊🏽 We won’t stay silent..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Medc...
#UnitedArabEmirates
Voices of Conscience: Silenced, Not Forgotten #UAE #HumanRights #PrisonersOfConscience
YouTube video by مركز مناصرة معتقلي الإمارات
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"🟧 Behind the glitter & shine of the #UAE is a truth the world can’t ignore....
Writers, lawyers, & reformers are tortured & isolated simply for demanding justice & basic rights.
They stood up. Now it’s our turn.
✊🏽 We won’t stay silent..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Medc...
#UnitedArabEmirates
Writers, lawyers, & reformers are tortured & isolated simply for demanding justice & basic rights.
They stood up. Now it’s our turn.
✊🏽 We won’t stay silent..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Medc...
#UnitedArabEmirates
The #PrisonersOfConscience must be immediately released. It is vital to protect human right to #ObjectWar in #Ukraine and allow alternative service.
Необхідно негайно звільнити в’язнів сумління, захистити #ПраваЛюдини. #ВідмовВійні, #Україна має створити альтернативну службу. www.civilni.media/331/
Необхідно негайно звільнити в’язнів сумління, захистити #ПраваЛюдини. #ВідмовВійні, #Україна має створити альтернативну службу. www.civilni.media/331/
Росію і Україну закликали звільнити в'язнів сумління. Russia and Ukraine are called to release prisoners of conscience
Правозахисники також вимагають забезпечити право людини на сумлінну відмову від військової служби під час війни і надавати відмовникам можливість служити суспільству у мирний спосіб. Human rights defe...
www.civilni.media
June 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The #PrisonersOfConscience must be immediately released. It is vital to protect human right to #ObjectWar in #Ukraine and allow alternative service.
Необхідно негайно звільнити в’язнів сумління, захистити #ПраваЛюдини. #ВідмовВійні, #Україна має створити альтернативну службу. www.civilni.media/331/
Необхідно негайно звільнити в’язнів сумління, захистити #ПраваЛюдини. #ВідмовВійні, #Україна має створити альтернативну службу. www.civilni.media/331/
#Quakers, #Religious #SocietyOfFriends in #Ukraine, at the meeting for worship walked to #peace with #Jesus, prayed for victims of #RussianAggression and for release of Dmytro Zelinsky and other #PrisonersOfConscience in Ukraine friends.org.ua/1048
Walking to peace with Jesus. A record of online Meeting for Worship on 16 March 2025 - Квакери: Друзі України. Quakers: Friends of Ukraine
Courageously hoping for justice, peace and salvation by the will of our Lord Jesus Christ (Mt 14:27), Ukrainian Quakers prayed for the victims of Russian
friends.org.ua
March 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#Quakers, #Religious #SocietyOfFriends in #Ukraine, at the meeting for worship walked to #peace with #Jesus, prayed for victims of #RussianAggression and for release of Dmytro Zelinsky and other #PrisonersOfConscience in Ukraine friends.org.ua/1048
#Quakers Friends of #Ukraine ask #VeniceCommission to uphold human right to #RefuseToKill #ObjectWar help to release #PrisonersOfConscience. Letter recalls #Christ's teaching that justice, mercy, and faithfulness are the most important matters of law (Matthew 23:23) friends.org.ua/1018 #HumanRights
Ukrainian Quakers ask Venice Commission to uphold alternative service during a war - Квакери: Друзі України. Quakers: Friends of Ukraine
12 March 2025 the Meeting of Friends of Ukraine submitted a letter to the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) asking to make
friends.org.ua
March 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
#Quakers Friends of #Ukraine ask #VeniceCommission to uphold human right to #RefuseToKill #ObjectWar help to release #PrisonersOfConscience. Letter recalls #Christ's teaching that justice, mercy, and faithfulness are the most important matters of law (Matthew 23:23) friends.org.ua/1018 #HumanRights
#Quakers in #Ukraine worshipped in stillness seeking the heavenly guidance to contribute into achieving a just and lasting #peace, upholding in the light #PrisonersOfConscience Dmytro Zelinsky and Vitalii Kryushenko and others who #RefuseToKill: video youtu.be/7FuQdLLPhMI & record friends.org.ua/907
Молитовні збори квакерів 16.02.2025 Meeting for Worship of Ukrainian Quakers
YouTube video by Yurii Sheliazhenko
youtu.be
February 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
#Quakers in #Ukraine worshipped in stillness seeking the heavenly guidance to contribute into achieving a just and lasting #peace, upholding in the light #PrisonersOfConscience Dmytro Zelinsky and Vitalii Kryushenko and others who #RefuseToKill: video youtu.be/7FuQdLLPhMI & record friends.org.ua/907
#Humanrights activist #Imran_Al_Arkani is serving an arbitrary 20-year prison sentence since his arrest in October 2021, reportedly for reposting videos related to #prisonersofconscience #SaudiArabia
March 17, 2026 at 9:08 AM
#Humanrights activist #Imran_Al_Arkani is serving an arbitrary 20-year prison sentence since his arrest in October 2021, reportedly for reposting videos related to #prisonersofconscience #SaudiArabia
There are occasional releases of #prisonersofconscience in #SaudiArabia What isn't clear is how and why such decisions are made! buff.ly/9vvG68X
buff.ly
July 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
There are occasional releases of #prisonersofconscience in #SaudiArabia What isn't clear is how and why such decisions are made! buff.ly/9vvG68X