Safeguard Defenders (保护卫士)
@safeguarddefenders.bsky.social
Safeguard Defenders promotes the rule of law and helps human rights defenders build capacity in Asia.
保护卫士人权组织致力于推动亚洲国家法治，促进人权捍卫者能力建设.
保护卫士人权组织致力于推动亚洲国家法治，促进人权捍卫者能力建设.
This #HumanRightsDay Safeguard Defenders looks at how #HongKong’s hardline response to a deadly fire reflects the city’s focus on national security over open society and safety.
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Crackdown after fatal fire reveals growing mainlandization of HK
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December 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This #HumanRightsDay Safeguard Defenders looks at how #HongKong’s hardline response to a deadly fire reflects the city’s focus on national security over open society and safety.
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US company @Vultr takes down Great Fire's (@GreatFireChina) ) FreeWeChat on behalf of China's Tencent. Despicable behaviour, in outcome *and* process.
SD urges any and all NGOs, individuals, and companies to refrain from using #Vultr services.
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SD urges any and all NGOs, individuals, and companies to refrain from using #Vultr services.
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US company Vultr takes down Great Fire's FreeWeChat on behalf of China's Tencent
The Chinese company Tencent has used the American cloud hosting company Vultr to censor FreeWeChat around the world. Tencent is a hugely influential Chinese company. At the time of this post, it is…
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December 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
US company @Vultr takes down Great Fire's (@GreatFireChina) ) FreeWeChat on behalf of China's Tencent. Despicable behaviour, in outcome *and* process.
SD urges any and all NGOs, individuals, and companies to refrain from using #Vultr services.
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SD urges any and all NGOs, individuals, and companies to refrain from using #Vultr services.
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The #ThaiHumanRightsCommission has ruled the mass Uyghur deportation unlawful, stating it "contravened the principle of non-refoulement, international human rights treaties, and the Thai 2022 Act on Torture and Enforced Disappearance." #ThaiUyghur
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December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The #ThaiHumanRightsCommission has ruled the mass Uyghur deportation unlawful, stating it "contravened the principle of non-refoulement, international human rights treaties, and the Thai 2022 Act on Torture and Enforced Disappearance." #ThaiUyghur
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#ChinaTravelMagazine, Dissident Edition - now available in podcast form, with loads of added content, including numerous victims', sometimes rather amusing, stories.
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PODCAST - Forced Travel in China
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November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#ChinaTravelMagazine, Dissident Edition - now available in podcast form, with loads of added content, including numerous victims', sometimes rather amusing, stories.
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Our report on police-escorted, 24/7 surveilled, "holidays" for dissidents in China is now available as a podcast. #HolidayInHandcuffs #ForcedTravel
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PODCAST - Forced Travel in China
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November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our report on police-escorted, 24/7 surveilled, "holidays" for dissidents in China is now available as a podcast. #HolidayInHandcuffs #ForcedTravel
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New revelations about China's program of forced, police-escorted, "holidays" for dissidents, in *podcast* form.
Sit back for 15 minutes and be astonished, shocked, and possibly made to laugh by the ludicrous extent police will go to silence dissent.
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Sit back for 15 minutes and be astonished, shocked, and possibly made to laugh by the ludicrous extent police will go to silence dissent.
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PODCAST - Forced Travel in China
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November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
New revelations about China's program of forced, police-escorted, "holidays" for dissidents, in *podcast* form.
Sit back for 15 minutes and be astonished, shocked, and possibly made to laugh by the ludicrous extent police will go to silence dissent.
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/podc...
Sit back for 15 minutes and be astonished, shocked, and possibly made to laugh by the ludicrous extent police will go to silence dissent.
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/podc...
Beyond high-profile military purges and crackdown on entrepreneurs, *brand new* data from China shows a clear expansion of #CCDI investigations, and likely record use of #Liuzhi 2025.
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CCDI data shows crackdown expanding
Recent reporting in both domestic State/Party and international media has highlighted political purges in both the private sector as well as in the military, alongside the long ongoing campaign within...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Beyond high-profile military purges and crackdown on entrepreneurs, *brand new* data from China shows a clear expansion of #CCDI investigations, and likely record use of #Liuzhi 2025.
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此前我们文章中有提到的在 #指定居所监视居住 遭刑讯逼供而亡的当事人 #暴钦瑞 今日终于迎来此许正义。11名办案人员因对他的致死以及在同一设施对他人实施酷刑被判刑。
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中国指监秘密监狱中的死亡事件引发国内改革呼声
中国令人生畏的指定居所监视居住（以下简称指监）制度是一种拘留形式，嫌疑人在被正式逮捕前可被隔离在秘密地点长达六个月。这一制度长期以来均受到国际社会的严厉批评。 然而在發生了一系列在指监期间死亡的事件後，近几个月越来越多中国国内的法律专家、辩护律师和一般民众呼吁改革或废除該制度。 联合国人权机构曾谴责指定居所监视居住等同于“强迫失踪”，并称其对被拘留者“遭遇酷刑、不人道或有辱人格待遇或处罚的风险很高...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
此前我们文章中有提到的在 #指定居所监视居住 遭刑讯逼供而亡的当事人 #暴钦瑞 今日终于迎来此许正义。11名办案人员因对他的致死以及在同一设施对他人实施酷刑被判刑。
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One of the people noted as tortured to death in #RSDL (#BaoQinrui) in our earlier article finally receives some justice. 11 cops found guilty for his death, and torture of others at same facility. See article in comment, and our story for background.
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Deaths in China’s RSDL system spark domestic calls for reform
China’s feared Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location (RSDL) system, a form of detention where the detainee is kept in isolation at a secret location for six months before formal arrest, ha...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
One of the people noted as tortured to death in #RSDL (#BaoQinrui) in our earlier article finally receives some justice. 11 cops found guilty for his death, and torture of others at same facility. See article in comment, and our story for background.
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Suicides of Chinese private entrepreneurs after stints in the #Liuzhi system, and the rise in private businesses targeted by the CCP-run system, were recently explored in two extensive SD articles. It is now in the news again, by the Economist.
Originals >
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Originals >
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Slew of Suicides rocks China’s Liuzhi System
April 16. June 2. July 17. July 27.The dates mark the rapid succession of reported suicides by Chinese entrepreneurs.All four individuals are reported to have been in their early to mid-50’s, with suc...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Suicides of Chinese private entrepreneurs after stints in the #Liuzhi system, and the rise in private businesses targeted by the CCP-run system, were recently explored in two extensive SD articles. It is now in the news again, by the Economist.
Originals >
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Originals >
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A estreia em Portugal do premiado filme #AllStaticandNoise, apresentado com o apoio da Safeguard Defenders, ocorreu no dia 8 de outubro de 2025. -- Leia sobre isso aqui
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October 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
A estreia em Portugal do premiado filme #AllStaticandNoise, apresentado com o apoio da Safeguard Defenders, ocorreu no dia 8 de outubro de 2025. -- Leia sobre isso aqui
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The Portuguese premiere of the award-winning film #AllStatic&Noise recently took place.
With all seats sold out, the screening and panel discussion brought awareness about the situation in #Xinjiang, and Chinese repression of #Uyghurs abroad, to Portugal.
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With all seats sold out, the screening and panel discussion brought awareness about the situation in #Xinjiang, and Chinese repression of #Uyghurs abroad, to Portugal.
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Portuguese premier of All Static & Noise
The Portugal premiere of the award-winning film All Static & Noise, presented with the support of Safeguard Defenders, took place on 8 October 2025 at Cinema City Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal. A trail...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Portuguese premiere of the award-winning film #AllStatic&Noise recently took place.
With all seats sold out, the screening and panel discussion brought awareness about the situation in #Xinjiang, and Chinese repression of #Uyghurs abroad, to Portugal.
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/port...
With all seats sold out, the screening and panel discussion brought awareness about the situation in #Xinjiang, and Chinese repression of #Uyghurs abroad, to Portugal.
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/port...
中国的监狱生活极其艰苦。保持联系对于服刑者以及他们的亲人来说，是一条支撑希望的生命线。以下是一对维权情侣的故事——服刑者所在的监狱滥用权力，无故拦截信件，残酷地切断了他们本已脆弱的联系。
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中国监狱的残酷现实
中国监狱法「第四十七条 罪犯在服刑期间可以与他人通信，但是来往信件应当经过监狱检查。监狱发现有碍罪犯改造内容的信件，可以扣留。罪犯写给监狱的上级机关和司法机关的信件，不受检查。」
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October 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
中国的监狱生活极其艰苦。保持联系对于服刑者以及他们的亲人来说，是一条支撑希望的生命线。以下是一对维权情侣的故事——服刑者所在的监狱滥用权力，无故拦截信件，残酷地切断了他们本已脆弱的联系。
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Life is so hard in #Chinese prisons the right to communicate with the outside world is a crucial lifeline for those inside and loved ones outside. Here’s a story of how one prison abused its power, cruelly blocking letters for one couple without reason...
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The cruelty of prisons in China
“A prisoner may, during the service of his sentence, correspond with others, but their correspondence shall be examined by the prison. If the prison discovers that the contents of a letter present a h...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Life is so hard in #Chinese prisons the right to communicate with the outside world is a crucial lifeline for those inside and loved ones outside. Here’s a story of how one prison abused its power, cruelly blocking letters for one couple without reason...
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Whatever happened to #GuiMinhai that day in Thailand? - Last photo while still free.
See the full compilation of video footage, maps, images from his home, photos of his kidnappers, and more.
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See the full compilation of video footage, maps, images from his home, photos of his kidnappers, and more.
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Gui Minhai's disappearance in China - in video
YouTube video by Safeguard Defenders
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October 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Whatever happened to #GuiMinhai that day in Thailand? - Last photo while still free.
See the full compilation of video footage, maps, images from his home, photos of his kidnappers, and more.
youtu.be/LWmTdSj9Trc
See the full compilation of video footage, maps, images from his home, photos of his kidnappers, and more.
youtu.be/LWmTdSj9Trc
十年前的今天，瑞典书商 #桂民海 在泰国被中国特工绑架，此后，许多中国人权捍卫者在邻国遭到同样待遇。
值此之际，我们重新发布桂民海被绑架的详细调查，该调查参考了监控录像、图片、文件，以及一首诗。
还有一个简短的视频。
这是一个令人毛骨悚然的故事，也为其他面临风险的人们提供了许多警示信号。 safeguarddefenders.com/zh-hans/blog...
值此之际，我们重新发布桂民海被绑架的详细调查，该调查参考了监控录像、图片、文件，以及一首诗。
还有一个简短的视频。
这是一个令人毛骨悚然的故事，也为其他面临风险的人们提供了许多警示信号。 safeguarddefenders.com/zh-hans/blog...
桂民海在泰国的最后几天
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October 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
十年前的今天，瑞典书商 #桂民海 在泰国被中国特工绑架，此后，许多中国人权捍卫者在邻国遭到同样待遇。
值此之际，我们重新发布桂民海被绑架的详细调查，该调查参考了监控录像、图片、文件，以及一首诗。
还有一个简短的视频。
这是一个令人毛骨悚然的故事，也为其他面临风险的人们提供了许多警示信号。 safeguarddefenders.com/zh-hans/blog...
值此之际，我们重新发布桂民海被绑架的详细调查，该调查参考了监控录像、图片、文件，以及一首诗。
还有一个简短的视频。
这是一个令人毛骨悚然的故事，也为其他面临风险的人们提供了许多警示信号。 safeguarddefenders.com/zh-hans/blog...
10 years ago today, Swedish bookseller #GuiMinhai was kidnapped by Chinese agents in Thailand.
On this occasion, we republish our blow-by-blow investigation into how Gui was taken, using surveillance camera footage, images, documents, and even a poem.
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On this occasion, we republish our blow-by-blow investigation into how Gui was taken, using surveillance camera footage, images, documents, and even a poem.
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Gui Minhai’s last days in Thailand
[Updated Oct 17, 2025] Some 10 years - or 3650 days - ago, Swedish publisher Gui Minhai was kidnapped from Thailand by Chinese state agents. He’s now serving 10 years in prison on charges of “illegal...
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October 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
10 years ago today, Swedish bookseller #GuiMinhai was kidnapped by Chinese agents in Thailand.
On this occasion, we republish our blow-by-blow investigation into how Gui was taken, using surveillance camera footage, images, documents, and even a poem.
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/gui-...
On this occasion, we republish our blow-by-blow investigation into how Gui was taken, using surveillance camera footage, images, documents, and even a poem.
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Sweden sends its FM to China for meetings the very same day as the 10th anniversary of China's kidnapping of its citizens, #GuiMinhai, from Thailand. Economy and trade are listed as top priorities.
Can't make this up.
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Can't make this up.
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10 years since Gui Minhai's kidnapping
October 15, 2025: Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Swedish publisher Gui MinhaiWe, the undersigned press freedom, journalists’, human rights...
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October 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Sweden sends its FM to China for meetings the very same day as the 10th anniversary of China's kidnapping of its citizens, #GuiMinhai, from Thailand. Economy and trade are listed as top priorities.
Can't make this up.
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Can't make this up.
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On Friday, it's 10 years since Swedish bookseller #GuiMinhai was kidnapped by Chinese agents in Thailand. They have faced no consequence.
SD, nearly 100 other NGOs, and the EU parliament all refuse to forget. Coordinated by @rsf.org
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SD, nearly 100 other NGOs, and the EU parliament all refuse to forget. Coordinated by @rsf.org
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10 years since Gui Minhai's kidnapping
October 15, 2025: Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Chinese Government’s Arbitrary Detention of Swedish publisher Gui MinhaiWe, the undersigned press freedom, journalists’, human rights...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
On Friday, it's 10 years since Swedish bookseller #GuiMinhai was kidnapped by Chinese agents in Thailand. They have faced no consequence.
SD, nearly 100 other NGOs, and the EU parliament all refuse to forget. Coordinated by @rsf.org
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/10-y...
SD, nearly 100 other NGOs, and the EU parliament all refuse to forget. Coordinated by @rsf.org
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/10-y...
Chinese women's rights activist Li Qiaochu
writes on her blog how prison has unfairly blocked her from writing to her partner and fellow activist Xu Zhiyong. It is the sole line of contact she has with Xu and she is desperate to restore that channel.
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writes on her blog how prison has unfairly blocked her from writing to her partner and fellow activist Xu Zhiyong. It is the sole line of contact she has with Xu and she is desperate to restore that channel.
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一封信的等待
2025年7月8日，我给许志永写了一封信，于7月9日寄出。7月28日，山东省鲁南监狱通过第三方口头转述要求我删…
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October 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Chinese women's rights activist Li Qiaochu
writes on her blog how prison has unfairly blocked her from writing to her partner and fellow activist Xu Zhiyong. It is the sole line of contact she has with Xu and she is desperate to restore that channel.
seriousli.home.blog/2025/10/12/t...
writes on her blog how prison has unfairly blocked her from writing to her partner and fellow activist Xu Zhiyong. It is the sole line of contact she has with Xu and she is desperate to restore that channel.
seriousli.home.blog/2025/10/12/t...
October 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
It’s been three years since your father’s death. And almost five years since you disappeared.
To this day, we cannot believe that you are dead.
Letter to Dong Yaoqiong, #China's ink girl: ✍️
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To this day, we cannot believe that you are dead.
Letter to Dong Yaoqiong, #China's ink girl: ✍️
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October 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
It’s been three years since your father’s death. And almost five years since you disappeared.
To this day, we cannot believe that you are dead.
Letter to Dong Yaoqiong, #China's ink girl: ✍️
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/lett...
To this day, we cannot believe that you are dead.
Letter to Dong Yaoqiong, #China's ink girl: ✍️
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/lett...
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📆6th Oct
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📆6th Oct
🕒3pm Malaysia Time
Join @altsean.bsky.social Manushya Foundation & more for panel & sharing space "Transnational Repression & Regional Justice"
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October 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
New event!
📆6th Oct
🕒3pm Malaysia Time
Join @altsean.bsky.social Manushya Foundation & more for panel & sharing space "Transnational Repression & Regional Justice"
Reg:
vaultform.com/surveys/80b3...
📆6th Oct
🕒3pm Malaysia Time
Join @altsean.bsky.social Manushya Foundation & more for panel & sharing space "Transnational Repression & Regional Justice"
Reg:
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After the recent #Singapore drama, worth noting which countries still maintain extradition treaties with #HongKong, and which have #MLATs with them.
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Hong Kong Police challenges West to abandon MLATs and Extradition Treaties
Hong Kong authorities name four foreign citizens as "co-conspirators" in fabricated charges against Jimmy Lai. These latest escalatory moves against pro-democracy activists and human rights defenders ...
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September 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
After the recent #Singapore drama, worth noting which countries still maintain extradition treaties with #HongKong, and which have #MLATs with them.
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