Safeguard Defenders (保护卫士)

Our 2025 handbook "Missing in China" is used by lawyers and diplomatic missions in Beijing to help families and friends of people detained in China. If you're thinking of going to the PRC, read this first. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/missin…

Following a DDOS attack, SD's website is now back online. safeguarddefenders.com/en

The case marks the first time Italy ordered an expulsion specifically on transnational repression grounds. “There is clear concern and attention within specialized police on this issue,” @LauraHarth said. “However, we still lack political motivation to actually deal with this.”

Data just out on China's judiciary 2025. An obvious point is that only 294 trials led to not guilty verdicts, the lowest on record, and a conviction rate of 99.9778%. Find a number of takeaways in this post, which includes historical data as comparison. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/spc-an…

Ivan Watson interviews a former Chinese official who gives rare testimony about his own work targeting alleged Chinese-Muslim dissidents, and reveals China’s ongoing efforts to meddle in Western democracies, including the US.

Reads like a clear expression of intent to ramp up its long-arm and often illegal policing efforts under the guise of “countering corruption”. Read more about the extrajudicial methods long used by the CCP to conduct such operations across the globe: safeguarddefenders.com/en/publication…

Today, Italy deported eight Chinese nationals who had assisted Chinese overseas police in carrying out transnational repression against me over the past three years. My team and I sincerely thank the Italian government for all its efforts, and extend our sincere gratitude to Safeguard Defenders for their continuous monitoring, documentation, and support throughout this process. Over the past three years, my team and I have worked every day to uphold press freedom in China by continuously documenting and publishing cases of social injustice censored within China’s domestic internet, as well as the Chinese people’s aspirations for freedom, democracy, and the rule of law. As a result, we have endured prolonged transnational repression by the Chinese government. My team, our family members, and I have faced persistent and wide-ranging harassment, threats, and violations across the globe. We are heartened to see the Italian government taking action against China’s transnational repression overseas. This represents not only protection for us, but also a defense of democratic principles and the rule of law. Moving forward, we will continue to work with various organizations to support Chinese dissidents around the world and to resist the Chinese Communist Party’s tactics of transnational repression. Team Teacher Li

今天，过去三年里曾在意大利帮助中国海外警察对我们进行跨国镇压的8名中国人被驱逐出境。 我们衷心感谢意大利政府所作的一切努力，同时也感谢保护卫士在此过程中持续关注、记录和支持。 在过去三年里，我和团队始终坚守新闻自由，持续记录并传播中国国内被禁止传播的社会事件，以及中国民众对于自由，民主，法制的诉求。 但也因此，我们长期遭受中国政府的跨国打压。我本人、团队成员及家属在世界各地持续面临全方位的骚扰、威胁与侵害。 我们很欣慰地看到意大利政府对中国的海外跨国镇压采取行动。这不仅是对我们的保护，更是对民主社会原则和法治的捍卫。 未来，我们也将继续与各方面合作，在世界各地帮助中国异议人士，并持续打击中共的跨国镇压行为 Team Teacher LI

跨国镇压：意大利以国家安全为由驱逐八名中国公民，此前他们被指在多年间对中国知名异议人士、网络意见领袖李老师 @whyyoutouzhele 实施持续监控、骚扰与威胁。👇 safeguarddefenders.com/zh-hans/blog/t…

Transnational Repression: Italy orders expulsion of eight Chinese nationals on national security grounds following years of relentless surveillance, harassment and threats against prominent Chinese dissident and influencer @whyyoutouzhele Read more 👇 safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/transn…

New data shows #XiJinping's "anti-corruption" campaign expanding, with a million cases investigated 2025, over 983,000 people punished, and most alarmingly, the use of the secret extra-legal detention system #Liuzhi up 24% to 47,000 cases last year. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/chinas…

Use of CCP's internal party-run police force #CCDI soars as use of #Liuzhi for #arbitrarydetention and #enforceddisappearances reaches 47,000 for 2025, up 24% on previous year. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/chinas…

China's secret #Liuzhi detention used on more than 200,000 cases, new data from the #CCDI shows. Use of Liuzhi system 2025 reaches 47,000, a 24% increase year on year. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/chinas…

获奖纪录片《杂音与噪音》（All Static & Noise）现已开放线上租借，该片记录了中国对维吾尔族人的非人道镇压。影片提供包括英文、繁体中文、及简体中文在内的 16 种语言字幕。 allstaticandnoise.com/vod

獲獎紀錄片《雜音與噪音》（All Static & Noise）現已開放線上租借，該片記錄了中國對維吾爾族人的非人道鎮壓。影片提供包括英文、繁體中文、及簡體中文在內的 16 種語言字幕。 allstaticandnoise.com/vod

Award-winning documentary All Static & Noise on #China's persecution of the Uyghur people is now available online. There are 16 language subtitles including English, simplified Chinese & traditional Chinese. allstaticandnoise.com/vod

HRW exposed a Uyghur in France targeted by China to become a diaspora spy. These cases rarely see light, and even rarer goes to court, but we have mapped in detail just one such case in Sweden. See how it actually works, and how MSS pursue them. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/tibeta…

You probably heard about China's disinformation and online harassment campaigns using ChatGPT, as revealed in a new report from OpenAI. Interesting to see their ongoing campaign against SD and some individual staff continues, now with the help of AI. cdn.openai.com/pdf/df438d70-e…

Too tired to read, but still want to know? Learn about China's use of #forcedholidays of dissidents in our inaugural podcast, based on our satirical 'travel' magazine #ChinaTravelMagazine - Dissident edition. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/podcas…

If you are thinking of going to #China, please read and give a copy to a trusted family member or friend of our report "Missing" first. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/missin…

From tomorrow, UK & Canadian citizens will be able to travel visa free to #China, a thank you for the 2 countries' recent overtures to Beijing. But a trip to China is not risk-free. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…