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…

中國監獄「強迫勞動」月領100人民幣...保護衛士揭內幕：電擊鐐銬還被關禁閉半年「台灣人更求助無門」 人權組織保護衛士（Safeguard Defenders）在7/18「曼德拉日」前夕發布最新調查報告《鐵窗之後：中國監獄狀況調查》 tw.news.yahoo.com/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9…

Find the full report on SD's website, along with a brand new report on *prison* conditions (a sister-report), released the very same day MPs filed this call in parliament. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/behind…

After attempts to undermine release of new SD report on detention center conditions in China (#BehindBars), as covered in media, the issue has now reached the Parliament in Portugal with a call from MPs on PM to summon the ambassador. eco.sapo.pt/2026/07/16/gov…

Art for Free #BaiZhaoDong Journalist Bai Zhaodong at imminent risk of forced return to China: More than 50 NGOs, including RSF, urge Thailand not to bow to Beijing's pressure.

今天是 #曼德拉日 ，一个向纳尔逊·曼德拉（Nelson #Mandela）一生致力于争取社会正义致敬的日子。为了纪念这一天，我们发表了名为#铁窗之后 的新报告，揭露 #中国 庞大监狱系统中普遍存在的虐待行为。safeguarddefenders.com/zh-hans/blog/b…

Today is #MandelaDay, a date that honors Nelson Mandela’s life’s work fighting for social justice. To mark the day, we are releasing our new report #BehindBars. Through talking to former inmates, it exposes the abuse in #China’s massive prison system. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/behind…

SPJ joins a coalition of more than 50 organizations, led by @RSF_inter and @SafeguardDefend, in calling on Thai authorities to refrain from forcibly returning detained Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong to China. 🔗Read the full letter: bit.ly/4vzkzVK

🇨🇳Une coalition de plus de 50 ONG de défense de la #LibertéDeLaPresse & des droits humains, menée par RSF & @SafeguardDefend, appelle les autorités thaïlandaises à ne pas renvoyer de force le journaliste Bai Zhaodong vers la Chine, où il courrait un grave risque de détention arbitraire et de torture. 👉 rsf.org/fr/le-journali…

#Thailand: We join @RSF_inter and other organisations calling on the authorities to refrain from forcibly returning detained Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong to China. If returned, Bai faces grave risk of persecution ⬇️

Joint Statement: 59 press freedom, journalists’, human rights, and international organizations urgently call on Thai Government to refrain from forcibly returning investigative journalist Bai Zhaodong to China. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/joint-…

在我们最新发布的关于中国监狱状况的报告中，一位受访者说：“事实是XX监狱不是一个有工厂的监狱，而是有监狱的工厂。” #铁窗之后 无论国内外，都有可能买到中国监狱生产的商品，而制造这些商品的人，即有中国人，也有外国人。这值得所有人审视。请在此参见报告。 safeguarddefenders.com/zh-hans/blog/b…

🇨🇳#China I am receiving disturbing news about the imminent deportation of Chinese HRD, journalist and whistleblower Bai Zhaodong, from Thailand to China. He fled China in November 2023 having been persecuted and criminalized for exposing large scale corruption and financial fraud implicating officials. He remains detained in Bangkok, reportedly in poor health and without adequate medical care. Despite an ongoing resettlement process, his relocation to a safe third country has twice been obstructed. I urge the Thai authorities to immediately halt any deportation proceedings, facilitate his prompt relocation, and ensure his safety and access to adequate healthcare. @ChinaMissionGva @UN_SPExperts

据估计，#中国 的服刑人数高达234万人，这很可能使它成为全球服刑人员最多的国家。我们访问了数十位前服刑人员，以下是他们对于监狱系统内常态性虐待行为的控诉：safeguarddefenders.com/zh-hans/blog/b…

Estimates put the no. of people serving time in #China at around 2.34 million, likely making it the country with the largest number of prisoners in the world. We surveyed dozens of former inmates. Here’s what they said about the abuses they suffered. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/behind…

"Supporters and relatives now fear that Mr. Wu could be deported to China, where he would likely face persecution from the Chinese Communist Party." Such persecution is not "likely"--it's a certainty. nytimes.com/2026/07/16/us/…

China is once again bullying our ally to do its bidding. Thailand should not deport Bai Zhaodong, a journalist targeted by the Chinese government. Instead, it should do the right thing and resettle Bai and others in safe third countries. Anything less is unacceptable.

【报告揭中国监狱黑幕　酷刑强迫劳动成常态】 国际人权组织保护卫士7月16日发布《铁窗之后：中国监狱状况调查》。报告依据来自中国16个省份和直辖市的59名前服刑人员经历，指出狱中普遍存在暴力、长期禁闭、强迫劳动、医疗不足、通信受限和政治教育等问题。报告认为，中国监狱缺少有效外部监督，法律赋予服刑人员的权利在实际执行中经常落空。

无国界记者组织（RSF）与保护卫士基金会（Safeguard Defenders）周三（7月15日）表示，根据泰国当地消息人士，目前被关押于曼谷萱蒲（Suan Phlu）移民收容中心的中国资深调查记者白兆东，正面临遭遣返回中国的风险。 RSF亚太倡议经理白奥兰（Aleksandra Bielakowska）表示，泰国政府应拒绝配合来自中国政府日益升高的压力，并且应允许白兆东前往他选择的安全国家，否则恐严重损害泰国国际声誉。 保护卫士“中国在世界”计划主任劳拉（Laura Harth）表示，继泰国去年强制遣返40名维吾尔人至中国后，国际社会应认识到，此案不只攸关白兆东等人的人身安全，也涉及泰国是否履行国际人权义务及维护自身国际形象。 白兆东曾任职于中国《财经》杂志，从事调查报道超过25年，揭露涉及中国地方官员及中共高层的大规模贪腐与金融诈欺网络。RSF指出，由于报道内容敏感，他长期遭地方及中央政府监控、恐吓与施压，并因调查陕西贪腐等案件，至少六度遭刑事指控、讯问及拘留。 白兆东于2023年11月离开中国。2024年9月，广西榆林市公安局以涉嫌“敲诈勒索”对他发布逮捕令。泰国政府此后阻止白兆东前往安全第三国，并禁止他离境，自2026年1月起持续将他拘留于泰国。 白兆东面临遣返危机之际，正值泰国总理阿努廷（Anutin Charnvirakul）16日至20日访问中国，他此行预计会面中国国家主席习近平和总理李强。 详细报导：p.dw.com/p/5HCNQ

Rights groups urge Thailand not to deport Chinese journalist to China reut.rs/3T3BySG reut.rs/3T3BySG

究其根本，问题的核心在于缺乏独立机构来监控滥权与虐待行为。中国现行的监狱法亦不符合国际人权标准。请点此阅读 #铁窗之后 完整报告。[5/5] safeguarddefenders.com/zh-hans/blog/b…

这对各国政府而言是个关键议题，因为在中国确实存在被拘留的风险。光是上个月，就传出有两名美国公民遭北京当局秘密关押，两人分别为地震学家与政治分析师。[4/5]

我们今天发布的最新报告 #铁窗之后 ，揭露了 #中国 庞大的监狱体系中，无论是对中国籍还是外籍囚犯，都存在常态性与系统性的虐待。此报告基于对59名曾在中国监狱服刑人员的问卷调查，受访者分布于16个省市。🧵[1/5] safeguarddefenders.com/zh-hans/blog/b…