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The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting. - Milan Kundera. Now, more than ever, finding common ground on #justice, #respect and #knowledge between the US and #China can keep constructive communication channels open: youtube.com/watch?v=1WiJgy…

Assessing the results of the May summit in Beijing between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping is difficult. No joint statement was issued, and both parties have offered different takes on what was achieved. Read More: duihua.org/dui-hua-digest…

NEW: Prisoner Updates 2026 #5. Thirty-One Christians Sentenced in Major Suizhou Church Case. Six Christians in Guizhou approved for arrest over religious activities involving minors. An activist sentenced for online speech and rights advocacy. Read more: duihua.org/prisoner-updat…

In the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, many governments around the world imposed sanctions on China, and a quiet, painstaking effort began to account for the thousands of people detained in the protests' wake. Read more: ow.ly/ZHvb50Z6Uaz Read More

When we started up Dui Hua in 1999, the first thing we did was search out for political prisoners in Chinese books and magazines. We discovered Yu Rong, the man who protested from high and low. Read the story: duihua.org/a-single-spark/

NEW: John Kamm Remembers. Holiday clemency granted by China’s judicial system isn’t rare — and the 2002 Christmas-era release of Xu Wenli, jailed for pro-democracy activism for more than a decade, remains one of the most memorable moments. duihua.org/home-for-chris…

On this Giving Tuesday, get involved to support our mission of seeking clemency for religious and political prisoners in China. duihua.org/get-involved/ #GivingTuesday

From all of us at Dui Hua...

NEW Dui Hua Digest: The meeting between Xi and Trump, and the decision by the US to not take part in its Universal Periodic Review, remind us that advocating for human rights takes persistence. Read more: duihua.org/dui-hua-digest…

America First meets human rights diplomacy. Our Fall Digest reviews what human rights concerns in China still matter to U.S. policy, and what's negotiable when Washington's interests take priority. duihua.org/dui-hua-digest…

"I got to know Jerry Cohen during my masters at Harvard University between 1974-75. His classes on Chinese law laid the foundation of my human rights activism that began 15 years later. He will be truly missed." John Kamm, Dui Hua Executive Director

NEW: On Sept 15, 2024, US Pastor David Lin walked out of a Chinese prison and into freedom. As his plane flew over Alaska, his daughter called to give me the good news. I'm sharing the story of Dui Hua’s involvement on the anniversary of Lin's release: duihua.org/pastor-david-l…

NEW: Part 1 of our Prisoner Updates 2025 #6. A veteran democracy activist is sentenced for a third time. A journalist awaits trial for "endangering state security". A dissident is released after serving 11 years for subversion. Read more: duihua.org/prisoner-updat…

NEW John Kamm Remembers: No Way Out. John recounts an unsettling visit to Beijing Number Two Prison in 2001 and learns that even in a hopeless and oppressive environment, opportunities surface. Read the story: duihua.org/no-way-out/

First sentence reduction for leader of unorthodox Christian group five years into his imprisonment; environmental activists detained for exposing pollutions. duihua.org/prisoner-updat…

Chinese authorities use "cult" crime targeting house churches and Buddhist group. duihua.org/prisoner-updat…

NEW JKR: I first discovered Zhu Jianbin's name in a NYT article by Nicholas Kristof and resolved to work on cases of the "disappeared" in China. Read what happened next: duihua.org/lost-but-not-f…

NEW John Kamm Remembers: 1999, The Beginning. 1999 was a year of defining world events. Amid these global changes, Dui Hua began its own endeavor from an office in San Francisco: duihua.org/1999-the-begin… #humanrightsdiplomacy #uschina

2025 Prisoner Update #3: Taiwan publisher Li Yanhe sentenced for inciting splittism; Missing professor Hu Shiyun returned to Japan; Bishop of Wenzhou in custody again. duihua.org/prisoner-updat…

NEW: In "Roads to Rome," John Kamm recalls his meeting with Vatican officials and hearing the Chinese government remark on Dui Hua’s work - one of the few times that they have publicly done so. Read more: duihua.org/roads-to-rome/