Jiang Rong, the wife of one of China’s most famous pastors and a key figure in their now-closed church, was released on bail.
Tag: Political Prisoners
Lebanese Man Freed by Iran Says He Shared Cell Space with American
The freed man, Nizar Zakka, who has lived in the United States for most of his life, said he and other foreign prisoners are political pawns.
In Stunning Reversal, Russia Drops Charges Against Reporter
Russia’s Interior Minister announced unexpectedly that the reporter arrested on drug charges would be freed and the police investigated instead.
Iran Releases U.S. Resident Charged With Spying
Nizar Zakka, arrested in 2015 and convicted of spying for the United States, was released to Lebanese authorities.
Saudi Teenager Faces Death Sentence for Acts When He Was 10
The execution of the teenager, Murtaja Qureiris, now 18, would be what rights groups called one of the most egregious violations of international law.
Fearing China’s Rule, Hong Kong Residents Resist Extradition Plan
The fight against the proposal has become the most serious showdown between the public and the authorities since the Umbrella protests in 2014 demanding free elections.
Tiananmen Anniversary Draws Silence in Beijing but Emotion in Hong Kong
Thirty years after hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators were killed, memories of the bloodshed remain fraught.
He Stayed at Tiananmen to the End. Now He Wonders What It Meant.
Zhou Duo helped evacuate Tiananmen Square in 1989. These days he defends the movement, but sees democracy in retreat in the West and far-off in China.
Joshua Wong, Hong Kong Protest Leader, to Return to Prison After Appeal
A three-month sentence for his role in pro-democracy protests in 2014 was reduced on Thursday to two months.
They Resisted Hitler. They Were Executed. At Last, They Lay at Rest.
After the prisoners were killed, their bodies were given to a researcher. More than 75 years later, hundreds of slides bearing microscopic remains were buried.