Safeguard Defenders (保护卫士)
@safeguarddefenders
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.
This is a key issue for governments because the risk of being arbitrarily detained in #China is real. In just the previous month reports emerged of two US citizens who had been secretly detained by Beijing – one a seismologist and the other a political analyst. [4/5]
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]
过半受访者表示曾遭受监狱职员或其他服刑人员的暴力对待；过半受访者表示他们的劳动完全没有报酬；约三分之一的受访者表示他们根本没有任何户外活动的时间。[2/5]
More than half said they had suffered from violence from staff or other inmates, more than half said they were not paid anything for the work they did in prison and around one third said they were never given any time for outdoor exercise.
Our new report out today #BehindBars reveals routine and systematic abuses in #China’s sprawling prison system for both Chinese and foreign prisoners. We surveyed 59 former inmates across 16 different municipalities and provinces. [1/5] safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/behi...
Next Thursday, June 16, SD's new major report on Chinese #prisons are out. Here is how some interviewees describe their experiences. Its sister report, on *detention centers* (not prisons) already available on our website since last month. Contact us for an embargoed copy.
Coming July 16, SD's new in-depth exposé on China's massive and growing prison system. Findings, drawing from a survey of both Chinese and foreign prisoners, are disturbing to say the least. Embargoed copy can be requested.
保护卫士将于7月16日发布全新报告，深度解析全球规模最大的监狱系统之一。#中国 在680多所监狱中关押着约170万服刑人员。目前已开放索取禁运版本，欢迎各位记者朋友来信获取。
A big thank you to all those who attended our Lisbon event last week, which coincided with the release of our new #BehindBars report, as well as for those at the prior closed-door roundtable. Find the report on our website at safeguarddefenders.com
Our latest report, #BehindBars, a deepdive into conditions inside China's 2600+ pre-trial detention centers is out. Here is what some former detainees said when interviewed. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/behi...
#中国 并不希望你们读到我们的新报告，甚至试图阻止发布会。然而，尽管他们百般阻挠，这份由保护卫士撰写的全新研究报告《铁窗之后》依然成功面世，详细记录了中国看守所内侵害人权的真实状况。 safeguarddefenders.com/zh-hans/blog...
We’ll let you know as soon as the website is up and we can publish Behind Bars. In the meantime, all the efforts Beijing is making to silence us will hopefully draw even more attention to our report. [5/5]
While we work on getting the website back up here’s what the report, Behind Bars, found. A survey of 84 former detainees described denial of lawyer access, violence from police, guards and other inmates and overcrowded cells. [2/5]
#China didn’t want you to read our new report on rights abuses in detention. They tried to shut it down by writing to the launch venue. Fake posts circulated on X showing the wrong date & location. Today as we tried to publish our site went down likely a DDoS attack.🧵[1/5]
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Coming soon, SD's event in Lisbon, June 16, with a panel including SD's Peter Dahlin, Peter Humphrey and Grace Chen - on foreign nationals as prisoners and detainees in China, and when such are used as tools for Chinese policy. RSVP here: americancluboflisbon.com/our-events/f...
Coming soon, a new report, #BehindBars, on conditions inside China's nearly 3000 pre-trial detention centers. Release June 16. Embargoed copies are available to select interest parties. Contact us for more. What to expect?
The increase in use of #ExitBans in China is staggering, as new data from SD shows, and unlikely to get better as China adds two more regulations that allows for its use (bringing the total to 16) - both new ones focused on foreign businesses. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/new-...
如果你是身处 #中国 的外籍商务人士，请注意：你面临限制出境的风险已显著提高。北京近期出台的两项新经贸法规，进一步扩大了对外籍人士实施限制出境的权限。数据显示，此类案件的增长速度远超预期。 safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/new-...
Come join SD's #PeterDahlin at the European Parliament tomorrow (Tuesday), discussing the issue of EU citizens as detainees and prisoners in China, at "Piercing the veil of imprisonment in China". Ask for invite here: lnkd.in/enG6NNyz
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
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 both SD and some of its individual staff continues, now with the help of AI. cdn.openai.com/pdf/df438d70...
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. t.co/JUvlS6xpwq
Our satirical magazine - showcasing China's use of forced "holidays" on dissidents - is making its way across the world. Find it in 48 cities across 5 continents (!), and the list is growing. With Lunar new years, many more will be put through this practice. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/holi...
Last year #China tripled the number of #Taiwanese citizens it disappeared (at least 178 in 2025 from 55 a year earlier). The danger of arbitrary detention in #China is real and growing. Prepare yourself, or the people you send to China for work. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/miss...
正值维吾尔族教授伊力哈木土赫提2014年被捕12周年， 昨晚 Safeguard Defenders 和 @newbloommag.net 在台北举办了获奖纪录片《All Static & Noise》的放映活动。请访问 www.allstaticandnoise.com 了解如何协助这部有影响力的纪录片触及更多人。
The fall of civil society in #HongKong is chilling. SD's earlier study on how NGOs, unions, media, and religious groups were shut down in 2021 reveals the earlier steps, with the recent closure of its main opposition continuing the fall of free HK. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/ccp-...
As HKs last major oppositon party disbands after threats of arrests, we republish our earlier report on the demise of HKs civil society. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/ccp-...
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 safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/thai...