David on FormosaThe latest issue of China Dissent Monitor reports that protest activity in China increased significantly in 2025
https://freedomhouse.org/report/china-dissent-monitor/2025/issue-11-october-december-2025
Kevin Slaten, research lead for the China Dissent Monitor, a project of Freedom House, talks about how the project tracks protest events in China and the insight it provides into China's domestic politics
Three years have passed since the White Paper protests in China. The legacy may be the awakening of a new generation and greater solidarity between ethnic groups, writes Yalkun Uluyol of HRW
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/11/23/the-legacy-of-the-white-paper-protests
The Legacy of the White Paper Protests
Three years ago, a series of protests in China has sparked a political awakening among Chinese youth, with many questioning Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authoritarian policies and practices and notably confronting the government’s abuses against Tibetans and Uyghurs.
The latest China Dissent Monitor is out now. It notes a persistent increase in dissent events and an increase in protests related to schools and education.
https://freedomhouse.org/report/china-dissent-monitor/2025/issue-10-july-september-2025
Freedom House's China Dissent Monitor has documented more than 10,000 protest actions over three years
"The insights that CDM gains into protest actions often shed light on broader trends within China: for example, the recent increase in demonstrations against unscrupulous residential property management companies has exposed another layer of the country’s complex economic woes."
https://freedomhouse.org/article/protests-appear-be-increasing-china-what-can-we-learn-them
Peng Lifa (彭立發 aka 彭載舟) was disappeared by Chinese authorities after hanging banners critical of CCP policies from a bridge in Beijing in October 2022.
News has recently come out that he has been sentenced to 9 years in prison on charges including “arson” and “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”
https://www.nchrd.org/2025/07/china-quash-wrongful-sentence-of-beijing-bridge-protester/
Freedom House has relaunched its China Dissent Monitor. The project was on hold due to budget cuts by the Trump government. It now has funds to operate for 60 days. It provides data and reports on protest and dissent activities in China
Tze Ming Mok 莫志明I ended up writing a general 'explainer' for The Spinoff on the #ChinaProtests #A4运动 because Madeleine asked me to, and even though I'm sick, I woulda stayed up hope-scrolling anyway. Mainly keeps my 😭😭😭😭😭😭 out of it, that's just for you...
red.Hundreds of Chinese communist youths gathered for a huge demonstration at the Mao Zedong Square in the city of Shaoshan, Mao’s birthplace, on the eve of the communist leader’s birthday. With paroles echoing across the square, the protesters condemned the capitalist restoration policies of the ruling Communist Party of China, calling for a return to socialism and collectivization.
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