China_Human_Rights_Biweekly
China Human Rights Biweekly
United States-based Chinese-language online magazine
The China Human Rights Biweekly[1] (traditional Chinese: 中國人權雙周刊; simplified Chinese: 中国人权双周刊; pinyin: Zhōngguó rénquán shuāngzhōukān), also known as Zhongguo Renquan Shuangzhoukan[2] or Chinese Human Rights Biweekly[3] or China's Human Rights Biweekly,[4] generally known as Human Rights in China Biweekly,[5] abbreviated as HRIC Biweekly,[6] is a United States-based Chinese online magazine[7] founded[8] and owned by the non-governmental organization "Human Rights in China".[9] It was officially inaugurated on 1 June 2009.[10] As of January 30, 2020,[11] the magazine will no longer been updated.[12]
Human Rights in China Biweekly is a newsletter of news and opinions[13] that are banned and censored in the Mainland China.[14] Since its founding, the magazine has been repeatedly paralysed by cyberattacks made by hackers from Mainland China.[10] The mission of the HRIC Biweekly is to "advocate for the progress of human rights in China" (为中国的人权进步呐喊).[15] The journal is one of the main platforms for overseas Chinese liberal intellectuals (中国自由知识分子) to speak out[16] and is also the mainstream media of the overseas pro-democracy movement.[17]