CHINA TOPIX

12/22/2024 01:14:46 pm

Make CT Your Homepage

Imprisonment

Kelli Rai Stapleton

‘Legally Insane’ Michigan Mom Receives 10 to 22 Years Imprisonment after Attempting a Murder-Suicide with Autistic Daughter

A mother who admitted to abusing her autistic daughter was sentenced to spend 10 to 22 years in prison on Wednesday in what was described as a failed murder-suicide attempt.

Gao Zhisheng

Human Rights Lawyer Freed In China

Chinese authorities released a well-known human rights lawyer on Thursday after three years in prison.

Liu Hu

Incarcerated Reporter Released After Year Detainment

Incarcerated Chinese reporter Liu Hu was released on bail this Sunday after a year in detention on defamation charges, Reporters Without Borders said. Liu was arrested on Aug. 24, 2013 for urging authorities to investigate deputy director of the Chongqing State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Ma Zhengqi, concerning job "negligence", and put into Beijing's No. 1 Detention Center.

Apostasy

Sudanese Christian Woman's Death Sentence Not Yet Final

After being criticized for sentencing a Christian woman to death for refusing to convert to Islam, the Sudanese government defended its verdict and said the decision is only preliminary.

Real Time Analytics