China Human Rights Biweekly


The China Human Rights Biweekly, also known as Zhongguo Renquan Shuangzhoukan or Chinese Human Rights Biweekly or China's Human Rights Biweekly, generally known as Human Rights in China Biweekly, abbreviated as HRIC Biweekly, is a United States-based Chinese online magazine founded and owned by the non-governmental organization "Human [Rights in China (organization)|Human Rights in China]". It was officially inaugurated on 1 June 2009. As of January 30, 2020, the magazine will no longer been updated.
Human Rights in China Biweekly is a newsletter of news and opinions that are banned and censored in the mainland China. Since its founding, the magazine has been repeatedly paralysed by cyberattacks made by hackers from mainland China. The mission of the HRIC Biweekly is to "advocate for the progress of human rights in China". The journal is one of the main platforms for overseas Chinese liberal intellectuals to speak out and is also the mainstream media of the overseas pro-democracy movement.

History

The first issue of Human Rights in China Biweekly was published on 1 June 2009, as a result of the merger of the former monthly magazine Human Beings and Human Rights and the weekly magazine Huaxia Electronics Post.

No longer updated

As of November 29, 2020, the website of Human Rights in China Biweekly is still accessible, but the magazine is no longer updated.