China Hope
Real hope comes from everyone’s insistence on freedom, dignity, rule of law and peace.
The China we look forward to
Public information on overseas democratic movements and human rights
June Fourth Memory and Human Rights Museum
Preserve the figures, events, images and oral materials of the 1989 Democratic Movement, and provide the public with historical access in Chinese and English.
Visit the library → humanitarian aidHumanitarian China
Focus on people imprisoned or persecuted for democracy, human rights, labour, human rights lawyers and citizen actions, and provide information on humanitarian aid.
Learn about the rescue efforts → Human Rights and Civil SocietyHuman Rights in China HRIC
Founded in 1989 by overseas Chinese students and scholars, it focuses on domestic civil society, international human rights mechanisms and important cases.
View public information → Monitoring and legal assistanceChinese Human Rights Defender CHRD
Promote democracy and rule of law reform through peaceful means, and publish human rights monitoring, emergency cases, research reports and action tools.
View report → Freelance writingindependent chinese pen association
Maintain the freedom of writing, expression and publishing, and support authors who insist on independent expression in difficult circumstances through means such as the Freedom Writing Award.
Read the Articles of Organization → citizen actioncitizen power
It advocates the use of truth, understanding, citizen power and cooperative action to promote China’s peaceful movement towards democracy, and publishes special research and policy materials.
Visit public projects → international observationFreedom House: China Information
Provides an annual look at political rights, civil liberties, online censorship, religion and associational space that can be used for international comparison.
View country information → Security and cross-border oppressionCECC Cross-Border Oppression Report
It is suitable as safety education material to sort out the harassment, threats, surveillance and legal pressure faced by overseas critics, exile communities and human rights activists.
Read the research report →Several directions for the public work of the overseas democracy movement
save history
Prevent important public memories from being erased or forgotten through archives, oral narratives, images and commemorations.
Support the persecuted
Track political prisoners and human rights cases and provide humanitarian, legal and international advocacy support to families, lawyers and activists.
insist on free expression
Support independent publishing, journalism, literature, research and cross-language communication so that different opinions can be preserved and discussed.
Promote peaceful transformation
Study democratic systems, rule of law construction, civic education and non-violent actions to accumulate experience for future social transformation.
Pay attention to overseas security
Public activities should follow the principle of data minimization and avoid publishing private addresses, unpublished contact information and sensitive identities of members; preserve evidence and contact local law enforcement agencies when encountering threats.
Let hope become an action you can participate in
“China Hope” welcomes articles on democratic transition, civic education, youth voices, local practices, cultural reconstruction and international experience. We also welcome contributions of people, stories, archives and public initiatives worth documenting.
Submissions can be in Chinese or English. The editorial team will check sources before publishing and respect author attribution and security requirements.