China's Repression Deepens in 2025, HRW Report Reveals Widespread Crackdown

• Human Rights Watch's World Report 2026 details intensified repression in China during 2025 under President Xi Jinping, tightening ideological control and curbing fundamental freedoms.
• Communities with distinct religious, ethnic, or cultural identities, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, and unofficial Christian churches, faced severe rights violations.
• Repression in Hong Kong escalated rapidly, with the last active pro-democracy party disbanding and the National Security Law used to prosecute family members of overseas activists.
• The report highlights an intensified campaign to "sinicize" religions, leading to crackdowns on Protestant house churches and arrests of members.
• HRW urged China to end abuses in Xinjiang, repeal Hong Kong's national security laws, grant access to independent observers, and release detained human rights defenders.