China Human Rights Biweekly

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]