FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, CHINESE INTERNET USERS HAVE FACED THE WORLD’S WORST INTERNET FREEDOM ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE FACE SEVERE LEGAL AND LEGAL PENALTIES FOR ONLINE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SHARING NEW REPORTS, DISCUSSING RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY AND OTHERS ABROAD. HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS AND JOURNALISTS ARE OFTEN CONDEMNED TO CHANGE PRISON FOR THEIR ONLINE ACTIVITIES. THE AUTHORITIES HAVE IMMENSE POWER TO CHILL AND MANIPULATE ONLINE CONTENT. [CDT] HOUSE OF FREEDOM: WORLD INTERNET FREEDOM HAS BEEN DECLINING FOR 16 CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AND CHINA RANKS AMONG THE “LESS FREE” COUNTRIES

FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, CHINESE INTERNET USERS HAVE FACED THE WORLD’S WORST INTERNET FREEDOM ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE FACE SEVERE LEGAL AND LEGAL PENALTIES FOR ONLINE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SHARING NEW REPORTS, DISCUSSING RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY AND OTHERS ABROAD. HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS AND JOURNALISTS ARE OFTEN CONDEMNED TO CHANGE PRISON FOR THEIR ONLINE ACTIVITIES. THE AUTHORITIES HAVE IMMENSE POWER TO CHILL AND MANIPULATE ONLINE CONTENT. [CDT] HOUSE OF FREEDOM: WORLD INTERNET FREEDOM HAS BEEN DECLINING FOR 16 CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AND CHINA RANKS AMONG THE “LESS FREE” COUNTRIES