Finally, after all the stories of police brutality and mysterious jail deaths, China's highest court has published details of a regulation banning confessions obtained through torture. The rules will go into effect on July 1. more ›

Appalled by the Chinese authorities' torture of Zhao Zuohai, China Daily has this week advocated measures of 'policing the police'. more ›

Here's an incredulous real-life story that will likely make you go "WTF!?!" long after reading it: more ›

The Ministry of Public Security has started a three-month campaign against prisoner abuse, after numerous suspicious deaths of suspects and prisoners within police custody in recent months - including the death of 19-year-old Xu Gengrong, who had been in detention for eight days on suspicion of murdering his former girlfriend. more ›

It's that time of the year again — temperatures are creeping up, and we spotted our first shirtless market stall holder at the weekend; summer is just around the corner. more ›

WARNING: GORY IMAGES This video clip is circulating big time on the Chinese internet right now, and has received over 470,000 hits and 5,000 comments on Youku within less than a day. And it is just plain disgusting. A security guard at Wenzhou University beats a helpless dog to death as students videotape from above. From the sounds of the students yelling out to the security guard, we imagine they are at a student dormitory.... more ›