China
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- communist state
- CONSTITUTION
- December 4, 1982, amended several times, last in 2004.
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law, of Soviet derivation and derived from the legal principles of the continental civil code
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National People's Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme People's Court, judges appointed by the National People's Congress; local people's courts and special people's courts
RELIGIONS
Buddhists 18.2%, Christians 5.1%, Muslims 1.8%, others 0.7%, unspecified 52.2%
From the country
- FEBRUARY 11, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has executed 81 Tibetan political prisoners in...
China has executed 81 Tibetan political prisoners in the past 16 years and another 208 Tibetans are in detention awaiting the same fate, a human rights group said
- FEBRUARY 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A blind, bedridden widow is taking on the might of...
A blind, bedridden widow is taking on the might of the Chinese Government in an effort to halt "executions on demand"
- FEBRUARY 6, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Slovenian Ministry for Foreign Affairs joined the...
The Slovenian Ministry for Foreign Affairs joined the expressions of deep regret addressed at China upon the execution of the former Tibetan monk Lobsang Dhondup which took place despite appeals of the international community
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Tibetans in the Indian capital New Delhi staged a protest...
Tibetans in the Indian capital New Delhi staged a protest against the execution of a Tibetan separatist by China, witnesses said
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Relatives of two Tibetans, one executed and another...
Relatives of two Tibetans, one executed and another jailed for alleged roles in a series of bombings in western China, say the Chinese government banned them from talking about the case in public, the US-based Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported
- JANUARY 31, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Tibetan activists questioned holding the 2008 Olympic...
Tibetan activists questioned holding the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing after Tibetan Lobsang Dhondup was executed over a series of bombings
- JANUARY 31, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Tibetan protestors, who were arrested on January 30...
Tibetan protestors, who were arrested on January 30 in New Delhi while holding a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy against the execution of Tibetan monk Lobsang Dhondup [on January 26 in China], went on a hunger strike inside Tihar jail, the Tibet
- JANUARY 31, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In a letter to Chinese Peoples' Assembly head Li Peng,...
In a letter to Chinese Peoples' Assembly head Li Peng, Parliamentary Speaker of Poland Marek Borowski appealed to China to halt the execution of Tenzin Delk, one of two Tibetan monks sentenced to die for plotting bomb attacks in protest against Chinese ru
- JANUARY 31, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Five men were sentenced to death for kidnapping and...
Five men were sentenced to death for kidnapping and murdering a 13-year-old girl in Henan province
- JANUARY 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Poland condemned the execution of a Tibetan convicted...
Poland condemned the execution of a Tibetan convicted of a series of bomb blasts
- JANUARY 30, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In a resolution the European Parliament called for...
In a resolution the European Parliament called for the United States, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Congo and others to introduce a moratorium on executions "with a view to completely abolishing the death penalty
- JANUARY 28, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chinese government defended its execution of a...
The Chinese government defended its execution of a Tibetan convicted of a series of bomb blasts and its rejection of the appeal of a monk sentenced to death in connection with the same case