imprisoned for selling books

Read (or listen to) coverage by Sveriges Radio (in Swedish) here.

Swedish journalist and activist Kurdo Baksi, Kaunitz-Olsson, the Gothenburg Book Fair, The Swedish Union of Journalists, the Publicists’ Club, RSF Sweden, the Swedish Publishers’ Association, Swedish PEN, and the Swedish Writers’ Union organised a Kulturafton – a ‘culture evening’ in support of Gui Minhai in Stockholm on the 16th of October. The event included readings of Gui’s poetry and writing of letters to Gui in prison.

Members of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China raised concerns over Gui Minhai’s case in the first EU-China Inter-Parliamentary Meeting since 2018. Read statement by the bureau of the delegation here.

90 NGOs issued a joint statement calling for the release of Gui Minhai, for him to be granted consular support and unhindered access to communication with his daughter. The statement also called for the Swedish government, the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Commission, and EU Member States to publicly and in bilateral meetings urge the Chinese regime to immediately release Gui. Read press statement by RSF here, and the full statement here.

Amnesty International also released a statement calling for Gui’s release, here.

Ahead of the tenth anniversary of Gui Minhai’s imprisonment, Chinese Human Rights Defenders has released a statement calling for the Swedish government to “urgently impose a higher price on Beijing to secure his immediate release”. Read the statement here.

A resolution in European Parliament to demand the release of Gui Minhai as the tenth anniversary of his imprisonment approaches was passed with 546 votes in favour on the 9th of October. Read the resolution here.

Swedish MEP Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) has proposed a resolution for European Parliament to call for the immediate and unconditional release of Gui Minhai, and has requested that the Parliament submits a formal request for Sjöstedt to be allowed to visit Gui in prison. Coverage and interview with Sjöstedt (in Swedish) by Swedish TV4 here.

17 NGOs, including Amnesty International, FORUM-ASIA, Chinese Human Rights Defenders, and Christian Solidarity Worldwide released a joint letter on the 15th of July 2025 ahead of the EU-China Summit calling on the EU to demand the immediate and unconditional release of Gui Minhai and others. Read the letter here.

On the 22nd of July, Reporters Without Borders issued a press release urging the EU to demand Gui’s release. Read the press release here.

At its 40th Human Rights Dialogue with China in Brussels on the 13th of June, the EU called for the immediate release of, as well as improved treatment and conditions for, Gui Minhai and others. Read the statement by the European External Action Services here.

On International Human Rights Day, the EU Delegation in China called for the immediate and unconditional release of Gui Minhai, and for his rights to consular access to be respected. It also called for the immediate and unconditional release of other political prisoners in China like Gulshan Abbas, Anya Sengdra, Ekpar Asat, Chadrel Rinpoche, Chen Pinlin, Chen Yunfei, Rahile Dawut, Ding Jiaxi, Ding Yuande, Gao Zhisheng, Go Sherab Gyatso, Golog Palden, He Fangmei, Huang Qi, Huang Xueqin, Hushtar Isa, Yalkun Isa, Ji Xiaolong, Li Yanhe, Peng Lifa, Qin Yongmin, Ruan Xiaohuan, Semkyi Dolma, Tashi Dorje, Tashpolat Tiyip, Ilham Tohti, Wang Bingzhang, Wang Jianbing, Wang Yi, Kamile Wayit, Xu Na, Xu Qin, Xu Zhiyong, Yang Maodong, Yu Wensheng, Zhang Chunlei, Zhang Zhan, and Yang Hengjun. Read the EU Delegation’s statement here.

The Swedish Publishers’ Association organised a “digital demonstration” in collaboration with artist Martin Ander, see coverage in Aftonbladet here.

See coverage of the anniversary in Sveriges Radio here, and in Expressen here. Read statement by Amnesty Sweden here.

At the 39th EU-China Human Rights Dialogue in Chongqing, the EU called for the immediate release of Gui Minhai along with others unlawfully detained in China, including Ilham Tohti, Go Sherab Gyatso, Xu Na, Wang Yi, Yu Wensheng, Zhang Zhan, and Li Qiaochu. Read the EEAS statement here.