New York, Sept. 18 -- Human Rights in China (HRIC) has issued its latest weekly brief, warning of growing repression inside the country, tightening legal controls, and the spread of Beijing's surveillance model abroad.

The group's main concern is the detention of well-known rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong, who has long defended Tibetans, Falun Gong practitioners, and HIV/AIDS victims. Jiang was reportedly seized in Changsha on September 16 by unidentified men while meeting the family of a political prisoner. His current whereabouts remain unknown. HRIC expressed grave concern for his safety, noting Jiang's history of harassment, torture, and strict state surveillance.

The brief also referred to a massive leak of documents from Chinese surv...