「重庆奉节数百尘肺矿工集体维权，要求当局兑现救治政策（2026.08.25—09.08）」8月25日至9月8日，数百名尘肺病矿工持续集体维权，多次前往重庆市奉节县人力资源和社会保障局，要求当地政府兑现政策，提供相应的医疗救治与兜底保障。据工人介绍，他们曾在奉节县、巫溪县境内的煤矿从事井下作业，因长期暴露于煤尘、矽尘环境而罹患尘肺病。2005年至2021年期间，因矿难频发以及污染等原因，奉节县、巫溪县陆续关停了境内所有煤矿。2022年，奉节县卫生健康委员会等多部门曾联合印发了《奉节县关闭煤矿工人离岗后诊断为尘肺病患者救治救助实施方案》（文件号：奉节卫发〔2022〕141号），旨在为煤矿关闭后才确诊尘肺病的工人提供专项生活补助、就业困难补助及兜底性医疗救治。然而，工人表示，相关政策并未得到全面落实。

Hundreds of pneumoconiosis miners in Fengjie, Chongqing, stage collective protests demanding promised medical relief (2026.08.25–09.08)

From August 25 to September 8, hundreds of miners suffering from pneumoconiosis staged repeated collective protests, going to the Fengjie County Human Resources and Social Security Bureau in Chongqing multiple times to demand that the local government honor its policy commitments and provide medical treatment and basic livelihood support. According to the workers, they had worked underground in coal mines in Fengjie and Wuxi counties and developed pneumoconiosis from prolonged exposure to coal and silica dust. Between 2005 and 2021, Fengjie and Wuxi shut down all coal mines within their borders, citing frequent mining accidents and pollution. In 2022, the Fengjie County Health Commission and several other departments jointly issued the “Fengjie County Implementation Plan for the Treatment and Relief of Closed-Mine Workers Diagnosed with Pneumoconiosis After Leaving Their Posts” (Document No. Fengjie Weifa [2022] 141), intended to provide dedicated living allowances, employment-hardship subsidies, and basic medical care to workers diagnosed only after the mines had closed. The workers say, however, that the policy has never been fully implemented.

「南京城北万象汇讨薪工人高空张贴标语（2026.09.09）」9月9日，江苏南京城北万象汇，讨薪的工人把写有“还我工钱，还我血汗钱”的标语贴到了万象汇外墙巨型logo到上方。

“Workers Seeking Unpaid Wages Post Banner High on Nanjing Chengbei MixC Mall (2026.09.09)”

On September 9, workers seeking unpaid wages posted a banner reading, “Pay us what we are owed! Give us back our hard-earned money!” above the giant MixC logo on the exterior wall of Nanjing Chengbei MixC Mall in Jiangsu Province.

「重庆酉阳学生疑遭霸凌致死，学校拒绝提供监控（2026.08.31–09.09）」8月31日，重庆市酉阳第一中学校新生冉思旗在入学报到后的第二天，被发现倒在校内厕所附近，随后确认死亡。据家属透露，冉思旗失联后，校方以”监控正在维修”为由，拒绝向家属提供相关影像；冉思旗被发现后，校方又在未经家属同意的情况下将遗体送往殡仪馆，家属要求查看遗体时也一度遭拒。冉思旗母亲称，家属查看遗体时发现其左手骨折，身上多处有伤口、抓痕和淤青，脸上还有两处约拇指大小的伤痕，因此怀疑冉思旗生前遭受过校园霸凌。据家属转述，尸检人员曾提到冉思旗可能系坠楼死亡，但同时表示尚无充分把握。截至9月9日，校方仍未就冉思旗从失联到死亡的完整经过、监控缺失、遗体伤痕以及擅自转移遗体等问题，作出令人信服的解释。

9月3日，安徽省安庆市太湖县徐桥初中也发生一起学生在校内突然死亡的事件。据死者家属透露，事发后校方同样拒绝提供监控。

Chongqing student dies after suspected bullying; school refuses to release surveillance footage (2026.08.31–09.09)

On August 31, Ran Siqi, a new student at Youyang No. 1 Middle School in Chongqing, was found collapsed near a school restroom on the second day after enrolling and was later confirmed dead. According to his family, after Ran went missing, the school refused to show them the relevant footage, claiming the surveillance system was “under repair.” After his body was found, the school sent it to a funeral home without the family’s consent, and initially refused when the family asked to view it. Ran’s mother said that when the family finally saw the body, his left hand was broken and he had multiple wounds, scratches, and bruises, along with two thumb-sized marks on his face, leading them to suspect he had been bullied at school. The family also said autopsy personnel mentioned that Ran might have died from a fall, but added that they could not say so with confidence. As of September 9, the school had yet to offer a convincing explanation for the full sequence of events from Ran’s disappearance to his death, the missing footage, the injuries on his body, or the unauthorized transfer of his remains.

On September 3, another student died suddenly on campus at Xuqiao Middle School in Taihu County, Anqing, Anhui. According to the student’s family, the school likewise refused to provide surveillance footage.

Note: the Chinese text doesn’t specify Ran Siqi’s gender; I’ve used “he/his” based on the name. Change to “she/her” if that’s incorrect.

「北京女子被拐26年终回家，遭长期摧残已面目全非（2026.09.08）」9月8日，在山东菏泽曹县生活了二十多年的北京女子孙美华，终于在当地网友“初心”等人的帮助下找到亲人，并由家属接回北京。然而，阔别26年，一切早已物是人非：父母相继去世，家中只剩下年逾七旬的哥哥和一名定居美国的姐姐；曾经年轻漂亮的美华，也因长期遭受摧残而身心俱创，与年轻时判若两人。

今年58岁的美华是土生土长的北京人，年轻时会跳交谊舞和芭蕾舞，能说一口流利的英语。26年前，32岁的美华与家人失去联系，后来出现在曹县，与一名被称为“龙叔”的年长男子共同生活。其间，她精神失常，生活自理能力也受到严重影响。

据网友透露：“刚开始来的时候她很白、很美，老头自己糟蹋，然后利用她挣钱，折磨得大小便失禁，后来就疯了，不疯可能活不下去。”

细思极恐的是，与“龙叔”共同生活并同样出现精神异常的，还有另一名女子“霞”。不久前，“霞”也在“初心”的帮助下找到了自己的家人。

目前，美华和“霞”当年究竟如何来到曹县、如何被“龙叔”所谓“捡到”、其间经历了什么，仍然是谜。

Beijing woman returns home after 26 years of trafficking, left unrecognizable by years of abuse (2026.09.08)

On September 8, Sun Meihua, a Beijing woman who had lived for more than two decades in Cao County, Heze, Shandong, finally located her family with the help of local netizen “Chuxin” and others, and her relatives brought her back to Beijing. After 26 years apart, however, little remains of the life she left: her parents have both died, and only her brother, now in his seventies, and a sister living in the United States are left. Once young and beautiful, Meihua has been so broken in body and mind by years of abuse that she bears little resemblance to her former self.

Now 58, Meihua was born and raised in Beijing. In her youth she danced ballroom and ballet and spoke fluent English. Twenty-six years ago, at age 32, she lost contact with her family and later surfaced in Cao County, living with an elderly man known as “Uncle Long.” During that time she suffered a mental breakdown and lost much of her ability to care for herself.

According to one netizen: “When she first arrived she was very fair-skinned and very beautiful. The old man abused her himself, then used her to make money. He tormented her until she became incontinent, and then she lost her mind. If she hadn’t, she probably couldn’t have survived.”

The more one thinks about it, the more disturbing it becomes: Meihua was not the only woman living with “Uncle Long” who developed a mental disorder. Another, known as “Xia,” was also reunited with her family not long ago with Chuxin’s help.

How Meihua and Xia came to Cao County, how “Uncle Long” supposedly “picked them up,” and what they endured in the years since remain unanswered questions.

「于朦胧坠亡一周年前夕，多地支持者举旗要求彻查死因（2026.09.04—07）」9月4日至7日，在于朦胧坠亡一周年前夕，多地支持者先后在山东泰山景区、青海三江源地区等地展示印有于朦胧照片及相关文字的旗帜和横幅，公开表达声援，要求有关部门彻查其死亡真相。2025年9月11日，中国演员于朦胧在北京市朝阳区阳光上东小区18号楼坠楼身亡，终年37岁。事后，北京市公安局朝阳分局将其死亡定性为“饮酒后意外坠楼”。由于当局始终未公布完整的事发时间线、现场监控、法医检验结果以及事发前聚会人员等关键信息，且持续删除相关讨论，抓捕质疑网友，导致外界的疑虑进一步加深。众多支持者至今不接受官方结论，要求对其死因展开公开、独立和透明的调查。

“Ahead of First Anniversary of Yu Menglong’s Fatal Fall, Supporters Across China Display Flags and Demand Full Investigation (September 4–7, 2026)”

From September 4 to 7, ahead of the first anniversary of Yu Menglong’s fatal fall, supporters in several locations—including the Mount Tai Scenic Area in Shandong Province and the Sanjiangyuan region of Qinghai Province—displayed flags and banners bearing his photograph and related messages. They publicly expressed their support and demanded that the authorities thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.

On September 11, 2025, Chinese actor Yu Menglong fell to his death from Building 18 of the Yangguang Shangdong residential compound in Beijing’s Chaoyang District. He was 37 years old. The Chaoyang Branch of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau subsequently classified his death as an “accidental fall after drinking.”

However, the authorities have never released key information, including a complete timeline of the incident, surveillance footage, forensic examination results, or the identities of those who attended the gathering before his death. Their continued censorship of related discussions and detention of netizens who questioned the official account have further deepened public suspicion. Many supporters still reject the official conclusion and are demanding an open, independent, and transparent investigation into his death.

「多名在京访民遭警察抓捕后移送截访人员（2026.09.07）」9月7日，多名访民被北京警察抓进东城区东交民巷派出所，等候各地截访人员将他们带走。过去，北京警察通常较少直接参与截访。但自今年7月旨在阻止访民进京的”信访新规”实施以来，类似情形已屡次出现。

Multiple Petitioners Detained in Beijing and Transferred to Local Interceptors (2026.09.07)

On September 7, multiple petitioners were detained by Beijing police at the Dongjiaominxiang Police Station in Dongcheng District, awaiting transfer to interceptors from their respective regions. Historically, Beijing police have rarely participated directly in the interception of petitioners. However, since the implementation of the “new petitioning regulations” this July—aimed at preventing petitioners from traveling to the capital—such incidents have occurred repeatedly.

「中共吉隆口岸救灾人员表演泥浆爬行（2026.08.27-09.05）」在西藏吉隆口岸的救灾行动中，中共救援队的实际搜救能力乏善可陈，煽情摆拍却花样百出，并向外界展示了不少匪夷所思的”救援方式”。近日网络流传的一段视频显示，一名救援人员在一片空旷的泥浆中艰难爬行，拍摄者声称泥浆太深，一旦站立即会陷至腰部。然而，视频中的爬行既看不出明确的救援目标，也未见需要营救的受困人员。这种表演式救灾的目的并非救人，而是制造煽情画面，在局域网内收割廉价的感动。

“CCP Rescue Worker Stages Mud-Crawling Performance at Gyirong Port (August 27–September 5, 2026)”

During the disaster response at Gyirong Port in Tibet, the CCP’s rescue teams have had little to show in terms of actual search-and-rescue results, yet they have produced an endless variety of staged, emotionally manipulative footage, showcasing a number of bewildering “rescue methods.”

A video circulating online recently shows a rescue worker struggling to crawl through an open expanse of mud. The person filming claims that the mud is so deep that anyone attempting to stand would sink up to their waist.

However, the worker’s crawling appears to have no clear rescue objective, and no trapped person can be seen awaiting assistance. The purpose of this performative disaster response is not to save lives, but to create emotionally charged footage and harvest cheap sentiment on China’s tightly controlled internet.

「深圳男子地铁演讲为劳动者发声，遭乘客嘲笑（2026.09.05）」9月5日，广东深圳，一名男子在行驶中的地铁车厢内公开演讲，为普通劳动者发声。他批评日复一日的机械劳动、职场内卷和过度加班，导致劳动者逐渐陷入疲惫、麻木和被动的“劳动异化”状态。演讲期间，部分乘客发笑。男子随即回应：“我在为我们打工人发声，你们竟然嘲笑我。”据悉，该男子网名为“小刘同志”，此前已先后在广东、广西、河南、山西等地的街头及公共场所发表过多次类似演讲。

“Shenzhen Man Speaks Up for Workers on Subway, Ridiculed by Passengers (September 5, 2026)”

On September 5, a man delivered a public speech aboard a moving subway train in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, speaking up for ordinary workers. He criticized the mechanical repetition of daily work, cutthroat workplace competition, and excessive overtime, arguing that these conditions have left workers exhausted, numb, and passive—a state known as “alienated labor.”

During his speech, some passengers laughed at him. He responded, “I’m speaking up for us workers, and yet you’re laughing at me.”

The man reportedly uses the online alias “Comrade Xiao Liu.” He has previously delivered similar speeches on streets and in public places across Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Shanxi, and other regions.

「安徽工人连续4天上12小时班后猝死，工厂拒绝担责（2026.09.05）」9月5日，安徽滁州全椒南大光电半导体材料有限公司门外，一对老年夫妇在厂区门口抗议，要求公司为其儿子的死亡承担责任。据家属透露，死者是一名33岁的工人，在连续上了四个12小时的班后，于下班途中突然失去意识，倒地身亡。事发后，南大光电以“事件发生在公司区域外”为由，拒绝承担任何责任与赔偿。

“Anhui Worker Dies Suddenly After Working Four Consecutive 12-Hour Shifts; Factory Denies Responsibility (September 5, 2026)”

On September 5, an elderly couple protested outside the gates of Nata Opto-Electronic Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd. in Quanjiao County, Chuzhou, Anhui Province, demanding that the company take responsibility for their son’s death.

According to the family, the deceased was a 33-year-old worker who suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed on his way home after working four consecutive 12-hour shifts. The family said that Nata refused to accept any responsibility or provide compensation, arguing that the incident occurred outside the company’s premises.