China Human Rights Briefing March 23-30, 2010

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China Human Rights Briefing

March 23-30, 2010

Highlights

CHRD Website Hacked on Heels of Google, Go Daddy Statements: CHRD’s Chinese-language website, www.crd-net.org, was targeted for the second time this year by a series of directed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. These attacks, which began on March 25, have crippled the site for more than five days and are the most serious attack the site has faced in its history. CHRD’s website, managed by human rights activists in China, is hosted outside the country by Go Daddy, a US-based company. Just one day before the site was attacked, Go Daddy’s executive vice president and general counsel Christine N. Jones stated that the company would discontinue registering new Chinese (.cn) domain names after the government imposed new guidelines last December requiring detailed identification from individuals before registering.
Tax Officials Launch Surprise Investigation into Beijing NGO Aizhixing: On the morning of March 25, officials from the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau arrived at the offices of Aizhixing, a prominent Beijing-based HIV/AIDS organization, to conduct an unscheduled investigation into the organization’s 2008-2009 tax records. Because the directors of Aizhixing were out of the office, the investigation has yet to take place. The investigation brings to mind the experience of the Open Constitution Initiative (Gongmeng) which was targeted via tax regulations by authorities seeking to close it down for its involvement with a number of sensitive cases in recent years. Gongmeng was fined RMB 1.42 million for “tax evasion” before being officially banned last summer.
Founder of Children’s’ Rights Website Tried: On March 30, Beijing activist Zhao Lianhai (赵连海) was tried in closed court on the charge of “creating a disturbance.” The trial concluded without a verdict. Zhao is the founder of Kidney Stone Babies (结石宝宝), a website dedicated to advocating for families whose children became ill after drinking tainted milk. He has been in detention since November 2009.

Contents

Freedom of Expression. 3

Attack on CHRD’s Website Worst in Its History. 3
State Council Information Office Regulations Limit Coverage of Google’s Search Engine Decision. 3
Guangdong Activist Xiao Qingshan Seized Following Protest. 3

Freedom of Association. 4

Police in Beijing Continue Crackdown on Volunteer Group Sunshine Charity. 4
Tax Bureau Launches New Investigation into HIV/AIDS NGO Aizhixing’s Finances

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Freedom of Assembly. 4

Guangxi Petitioners Beaten, Detained Following Protests. 4
Beijing Dissident Li Jinping Seized for Attempting to Apply to Protest. 4
Sichuan Villagers Detained Following Protest over Forced Evictions. 5

Arbitrary Detention. 5

Zhao Lianhai, Advocate for Victims of Contaminated Milk, Tried in Closed Court; No Verdict Issued. 5
Wuhan Petitioner Detained in Psychiatric Hospital 5
Detained Sichuan Protestors to Be Tried in Early April 6
Hundreds of Shanghai Petitioners Detained in Beijing. 6
Petitioner-Activist Shen Peilan Administratively Detained, Allegedly Beaten in Shanghai 6
Heilongjiang Court Continues To Delay Appeal by Imprisoned Activist Yuan Xianchen. 7

Torture or Other Cruel, Inhumane, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 7

Detained Shanghai Activist Denied Family Visits. 7

Harassment of Activists. 7

Beijing Activist Qi Zhiyong Prevented from Meeting with German Journalist. 7
Beijing Officials Force Anhui Law Firm out of Chongwen District Office. 8
Police in Shanghai Place Activists Jin Yuehua and Shen Peilan under “Soft Detention”. 8

Citizens’ Actions. 8

Supporters Gather at Google Headquarters in Beijing to Commemorate Historic Decision. 8
Environmental NGO Friends of Nature Issues Annual Report, Cites “Insufficient” Efforts. 9
Public Letter Calls on Citizens to Address Widespread Trafficking of Uighur Children. 9

Freedom of Expression

Attack on CHRD’s Website Worst in Its History

CHRD’s Chinese-language website, www.crd-net.org, was hit by a series of malicious attacks beginning March 25 and has been inaccessible for more than five days. As previously reported, hackers directed distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks at servers hosting CHRD’s website. The source of the attacks has yet to be determined. For more information, please see our recent press release, available here. While the website remains down, CHRD will be uploading news items to Boxun’s website (http://peacehall.com); links included in this edition of CHRB will direct readers to that site.

State Council Information Office Regulations Limit Coverage of Google’s Search Engine Decision

On March 28, CHRD obtained a copy of a notice issued by the Internet Affairs Bureau of the State Council Information Office directing website managers to restrict coverage and discussions of Google’s decision to stop filtering results on their Chinese-language search engine. Along with standard instructions, such as “only use Central Government main media (website) content” and “do not conduct related investigative reporting,” managers were also told to ban “discussions on the Google topic” and warned not to “participate in and report Google’s information/press releases.” (CHRD)[i]

Guangdong Activist Xiao Qingshan Seized Following Protest

Guangdong labor rights activist Xiao Qingshan (肖青山) staged a one-man protest outside of the Guangdong Province High People’s Court in Guangzhou on March 30. Xiao was protesting against court decisions he believed protected corrupt officials. When officials at the court did not emerge, Xiao took his protest to the offices of the Southern Newspapers Group. After approximately half an hour of protesting on the street, two police officers forced Xiao into a police vehicle and took him away. At the time of writing, Xiao remained in police custody. (CHRD)[ii]

Freedom of Association

Police in Beijing Continue Crackdown on Volunteer Group Sunshine Charity

Following a large-scale crackdown during the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress on Beijing’s Sunshine Charity, a group dedicated to supporting petitioners, police in the capital have continued to detain and harass activists associated with the group. Organizer Liu Anjun (刘安军), who was taken away for nearly three weeks of “forced tourism” during the NPC meetings, has been missing for four days since disappearing on March 26. On March 30, CHRD learned that Han Hongbu (韩洪布), a Sunshine Charity volunteer, was kidnapped by unidentified individuals while preparing to distribute blankets to homeless petitioners outside of the South Train Station. Han’s current whereabouts are unknown. CHRD will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available. (CHRD)[iii]

Tax Bureau Launches New Investigation into HIV/AIDS NGO Aizhixing’s Finances

On the morning of March 25, officials from the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau arrived at the offices of Aizhixing, a prominent Beijing-based HIV/AIDS organization, to conduct an unscheduled investigation into the organization’s 2008-2009 tax records. However, since neither director Wan Yanhai (万延海) nor the organization’s financial manager were in the office, the officials did not carry out their investigation, instead leaving directions to contact them within two business days. Staff members in the office when the officials arrived were not given a detailed explanation about the nature of the tax investigation. The Local Taxation Bureau investigated the organization on one previous occasion, in September 2008, but did not uncover any problems with Aizhixing’s record-keeping. (CHRD)[iv]

Freedom of Assembly

Guangxi Petitioners Beaten, Detained Following Protests

Beginning March 22, a group of Guangxi petitioners staged a series of protests lasting thirty hours outside the City Government, Letters and Visits, People’s Congress, and Provincial Government Offices in Nanning. The protestors demanded to meet with the Party Secretary and the mayor of the city to discuss rights violations directed against petitioners. Police repeatedly interrupted the protests, and finally dispersed the protestors, injuring more than 10 and seizing an unknown number in the process. At the time of writing, two petitioners remained in detention. Approximately sixty petitioners took part in the protests, and a crowd estimated at 200 people gathered to observe before the protestors were dispersed. (CHRD)[v]

Beijing Dissident Li Jinping Seized for Attempting to Apply to Protest

On March 23, Beijing dissident Li Jinping (李金平) was kidnapped by police while attempting to file an application to hold a protest. According to Beijing activist Qi Zhiyong (齐志勇), Qi and Li had discussed holding a demonstration on Qingming Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday to remember and honor the dead. The demonstration is to commemorate those who died during the Tiananmen Massacre and the fifth anniversary of the death of Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳), a former CCP General Secretary known for his sympathy with demonstrators during the 1989 Tiananmen protests. However, when Li arrived at the Public Order Corps of the Beijing Public Security Bureau to file an application for the protest, he was barred from entering and seized by police. At the time of writing, his whereabouts remain unknown. (CHRD)[vi]

Sichuan Villagers Detained Following Protest over Forced Evictions

A protest over forced evictions in Chengdu, Sichuan ended with a number of detentions on March 23. Approximately 3,000 residents of villages in Jinniu District, Chengdu were victims of what they claim to be illegal forced evictions in 2004, and have been petitioning about unsafe and substandard government-issued replacement housing for the past six years. During that time, they have been repeatedly subjected to threats and physical violence from unidentified individuals; the protest on the morning of March 23 began with eight villagers, including Zhang Qun (张群) and his wife, calling on police to increase their efforts to ensure the safety of these displaced villagers. However, police seized Zhang and his wife, leading to a larger protest as more villagers gathered outside of the Jinquan Police Station in Jinniu District. In the end, a number of other protestors were seized; one eyewitness estimated that more than 10 villagers were taken into custody. At least two were released by the evening of March 23, though the fate of the others remains unclear at the time of writing. (CHRD)[vii]

Arbitrary Detention

Zhao Lianhai, Advocate for Victims of Contaminated Milk, Tried in Closed Court; No Verdict Issued

On March 30, Beijing activist Zhao Lianhai (赵连海) was tried in closed court on the charge of “creating a disturbance.” Zhao, the founder of Kidney Stone Babies (结石宝宝), a website dedicated to advocating for families whose children became ill after drinking tainted milk, pleaded not guilty. The trial lasted approximately six hours and concluded around 2:30 pm without a verdict. Zhao’s lawyer, Peng Jian (彭剑), stated that Zhao appeared in court wearing leg shackles. Outside Beijing’s Daxing District Courthouse, where the trial was held, more than 30 supporters gathered alongside Zhao’s wife Li Xuemei (李雪梅). Between 30 and 40 police were present to monitor the crowd. (CHRD)[viii]

Wuhan Petitioner Detained in Psychiatric Hospital

CHRD has learned that officials in Wuhan, Hubei, illegally detained petitioner Liu Caixia (刘彩霞) in a psychiatric institution on March 29. Liu, a former accountant at Central China University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, lost her job after offending an official at the university. She was never given an explanation for the university’s decision, nor did she ever receive proper notice, and as a result traveled to Beijing on March 26 to petition about the situation. She was intercepted in the capital that night by officials from the Beijing Liaison Office of the Hongshan District Government and forcibly returned to Wuhan. She is currently detained in the Psychiatric Ward of the Huashan Town Health Clinic in Hongshan District. (CHRD)[ix]

Detained Sichuan Protestors to Be Tried in Early April

CHRD learned on March 26 that the case against 10 protestors and activists arrested following a February 2009 demonstration outside of the Chengdu Intermediate Court will be heard in early April. According to Zheng Jianwei (郑建伟), lawyer for one of the defendants, the Central District Court in Leshan City, Sichuan, informed him this past week that the trial would begin on April 7; officials also told Zheng that because the date was rapidly approaching, the court would not permit him to review trial documents ahead of the hearing. The ten defendants—Bao Junsheng (鲍俊生), Huang Xiaomin (黄晓敏), Xing Qingxian (幸清贤), Lu Dachun (陆大椿), Yan Wenhan (严文汉), Ceng Rongkang (曾荣康), Liu Jiwei (刘继伟), Zeng Li (曾理), Yang Jiurong (杨久荣), and Xu Chongli (徐崇丽)—have been charged with “assembling a crowd to disrupt social order” for chaining themselves together to protest what they believed to be unfair rulings handed down by the court over the years. They were originally scheduled to be tried in February 2010, but that trial was postponed because one judge was ill. (CHRD)[x]

Hundreds of Shanghai Petitioners Detained in Beijing

Interceptors and police in Beijing rounded up approximately 300 Shanghai petitioners in a series of raids on March 25 and 26 and forcibly returned some of them to Shanghai, CHRD has learned. At the time of writing, no information about the whereabouts of these petitioners is available, though fellow petitioners believe they may be subjected to detention in black jails or placed under “soft detention” at their homes in advance of the 2010 World Expo. At the time of writing, 160 Shanghai petitioners were reportedly being detained in a black jail near Beijing’s South Train Station. The majority of those detained in Beijing began petitioning after losing their homes or farmland to construction projects related to the World Expo. (CHRD)[xi]

Petitioner-Activist Shen Peilan Administratively Detained, Allegedly Beaten in Shanghai

CHRD learned on March 27 that Shanghai activist Shen Peilan (沈佩兰) has been placed under administrative detention in the Minhang District Detention House in Shanghai. According to a recently-released detainee, Shen has been severely beaten while detained. The former detainee stated that Shen is being administratively detained for 10 days, but her family has yet to receive any formal notice regarding her detention. Shen, who was placed under “soft detention” earlier this month (see below), was taken away from her home on March 24; it is believed that her detention is part of a wider crackdown on veteran petitioners ahead of the 2010 World Expo, which opens May 1 in Shanghai. (CHRD)[xii]

Heilongjiang Court Continues To Delay Appeal by Imprisoned Activist Yuan Xianchen

On March 25, CHRD spoke with the wife of imprisoned Heilongjiang human rights activist Yuan Xianchen (袁显臣), who stated that, more than a year after Yuan filed an appeal of his conviction for “inciting subversion of state power,” he has yet to be granted a second hearing. Yuan’s wife, along with lawyers Li Xiongbing (黎雄兵) and Li Fangping (李方平), have contacted the Heilongjiang High People’s Court on numerous occasions regarding Yuan’s appeal but have received no response. Yuan’s wife told CHRD that she is concerned Yuan, who remains detained in Jixi City Detention Center, may be ill in detention. Yuan, best known for providing legal aid to farmers, miners, and other impoverished or exploited citizens in Jixi City, was convicted of “inciting subversion” on March 4, 2009, and sentenced to four years in prison. (CHRD)[xiii]

Torture or Other Cruel, Inhumane, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Detained Shanghai Activist Denied Family Visits

CHRD learned on March 30 that relatives of Shanghai housing rights activist Tong Guojing (童国菁) have been barred from visiting him since he was detained on February 8. Officials decided to send Tong to 18 months of Re-education through Labor on February 13; however, according to his wife, he has yet to be sent to an RTL camp and instead remains in the Longwu Road Detention Center in Xuhui District, Shanghai, in violation of relevant regulations. His wife stated that family members have applied to visit Tong on multiple occasions, but their requests have been rejected each time. Tong, a veteran petitioner and advocate for other petitioners’ rights, was criminally detained for a month during the 2008 Olympics for applying to stage a protest in Beijing with other Shanghai petitioners, and recently briefly detained in December 2009 for shouting slogans in support of Liu Xioabo (刘晓波) outside of his trial in Beijing. (CHRD)[xiv]

Harassment of Activists

Beijing Activist Qi Zhiyong Prevented from Meeting with German Journalist

On the morning of March 25, National Security officers stopped Beijing activist Qi Zhiyong (齐志勇) at the gate of his residential compound as he walked his daughter to school. According to Qi, he had earlier planned a meeting with a Deutsche Presse Agentur journalist and fellow activists for the afternoon of the 25th, and the officers sought to prevent him from speaking with the journalist. Police remained outside of his home until 8 pm that evening. Qi, who lost a leg after being shot in the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations on June 4, 1989, was placed under “soft detention” during the annual meeting of the National People Congress earlier this month as well. (CHRD)[xv]

Beijing Officials Force Anhui Law Firm out of Chongwen District Office

CHRD learned on March 25 that Beijing’s Anhui Law Firm has been forced out of its offices in Chongwen District after officials from the Bureau of Justice and the Public Security Bureau pressured its landlord not to renew the firm’s lease. Lawyer Tang Jitian (唐吉田) described the move as the latest in a year-long effort by the authorities to retaliate against the Anhui Law Firm and put it out of business. The Bureau of Justice refused to pass the firm in the annual performance evaluation of the firm in May 2009. Most of the lawyers have since left the firm because it is not allowed to practice unless passed by the Bureau. Only three lawyers remain with the firm, out of an original staff of 25. Founded in 2007, the firm dedicated itself to defending sensitive clients in human rights cases, and, coupled with many lawyers’ active support for direct elections for the leadership of the Beijing Lawyers’ Association, has led Beijing judicial authorities to decide on shutting down the law firm. (CHRD)[xvi]

Police in Shanghai Place Activists Jin Yuehua and Shen Peilan under “Soft Detention”

Shanghai police placed petitioner-activists Jin Yuehua (金月花) and Shen Peilan (沈佩兰) under “soft detention” beginning March 23, CHRD has learned. In a conversation on March 24, Jin told CHRD that she was not being allowed to leave her home to visit a doctor for blood tests. The individuals guarding her home did not give her a reason for the measure, she added. Later that day, a group of Minhang District Government officials arrived at Shen’s home and attempted to take her away. While it was later reported that Shen had indeed been detained, CHRD was unable to independently verify this information, as phone calls to Shen and her husband could not be connected. The authorities’ latest actions against Jin and Shen are believed to be part of a wider crackdown on veteran petitioners ahead of the Shanghai Expo. (CHRD)[xvii]

Citizens’ Actions

Supporters Gather at Google Headquarters in Beijing to Commemorate Historic Decision

Dozens of Beijing netizens and activists gathered outside of Google’s Beijing offices on the evening of March 23 in commemoration of Google’s announcement that the company had stopped censoring results on their Chinese search engine and were directing mainland users to their Hong Kong-based site, google.com.hk. Netizens lit candles in actions reminiscent of the displays of flowers first seen when Google announced it would stop censoring its search results in early January 2010. As well-known activists, including Xu Zhiyong (许志永), Teng Biao (滕彪), Fan Yafeng (范亚峰) and others began to arrive after 9 pm, so too did an increased police presence. The gathering was dispersed around 10 pm. (CHRD)^[xviii]

Environmental NGO Friends of Nature Issues Annual Report, Cites “Insufficient” Efforts

On March 19, Chinese environmental NGO Friends of Nature (自然之友) issued the 2010 edition of Green Book of Environment, their annual report on environmental protection efforts in China. While not currently available for download, the table of contents can be viewed online here. The report includes an analysis of localized health problems related to pollution in the past year: for example, the sickening of 200,000 in Jiangsu because of contaminated drinking water, or outbreaks of lead poisoning among 3,057 adults and children in Fengxiang, Shaanxi, Wugang, Hunan and Jiyuan, Henan. The report concludes that environmental protection efforts are insufficient to offset the effects of China’s rapid development. The group estimates that at least 2% of China’s GDP must be dedicated to environmental protection simply to prevent the overall situation from worsening; however, between 2001 and 2005, at its peak, spending on environmental protection has not surpassed 1.4% of China’s GDP. The group also points out that although China has many progressive laws in place to protect the environment, they are “mostly not complied with or implemented.” (Friends of Nature)

Public Letter Calls on Citizens to Address Widespread Trafficking of Uighur Children

CHRD has obtained a copy of a public letter by a Uyghur writer identified as “The Poet Young Ai” (诗人小爱) calling for a coordinated effort by Chinese citizens to combat the problem of child trafficking currently affecting Uyghur children in China. According to the letter, there are more than 50,000 Uyghur children living on the streets across the country who have been abducted by organized crime syndicates. The author writes that organized criminals coerce the children into a life of crime through violence and intimidation, and continue to abuse them as they force them to commit illegal acts. The letter argues that the police have turned a blind eye towards the plight of these children because of their ethnicity, then outlines the steps citizens can take to report sightings of Uyghur children who they believe to have been abducted or trafficked, is available here (in Chinese). (Uyghur Online)

Editors: Jenn Ling, David Smalls and Lin Sang

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News updates from CHRD

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[i] “CCP ‘Ministry of Truth’ Issues Notice Restricting News on Google’s Withdrawal” (中共“真理部”发通知控制谷歌退信息), March 28, http://peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003282313.shtml

[ii] “Rights Activist Xiao Qingshan Taken Away for Protesting Corruption” (维权人士肖青山抗议腐败被带走(图)), March 30, 2010, http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003302111.shtml

[iii] “Sunshine Charity Volunteer Han Hongbu Kidnapped” (阳光公益义工韩洪布被劫持（附演唱视频）), March 30, 2010, http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003301254.shtml

[iv] “Beijing’s ‘Aizhixing’ Has Tax Records Investigated after Delay” (北京“爱知行”税务稽查暂时延后), March 25, 2010, https://www.nchrd.org/Article/Class53/201003/20100325212205_20649.html

[v] “Nanning, Petitioners Protest for 30 Hours, Many Beaten” (南宁访民持续抗议30小时多人被殴打), March 24, 2010, https://www.nchrd.org/Article/Class53/201003/20100324102235_20623.html

[vi] “Qi Zhiyong: Li Jinping Kidnapped for Applying to Demonstrate on Qingming Day (齐志勇：李金平因申请清明节游行被绑架), March 23, 2010, https://www.nchrd.org/Article/Class53/201003/20100323225258_20618.html

[vii] “Many Detained in Jinniu District, Chengdu Forced Eviction” (成都金牛区被拆迁民众多人被抓), March 23, 2010, https://www.nchrd.org/Article/Class53/201003/20100323224456_20617.html

[viii] “Zhao Lianhai Tried in Shackles, Hearing Concludes after Six Hours” (赵连海带着脚镣上法庭，6小时后结束庭审), March 30, 2010, http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003302059.shtml and “Scene at the Trial of Kidney Stone Babies’ Founder Zhao Lianhai” (结石宝宝之家负责人赵连海庭审现场), http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003301108.shtml

[ix] “Wuhan Central China University of Science and Technology Accountant Illegally Detained in Psychiatric Institution for Petitioning” (武汉华中科技大学会计因上访被非法关精神病院), March 30, 2010, http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003302058.shtml

[x] “Trial in Chengdu ‘Chaingate’ Case Set for Beginning of April” (成都“链子门”案件四月初即将开庭), march 26, 2010, http://peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003262306.shtml

[xi] “Roughly Three Hundred 300 Petitioners Collectively Returned to Shanghai” (余名访民被集体押送回上海), March 27, 2010, http://peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003271351.shtml and “One Hundred Sixty Shanghai Petitioners Detained at Beijing’s South Train Station, Endlessly Robbed, Insulted, and Forced to Suffer Along the Way” (上海160余名访民滞留北京南站，道不尽被掠夺被欺辱的痛苦), March 27, 2010, http://peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003272317.shtml

[xii] “Shanghai Activist Shen Peilan Beaten, Detained” (上海维权人士沈佩兰被殴打并遭拘留), March 27, 2010, http://peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003272338.shtml

[xiii] “Detained Heilongjiang Activist Yuan Xianchen in Serious Condition” (黑龙江维权人士袁显臣严重羁押), March 25, 2010, https://www.nchrd.org/Article/Class18/yuanxianchen/201003/20100325211045_20647.html

[xiv] “Shanghai Prison Refuses Family Visits for Activist Tong Guojing” (上海监狱拒绝维权人士童国菁的亲属探视), March 30, 2010, http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003301107.shtml

[xv] “June 4 Victim Qi Zhiyong Has Movements Restricted” (六四伤残者齐志勇被限制人身自由), March 26, 2010, http://peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2010/03/201003261009.shtml

[xvi] “Administrative Officials Secretly Order Landlord Not To Renew Contract, Drawing Beijing’s Anhui Law Firm into Hopeless Situation” (行政干预密令房主不续约，北京安汇律师事务所陷入绝境), March 25, 2010, https://www.nchrd.org/Article/Class53/201003/20100325211129_20646.html

[xvii] “Breaking News: Shanghai Petitioner Shen Peilan Taken From Her Home” (快讯：上海访民沈佩兰被从家中抓走), March 24, 2010, https://www.nchrd.org/Article/Class53/201003/20100324161235_20633.html;

“Shanghai Activist Jin Yuehua Clashes with Police en Route to Doctor” (上海维权人士金月花为看病与警方发生冲突), March 24, 2010, https://www.nchrd.org/Article/Class53/201003/20100324121351_20627.html;

“Shanghai Petitioner-Activists Jin Yuehua, Shen Peilan Placed Under Soft Detention” (上海上访维权人士金月花、沈佩兰被软禁), March 24, 2010, https://www.nchrd.org/Article/Class53/201003/20100324094634_20621.html

[xviii] “Netizens Gather at Google Headquarters to Commemorate Occasion” (网友到GOOGLE总部集会纪念), March 23, 2010, https://www.nchrd.org/Article/Class53/201003/20100323230026_20620.html