Yuan Dong (袁冬)
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Yuan Dong 袁冬
(released)
Crime: Gathering a crowd to disrupt order of a public place
Length of Punishment: 18 months
Court: Haidian District People’s Court (Beijing Municipality)
Trial Date: January 24, 2014
Sentencing Date: January 29, 2014
Dates of Detention/Arrest: March 31, 2013 (detained); May 7, 2013 (arrested); September 30, 2014 (released)
Place of Incarceration: Beijing No. 3 Detention Center
Background
Beijing police seized Yuan Dong along with three fellow activists, Ma Xinli (马新利), Zhang Baocheng (张宝成) and Hou Xin (侯欣) in March 2013 after they held a demonstration in Beijing’s Xidan district calling on officials to disclose their wealth. The protest was part of an anti-corruption campaign that began in late 2012, spearheaded by the New Citizens’ Movement—a loose network of activists promoting social justice and legal reforms. Originally detained on charges of “unlawful assembly,” Yuan was tried and convicted in January 2014 of “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order.” Born in Henan in 1968, Yuan had been working as a stockbroker since 2007.
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