Journalist Who Exposed Corruption Gets Four Years Authorities Must Protect Journalists and Freedom of the Press (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 14, 2008) – Yesterday, Qi Chonghuai (齐崇淮/齐崇怀), a Legal Rule Morning Post (fazhi zaobao) reporter known for his articles exposing local corruption, was convicted of “extortion and blackmail” and (read more…)
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Cyber Activists Detained for “Inciting” Anti-Pollution March in Chengdu China Must End Crackdown Prior to the Olympics (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 12, 2008) – CHRD learned today that four cyber activists have been detained for posting articles online criticizing the construction of a chemical plant in Chengdu, capital of (read more…)
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Violent Clashes in Ethnic Minority Areas in Yunnan and Hainan Provinces Authorities must allow independent investigation and reporting in the regions (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 21, 2008)- Police fired on a group of about a hundred villagers who resisted land appropriation by a mining company in Yunnan Province yesterday. (read more…)
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Villager Detained during Forced Eviction to Make Way for Olympics Venues Authorities must cease housing rights violations related to the Games (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 17, 2008) – Wang Lianmin (王连民), resident of Yangshan Village which lies at the heart of the Olympics Village, was taken into custody by (read more…)
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Jail Sentence Upheld for Writer/Activist Lu Gengsong Chinese authorities must end criminalization of free expression and release Lu immediately. (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 17, 2008) – In a closed trial on April 14, the Zhejiang Provincial High Court rejected the appeal of Lu Gengsong (吕耿松), a Hangzhou-based freelance writer (read more…)
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Democracy Activist Zhu Yufu Given Harsher Sentence after Re-trial China must end political persecution using trump-up charges (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 10, 2008)- Hangzhou democracy activist Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫) was given a harsher sentence yesterday after he was re-tried for “obstructing the police from carrying out their public duty” (read more…)
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Hu Jia, Found Guilty for Criticizing Pre-Olympics Abuses, Sentenced to 3 Years & 6 Months CHRD calls for the activist unconditional and immediate release (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 3, 2008)- Hu Jia (胡 佳), the detained human rights activist, who went on trial on March 18, has been sentenced (read more…)
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“Olympics Prisoner” Yang Chunlin Sentenced to Five Years in Prison CHRD calls for the activist’s unconditional and immediate release (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 24, 2008)- Human rights defender, Yang Chunlin (杨春林), was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and two years’ deprivation of political rights for “inciting subversion of state (read more…)
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Prominent Chinese Citizens Publish Open Letter Proposing Twelve Suggestions on Tibet (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 22, 2008)- 30 prominent Chinese citizens released a public letter today entitled Twelve Suggestions for Dealing with the Tibetan Situation. The letter condemns “violent acts against innocent people” and “strongly urges the Chinese government” (read more…)
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Twelve Suggestions for Dealing with the Tibetan Situation March 22, 2008 1. At present the one-sided propaganda of the official Chinese media is having the effect of stirring up inter-ethnic animosity and aggravating an already tense situation. This is extremely detrimental to the long-term goal of safeguarding national unity. We (read more…)
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More Villagers Evicted to Make Way for Beijing Olympic Venues (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 21, 2008) – About 60 to 70 households in Beiding Village, Datun Township, have received an ultimatum from the authorities to leave their homes by the end of March. Beiding Village lies at the heart (read more…)
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Open Letter Organizer Seized by Police for Demanding Rights as Olympics Approach Authorities must respect rights to freedom of expression and criticism of the government (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 28, 2008)- In the early hours of February 28, immediately after the release of an open letter with the signatures (read more…)
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