China Human Rights Briefing November 2-7, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Contents Arbitrary Detention Victim of Medical Accident Detained for 20 Months in Psychiatric Hospital Freedom of Expression Blog Closed after Posting Article that Advocates for Intra-Party Democracy Harassment of Activists (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing October 27-November 2, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Chinese activists and netizens continue to make the treacherous trip to visit Chen Guangcheng, currently held under illegal house arrest with his wife and 6-year-old daughter. One group of (read more…)
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Chinese Court Sends to Jail Activist and “Jasmine Crackdown” Detainee Wang Lihong (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 9, 2011) Beijing-based human rights defender and democracy activist, Wang Lihong (王荔蕻), was convicted of “creating a disturbance” and sentenced to nine months in prison this morning by the Chaoyang District People’s Court (read more…)
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“Let the Sun Shine on the Ground” (让阳光洒到地上) is a documentary about Wang Lihong made by Ai Xiaoming. Wang was criminally detained for “creating a disturbance” on March 21, 2011, during the government’s “Jasmine Crackdown.” On September 9, 2011, she was convicted of “creating a disturbance” and sentenced to nine (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing May 10-17, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlight Procuratorate Approves Arrest of Beijing Activist Ni Yulan: CHRD learned this week that human rights activist and former lawyer Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) has been formally arrested. The precise charge (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly April 28-May 3, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Li Fangping Abducted in Beijing: Around 5 pm local time on April 29, human rights lawyer Li Fangping (李方平) was kidnapped by unidentified individuals (read more…)
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The ongoing crackdown on activists following an online call for “Jasmine Revolution” protests is a chilling reminder that defending human rights is a perilous occupation in China. The general environment for China’s human rights defenders (HRDs) deteriorated in 2010. Through reviewing CHRD’s reporting over the past year and surveys conducted (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly January 4-10, 2011 China Human Rights Briefing January 4-10, 2011 Highlight Hong Kong Activist and Legislator Szeto Wah Passes Away: On January 2, Hong Kong pro-democracy legislator and activist Szeto Wah (司徒华) passed away at the age of 79. Among those honoring his memory this (read more…)
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The year 2010 marked the 30th anniversary of China’s family planning policy. In recent years, the government has introduced many exceptions to the “one-child” aspect of the policy, leading to widespread speculation about its status and its future: Are people still bound by the policy, or can they pay their (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly December 8-13, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Nobel Award Ceremony Marked by Empty Chair and Crackdown Domestically: As the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjørn Jagland symbolically placed the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize medal on (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing November 24-30, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights 12 Years Later, Democracy Leader Qin Yongmin Released from Prison: Prominent democracy activist and human rights defender Qin Yongmin (秦永敏) was released from prison this week following 12 years of (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly October 19-25, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Harassment of Activists Continues: CHRD continued to collect reports this week of activists, dissidents, and supporters of Liu Xiaobo who have been harassed, placed under police surveillance, or had (read more…)
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