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Guangzhou Crackdown on Chinese Citizens’ Movement Gathers Pace

November 11, 2013 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on November 1, 2013 Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have formally arrested an anti-graft activist who demonstrated on the street in support of detained movement founder Xu Zhiyong, his lawyer said on Friday. Sun Desheng was detained after he held up (read more…)

[CHRB] University Student Criminally Detained for June Fourth Tweet (6/6-12/2014)

June 12, 2014 Comments Off

Individuals continue to be detained after June 4. Prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang (浦志强) was denied medical bail on June 9. University student Zhao Huaxu (赵华旭) was criminally detained after posting on twitter an article relating to June Fourth. On May 31, Yin Zheng’an (尹正安), a longtime labor activist (read more…)

China bids halfhearted farewell to re-education camps

January 3, 2014 Comments Off

Tang Hui sobbed. She had fought for years for harsher punishment for those responsible for raping her daughter and forcing the 11-year-old into prostitution, but the authorities did not put the perpetrators behind bars longer. Instead, they locked her up in one of China’s re-education camps. They did not stop (read more…)

[CHRB] Arrest and Detentions in Xinjiang, Another “Black Jail” Uncovered in Beijing (11/1-7, 2013)

November 8, 2013 Comments Off

After having disappeared for twelve weeks, activist Zhao Haitong (赵海通) of Xinjiang has resurfaced, with his family learning that he was formally arrested on September 12 on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power.” Currently held at Urumqi City Liudaowan Detention Center, Zhao went missing in mid-August in the process (read more…)

Christian persecution in China intensifies as pastor sentenced to 12 years in ‘miscarriage of justice’

July 23, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by Christian Today on July 17, 2014 Friends, family, and supporters of Pastor Zhang Shaojie are speaking out against his 12-year prison sentence for fraud and “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order.” They say the conviction and sentence were a “miscarriage of justice.” The Christian pastor was sentenced on (read more…)

Chinese Government Lacks the Qualifications for Membership on UN Human Rights Council

November 7, 2013 Comments Off

Chinese Human Rights Defenders is concerned that the government of China, which is seeking a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for a third time, has clearly failed to comply with the standards established by the UN General Assembly. CHRD urges UN Member States to take into (read more…)

On the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Sq., Chinese Dissidents Remain Undaunted

June 3, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by The Daily Beast on June 2, 2014 The Chinese regime steps up suppression every year before June 4, but this year is worse, suggesting officials are more nervous than usual. Twenty-five years ago, on the night of June 3-4, troops of China’s People’s Liberation Army crushed the (read more…)

[CHRB] Tibetan Received 6 Years over Self-immolation; Cao Shunli Denied Treatment in Detention (12/19/2013-1/2/2014)

January 3, 2014 Comments Off

A monk from Bora Monastery was sentenced in December 2013 to six years in prison for “intentional homicide” on charges related to the self-immolation of another monk in Bora. Gedun Gyatso, 47, had been held incommunicado for a year before the Sangchu (CH: Xiahe) County People’s Court in Gansu Province (read more…)

Activist Chen Jianfang Disappeared, Police Raided Residence – Chinese Authorities Intensify Reprisals Ahead of UN Human Rights Council Election

November 5, 2013 Comments Off

CHRD is deeply concerned about the safety of Shanghai-based activist Chen Jianfang (陈建芳) and the imminent danger of torture she faces. Chen has been missing for more than 24 hours as of November 5, 2013. Chen was last in touch with friends on November 4 when she was on her (read more…)

Lawyer Fears Activist May Have Been Jailed After Secret Trial

July 23, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on July 17, 2014 One of three Chinese anti-graft activists detained by authorities in the southern province of Guangdong may have been secretly tried and jailed for four years on subversion charges, a lawyer has revealed. Rights attorney Zheng Jianwei came across a court (read more…)

Party Spies, Security Checkpoints Cover Beijing Ahead of Anniversary

June 3, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on May 30, 2014 Authorities in the Chinese capital have poured hundreds of thousands of security personnel into the Beijing municipality ahead of next week’s 25th anniversary of the June 4 military crackdown on the 1989 student movement, official media reported on Friday.Security posts (read more…)

China aspira al Consejo de Derechos Humanos mientras arresta a los disidentes

November 3, 2013 Comments Off

Originally published by ABC.es on October 22, 2013 Paradojas de la diplomacia, China aspira a un puesto en el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas mientras sigue persiguiendo a los disidentes que critican al autoritario régimen del Partido Comunista. Dicho Consejo, encargado de «proteger los derechos humanos en los (read more…)