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China Human Rights Briefings November 27-December 4, 2009

December 8, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing November 27-December 4, 2009 Headlines Freedom of Expression Hunan Rights Activist Seized for Reporting on Official’s Death Xi’an Activist Harassed after Interviews with Foreign Media Guangzhou Human Rights Lawyer Interrogated by Police for Lecturing on Twitter Freedom of the Press British TV Reporters Seized by Police (read more…)

As Charter 08 Anniversary Nears, Liu Xiaobo Languishes Behind Bars without Trial

December 3, 2009 Comments Off

As Charter 08 Anniversary Nears, Liu Xiaobo Languishes Behind Bars without Trial (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 3, 2009) On the official website of Charter 08, two numbers are prominently displayed. One—over 10,000—documents the number of individuals who have signed the document and lent their support to its call for (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefings November 21-27, 2009

December 1, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing November 21-27, 2009 Headlines Arbitrary Detention Despite Scheduled Surgery, Police Detain Activist during Obama’s Visit Qianjiang Police Detain One, Injure at Least Two in Clash with Villagers Shenzhen Police Detain Workers Petitioning over Workplace-Related Illness Hubei Petitioner Released after Fourth Detention in Psychiatric Hospital Former Tiananmen (read more…)

Let Feng Zhenghu Go Home – A Documentary by Ai Weiwei

November 29, 2009 Comments Off

A documentary chronicles human rights activist Feng Zhenghu’s fight to return to China. Feng, an economist, writer and blogger, left China in April 2009 after being jailed in Shanghai, but then was refused re-entry and remained in Narita International Airport in protest.

China Human Rights Briefings November 14-20

November 16, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing November 14-20, 2009 Headlines Arbitrary Detention Update: Jiang Tianyong Released after “Summons For Questioning on Suspicion of ‘Beating Others’” Former Student Leader Zhou Yongjun Hastily Tried in Sichuan after More than One Year of Detention Court to Announce Verdict in Trial of Sichuan Activist Huang Qi (read more…)

Land Rights Activist Liu Zhengyou Criminally Detained on Suspicion of “Fraud”

November 12, 2009 Comments Off

Land Rights Activist Liu Zhengyou Criminally Detained on Suspicion of “Fraud” (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 12, 2009) – Around one on November 11, Sichuan activist Liu Zhengyou (刘正有) was taken from his home by local police, and shortly thereafter criminally detained on suspicion of “fraud.” Eight officers also searched (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefings November 7-13, 2009

November 9, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing November 7-13, 2009 Contents: Harassment of Activists Sichuan Activist Chen Yunfei Twice Briefly Detained, Interrogated for Anti-Corruption Billboard Obstruction of Justice Seeking Justice in Court, Father of Tainted Milk Victim Detained Briefly Arbitrary Detention Guizhou Activists Liao Shuangyuan and Wu Yuqin Detained Activist Liu Zhengyou Formally (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefings October 31-November 6, 2009

November 7, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing October 31-November 6 Week in Review The plight of petitioners detained in ‘black jails’, as well as their resistance against such form of arbitrary detention, were highlighted by three cases CHRD documented this week: Liaoning petitioner Wang Tianlai, who were severely beaten in a Beijing black (read more…)

Torture Victim Denied Justice as Authorities Refuse to Investigate Allegations

November 2, 2009 Comments Off

Torture Victim Denied Justice as Authorities Refuse to Investigate Allegations (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 2, 2009)- It has been nearly three years since Wang Jinyong (王进勇) was allegedly subjected to eight days and nights of torture while in police custody in Linyi City, Shandong Province. And yet, despite clear (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefings October 24-30, 2009

October 30, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting Human Rights Developments from the Grassroots October 24-30, 2009 Week in Review Chongqing courts heard two important appeals cases this week, though both concluded without verdicts. On October 28, the Fuling District Number Three Intermediate Court heard an administrative lawsuit filed by activist Chen Yang (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefings October 17-23, 2009

October 19, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting Human Rights Developments from the Grassroots October 17-23, 2009 Week in Review Duan Chunfang, a Shanghai petitioner-turned-activist who has been detained since July, was sentenced to eighteen months in prison for “obstructing official business” by a Shanghai court on October 23. Court officials barred nearly (read more…)

“Our Children” – Documentary on Deaths of Schoolchildren in Sichuan Earthquake (by Ai Xiaoming)

October 13, 2009 Comments Off

“Our Children (我们的娃娃)” is a documentary about the 2008 Sichuan earthquake that focuses on the experiences of parents whose children were killed when their schools collapsed, and is dedicated to the memory of the children who lost their lives in the disaster.