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China libera al “defensor de las cruces” cristianas tras siete meses detenido

April 1, 2016 Comments Off

Originally publish by El Confidential on March 24, 2016 Pekín, 24 mar (EFE).- Las autoridades chinas han liberado a Zhang Kai, abogado conocido por protestar contra la campaña de retirada de cruces cristianas iniciada por el Gobierno en múltiples partes del país, después de siete meses detenido. El conocido popularmente como (read more…)

Human rights activist wins Int’l Women of Courage award, barred from leaving China for ceremony

April 1, 2016 Comments Off

Originally publish by Hong Kong Free Press on March 30, 2016 Chinese human rights activist Ni Yulan has been banned from leaving the country to receive an International Women of Courage award in the US. Ni told US-backed Radio Free Asia (RFA) on Monday that police in Beijing had frozen her passport and – despite seeking help from (read more…)

[CHRB] New Charity Law Will Further Isolate & Weaken Civil Society in China (March 21-31/2016)

March 31, 2016 Comments Off

China’s newly passed Charity Law, to be implemented on September 1, 2016, further debilitates independent non-profit groups in the country by restricting their access to domestic funding. The legislation is yet another tool the government can use to strangle NGOs in China’s emerging civil society, according to activists who spoke (read more…)

It’s International Women’s Day!

March 14, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by Morning News USA on March 14, 2016 Today, March 8, marks the 108th International Women’s Day, which recognizes the contribution of women in shaping the world. For more than a century, the world has been celebrating this special day for women in a bid to recognize how they (read more…)

Activists Call For Release of Jailed Chinese Women

March 14, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on March 8, 2016 Rights groups called on Tuesday for the release of key women activists on International Women’s Day, as five feminists detained for planning a campaign event this time last year came under renewed pressure from police. The overseas-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) (read more…)

Zhang Haitao (张海涛)

March 11, 2016 Comments Off

Zhang Haitao 张海涛 Crime: “Inciting subversion of state power” & “providing intelligence overseas” Length of Punishment: 19 years Court: Urumqi City Intermediate People’s Court Trial Date: January 11, 2016 Sentencing Date: January 15, 2016 Dates of Detention/Arrest: June 26, 2015 (detained); July 31, 2015 (arrested); December 25, 2015 (indicted) Verdict: (read more…)

Xing Shiku (邢世库)

March 11, 2016 Comments Off

Xing Shiku 邢世库 Crime: N/A Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: February 16, 2007 (detained); March 16, 2007 (involuntary commitment); May 2015 (escape from facility) Place of Incarceration: Daowai District Psychiatric Hospital, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province Background Information Xing Shiku, a (read more…)

Wu Gan (吴淦)

March 11, 2016 Comments Off

Wu Gan 吴淦 (released) Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: 8 years Court: Tianjin Municipal No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court Trial Date: August 14, 2017 Sentencing Date: December 26, 2017 Dates of Detention/Arrest: May 20, 2015 (detained); July 3, 2015 (arrested); May 18, 2023 (released) Place of Incarceration: (read more…)

Li Chunfu (李春富)

March 10, 2016 Comments Off

Li Chunfu 李春富 (released) Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A/ Dates of Detention/Arrest: August 1, 2015 (detained); January 8, 2016 (arrested); January 12, 2017 (released) Place of Incarceration: Tianjin No. 2 Detention Center Background Information Beijing lawyer Li Chunfu (read more…)

Terminally ill Chinese Activist Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

March 7, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by Latin American Herald Tribune on February 16, 2016 BEIJING – A court in China has sentenced an activist with terminal cancer to four years imprisonment for “disrupting social order,” a common practice in the country against critics of the government, Chinese Human Rights Defenders, or CHRD , said Friday. (read more…)

China ‘Ignores’ U.N. Treaty, Routinely Tortures Activists: Report

March 7, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on February 16, 2016 The ruling Chinese Communist Party, which has ushered in the harshest crackdown on critics yet under President Xi Jinping, has largely ignored a United Nations treaty banning all forms of torture or cruel and degrading punishment, an overseas rights group said in (read more…)

U.N. Rights Official Urges China to Release Detained Lawyers

March 7, 2016 Comments Off

Originally published by New York Times on February 16, 2016 GENEVA — The United Nations’ top human rights official called on China on Tuesday to immediately and unconditionally release a group of lawyers detained starting last summer, and he expressed concern over a “very worrying pattern” of arrests and disappearances. The Chinese authorities have arrested (read more…)