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[CHRB] Arbitrary Detentions & Restrictions for “Harmonious” APEC & Over 100 Detentions Tied to Hong Kong (11/7-14/2014)

November 14, 2014 Comments Off

Anhui authorities have detained two activists after the Washington Post interviewed them. Authorities tightened restrictions on the movement of dissidents, activists, and petitioners in Beijing during the APEC Forum, and lawyers representing two detained activists have faced apparent reprisals for handling “politically sensitive” cases. CHRD has confirmed that 101 individuals (read more…)

Gao Yu (高瑜)

December 2, 2014 Comments Off

Gao Yu 高瑜 (released on medical parole) *Previously under medical watch Crime: Illegally disseminating state secrets overseas Length of Punishment: Seven years Court: Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People’s Court Trial Date: November 21, 2014 Sentencing Date: April 17, 2015 Dates of Detention/Arrest: April 24, 2014 (detained); May 30, 2014 (arrested); November (read more…)

[CHRB] Women’s Rights Defenders Face Reprisals Over UN Review (10/31-11/6/2014)

November 6, 2014 Comments Off

Two women’s rights activists have faced reprisals for drawing attention to—or planning to contribute to—the review of China by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, which took place on October 23. At the review itself, the All-China Women’s Federation, a government-run body, posed as a “non-governmental (read more…)

Zhao Haitong (赵海通)

December 2, 2014 Comments Off

Zhao Haitong 赵海通 Crime: Inciting subversion of state power Length of Punishment: 14 years Court: Urumqi Intermediate People’s Court (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) Trial Date: May 13, 2014 Sentencing Date: Unknown Dates of Detention/Arrest: August 10, 2013 (detained); September 12, 2013 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Wusu City Prison Appeal Sentencing (read more…)

Rights Group Details Abuse in ‘Black Jails’

October 31, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by The New York Times on OCTOBER 20, 2014 One night in June last year, Ding Hongfen and about 20 others stormed the Dongjiao Guesthouse in the city of Wuxi in eastern China, breaking down an iron door with crowbars. They freed five people held inside in a “black (read more…)

Report unravels large scale torture in China’s “Black Jails”

October 31, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by LA Prensa on October 21, 2014 Beijing, Oct 21 (EFE).- The use of hotels and factories as clandestine prisons, where thousands of people – mostly women – are tortured to prevent their complaints against the government from coming to light, has rapidly increased in China, the organization (read more…)

China Holds Dozens of Activists Who Supported Hong Kong Protests

October 31, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on October 16, 2014 As Hong Kong’s mass civil disobedience movement entered its 19th consecutive day on Thursday, authorities on the Chinese mainland have detained more than 60 people for openly supporting the move for universal suffrage, rights activists and lawyers said. According to (read more…)

Police act on Hong Kong protests: Live Report

October 31, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by AFP on October 13, 2014 07:43 GMT – AFP IS CLOSING ITS LIVE REPORT on Hong Kong protests after a day that saw chaos erupt as dozens of masked men rushed barricades at the city’s main pro-democracy site triggering clashes with protesters, hours after police had moved in (read more…)

After news assistants arrest, Chinese employees of foreign media on mainland express concerns

October 31, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by SCMP on October 15, 2014 Chinese employees of foreign media organisations on the mainland said they were no stranger to pressure and fear imposed by authorities following the arrest of a Chinese woman who was working as a news assistant for a German newspaper and helped report (read more…)

China police hold activists ‘over Hong Kong interview’

October 31, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by AFP on October 12, 2014 Beijing (AFP) – Chinese police have detained two Beijing activists who took part in a Hong Kong pro-democracy march, a friend said Monday, the latest of dozens of arrests over the protests. China has in recent weeks held around 40 people on (read more…)

Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters return to the streets

October 31, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by Washington Post on October 10, 2014 HONG KONG — Thousands of people of all ages flocked back into the streets of Hong Kong on Friday evening as the government’s decision topull out of talks breathed new life into the pro-democracy movement. Crowds at the protest sites in (read more…)

More than 40 detained in mainland for backing Occupy Central

October 31, 2014 Comments Off

Originally published by AsiaNews.it on October 13, 2014. After a first wave of repression, mainland police continues to persecute those who express support for pro-democracy demonstrations in the Special Autonomous Region. In Beijing, arrests, searches, violence and detentions continue. The persecution also affects Chongqing, Guangzhou and Anhui province. Beijing (AsiaNews) (read more…)