Originally published by Epoch Times on January 24, 2014 Critically ill rights advocate Cao Shunli, who was prevented from attending a United Nations human rights review of China last fall, was taken to intensive care on Feb. 16 after being denied medical treatment for months while in detention. “Cao Shunli (read more…)
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on February 21, 2014 A prominent China rights activist detained after she tried to take part in a United Nations review of China’s human rights record is in intensive care after being denied medical treatment for months, her lawyer and rights groups said on (read more…)
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on February 6, 2014 Authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou are believed to be holding an elderly democracy activist who had complained to the UN about the human rights situation in China and his wife in an unknown location since the (read more…)
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Activist Cao Shunli (曹顺利), whose health status has grown life-threatening, remains in critical condition though her health has improved slightly following urgent medical intervention. Being treated at 309 Military Hospital, Cao has reportedly been able to move her eyes and her fever is gone, according to Cao’s family and close (read more…)
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Human rights defenders in China experienced a tumultuous year of suppression in 2013 while continuing to demonstrate remarkable strength and extraordinary courage, as documented in CHRD’s annual report, A Nightmarish Year Under Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Dream,” released today. In speaking with CHRD, dozens of Chinese activists have described 2013 as (read more…)
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CHRD has produced an image gallery showcasing major trends and figures in China’s human rights landscape for 2013. The gallery is being released in conjunction with CHRD’s annual report, A Nightmarish Year Under Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Dream”: 2013 Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China.
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on September 23, 2014. Prominent Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday after a court in the troubled northwestern region of Xinjiang convicted him for “separatism,” a charge he has vehemently rejected. The former Beijing-based Central University for Nationalities economics (read more…)
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Police recently beat three former detainees from the notorious Masanjia Women’s Re-education through Labor camp when they tried to petition authorities in Liaoning Province. The women, Liu Hua (刘华), Hao Wei (郝威), and Jia Fengzhen (贾风珍), entered the Ministry building to register the names of the group but ended up (read more…)
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Originally published by Time on September 23, 2014. It was supposed to be an adventure. It was Feb. 2, 2013, and Ilham Tohti, a Beijing-based professor and writer, and his 18-year-old daughter, Jewher Ilham, were on their way from China to the United States. He was to start a year-long residency (read more…)
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Originally published by Bloomberg on September 23, 2014. Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of promoting separatism in the northwest Chinese region of Xinjiang in a verdict that underlines China’s intolerance toward criticism of its ethnic policies. The court also ordered the (read more…)
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on September 18, 2014. A Chinese blogger and a rights activist are being held in mental institutions, rights groups and activists say, sparking fears for their well-being. Authorities in the southeastern province of Fujian detained outspoken blogger Shi Genyuan at his home on June 3 and (read more…)
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Two individuals—a blogger and an activist—are being involuntary held inside psychiatric institutions. Their detentions constitute a deprivation of liberty that directly violates China’s Mental Health Law. Meanwhile, Hangzhou police criminally detained China Democracy Party (CDP) member Chen Shuqing (陈树庆) on September 11 on suspicion of “subversion of state power.” Several (read more…)
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