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Chen Guangcheng: A Special Bulletin – Updates on Situation of Chen Guangcheng & His Family Members, Relatives & Supporters Since Chen’s Flight for Freedom

May 15, 2012 Comments Off

Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚), a rural “barefoot lawyer” and activist from Linyi City, Shandong Province, escaped from illegal house arrest in Dongshigu Village on April 22, 2012. On an ongoing basis ever since, CHRD has confirmed retaliatory acts by authorities against Chen’s relatives and supporters.

China Human Rights Briefing March 13-19, 2012

March 20, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing March 13-19, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Top News Guangxi Lawyer Missing During “Residential Surveillance”: Human rights lawyer Yang Zaixin has gone missing after reportedly being ordered to “residential surveillance,” raising concerns about his fate and the (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing February 21-27, 2012

February 29, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing February 21-27, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Top News Dissident Li Tie Transferred to Prison, May Face Hard Labor: Hubei dissident Li Tie, sentenced to 10 years in January for “subversion of state power,” was recently sent to (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing February 14-20, 2012

February 22, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing February 14-20, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Top News One Jasmine Crackdown Detainee Released, Another Transferred to Prison: Hubei activist Gao Chunlian was released “on bail” last week after nearly a year in detention, while Sichuan activist (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing February 7-13, 2012

February 15, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing February 7-13, 2012 To read this issue as a PDF, please go here. Top News Dissident’s Sentence Adds to String of Recent Harsh Punishments: On February 10, Hangzhou dissident Zhu Yufu was issued a seven-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power.” Zhu’s punishment is (read more…)

Xi Jinping’s US Visit During Escalating Crackdown on Dissent in China Sends Wrong Signal

February 11, 2012 Comments Off

The visit to Washington next week of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (习近平), the presumptive next president of China, comes during an escalating crackdown on political and religious dissent in China, and on the heels of China’s veto of a UN resolution condemning the ongoing killing of civilians by the (read more…)

Dissident Zhu Yufu Sentenced to Seven Years for “Inciting Subversion” As Heavy Punishments Continue

February 10, 2012 Comments Off

Veteran dissident Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫), tried on January 31 for “inciting subversion of state power,” was sentenced today to seven years in prison by the Hangzhou City Intermediate People’s Court in Zhejiang Province.

Submission to UN on Li Hongwei – January 9, 2012

February 9, 2012 Comments Off

Communiqué on behalf of Li Hongwei, citizen of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Arrest or Detention, Torture, and Violation of Right to Freedom of Expression To: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and (read more…)

Submission to UN on Ma Lijun – December 15, 2011

January 15, 2012 Comments Off

Communiqué on behalf of Ma Lijun, citizen of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Arrest of Detention, Torture, and Violation of Right to Freedom of Expression To: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing November 23-29, 2011

November 30, 2011 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing November 23-29, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Detainees From Jasmine Revolution Crackdown See Case Developments: The “incitement” case against Sichuan activist Chen Wei (陈卫) has been transferred to a court, but authorities have continued to obstruct the (read more…)

Submission to UN on Chen Guangcheng – November 28, 2011

November 30, 2011 Comments Off

Update on the situation of Chen Guangcheng, a human rights defender from the People’s Republic of China To: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Special Rapporteur on the (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing November 15-22, 2011

November 23, 2011 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing November 15-22, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Trial of Ni Yulan, Husband Set to Open But Then Sent Back to Procuratorate, Ni’s Health Weakens: The “creating a disturbance” case against Beijing lawyer Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) and (read more…)