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[CHRB] Accused Murder Suspects Severely Beaten; Several Activists’ Trials Beginning

July 30, 2014 Comments Off

Henan petitioner Zhang Xiaoyu (张小玉) and her husband, Xu Youchen (许有臣), were severely beaten by police after being detained on suspicion of killing a policeman. A lawyer who was able to meet the couple has confirmed that Zhang has nearly lost her eyesight as a result of the brutal assault, (read more…)

[CHRB] Another Long Sentence for Detainee From 2013 Crackdown; 1,600 Cases of Arbitrary Detention & Torture Tracked Since 2012

July 24, 2014 Comments Off

Yunnan-based activist Dong Rubin (董如彬), also known as Bian Min (边民), was sentenced in Yunnan Province to six-and-a-half years in prison on charges of “creating a disturbance” and “illegal business operations” on July 23. Dong’s sentence matches the longest yet for anyone detained during last year’s crackdown on peaceful assembly, (read more…)

[CHRB] University Student Criminally Detained for June Fourth Tweet (6/6-12/2014)

June 12, 2014 Comments Off

Individuals continue to be detained after June 4. Prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang (浦志强) was denied medical bail on June 9. University student Zhao Huaxu (赵华旭) was criminally detained after posting on twitter an article relating to June Fourth. On May 31, Yin Zheng’an (尹正安), a longtime labor activist (read more…)

[CHRB] Arrest and Detentions in Xinjiang, Another “Black Jail” Uncovered in Beijing (11/1-7, 2013)

November 8, 2013 Comments Off

After having disappeared for twelve weeks, activist Zhao Haitong (赵海通) of Xinjiang has resurfaced, with his family learning that he was formally arrested on September 12 on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power.” Currently held at Urumqi City Liudaowan Detention Center, Zhao went missing in mid-August in the process (read more…)

[CHRB] Tibetan Received 6 Years over Self-immolation; Cao Shunli Denied Treatment in Detention (12/19/2013-1/2/2014)

January 3, 2014 Comments Off

A monk from Bora Monastery was sentenced in December 2013 to six years in prison for “intentional homicide” on charges related to the self-immolation of another monk in Bora. Gedun Gyatso, 47, had been held incommunicado for a year before the Sangchu (CH: Xiahe) County People’s Court in Gansu Province (read more…)

[CHRB] Arrest of Cao Shunli Confirmed; Mysterious Death of Petitioner in Custody and More (10/24-31, 2013)

November 1, 2013 Comments Off

Detained activist Cao Shunli (曹顺利) is suffering from deteriorating health due to lack of medical attention, according to her lawyer. The 52-year-old Beijing-based activist looks very thin and needs urgent treatment for a severe liver disease. The lawyer submitted a bail request on October 31 for Cao to be released (read more…)

[CHRB] Activist Said to Be Secretly Sentenced to 4 Years, Enforced Disappearance of Tibetan Monk (7/10-17/2014)

July 17, 2014 Comments Off

Guangdong activist Huang Wenxun (黄文勋) is said to have been secretly tried and sentenced to four years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power” in Hubei Province. Senior Tibetan monk and scholar Tenzin Lhunrup (丹增龙珠) reportedly disappeared in May 2014 after being seized by police in Diru County in (read more…)

[CHRB] Violence Against Lawyers Representing Christians in Henan, Many Activists Indicted (12/12-12/18, 2013)

December 19, 2013 Comments Off

Authorities have harassed and assaulted a group of lawyers in retaliation for taking on the cases of Zhang Shaojie (张少杰), a church pastor in Henan Province who has been detained, and 23 other detained church members. The lawyers have been consistently blocked from meeting their clients, who were taken into (read more…)

[CHRB] Cao Shunli’s Detention Confirmed, Crackdown Expands as China Touts “Achievements” at UN Review (10/17-23, 2013)

October 24, 2013 Comments Off

On the eve of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on China, two more activists were arrested in the crackdown on civil society, bringing the number of known arrests to 34 as authorities have suppressed peaceful assembly, association, and expression since March. Authorities also confirmed the criminal detention of activist (read more…)

[CHRB] Nearly 100 Detained, Restricted in Movement Around 25th Tiananmen Anniversary (5/30-6/5/2014)

June 5, 2014 Comments Off

CHRD to date has documented 43 criminal detentions and two arrests, beginning in April, in the most suppressive crackdown seen in China around June Fourth anniversaries. In total, CHRD has confirmed that 91 individuals have been detained, disappeared, questioned by police, or put under house arrest or forcibly taken “to (read more…)

[CHRB] Crackdown Before 6/4 Anniversary: 50 People Detained, Disappeared or Summoned (5/23-5/29/2014)

May 30, 2014 Comments Off

Authorities continue to detain citizens in the days before the quarter-century anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre. To date, CHRD has tracked 50 individuals affected by the crackdown. In addition, police in separate cases have criminally detained writer Jiang Lijun (姜力均) and netizen Liu Wei (刘伟), each on a charge of (read more…)

[CHRB] Detained Activists Face Worsening Health & Mistreatment, Denied Access to Lawyers, and More (10/10-10/16, 2013)

October 17, 2013 Comments Off

Detained Hubei activist Liu Jiacai (刘家财) appears to be dealing with worsening health, according to his lawyer. Liu’s wife said that her husband has a heart problem, and she has not been able to visit him. In Chibi City, activist Yuan Fengchu (袁奉初, aka Yuan Bing, 袁兵) was allowed to (read more…)