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[CHRB] Under Criminal Detention: Labor Activist, Buddhist Priest & Rights Lawyers (5/16-22, 2014)

May 22, 2014 Comments Off

Wu Guijun (吴贵军), a labor organizer in Guangdong Province, has been detained for one year a charge of “gathering a crowd to disrupt social order,” and been tried four times without a verdict.Five individuals have been detained in Hubei Province for “inciting subversion of state power,” including Sheng Guan (圣观), (read more…)

[CHRB] New Government Rules to Punish Journalists for Disclosing “State Secrets,” Detained Lawyer Repeatedly Denied Access to Lawyer

July 7, 2014 Comments Off

A court has sent Christian pastor Zhang Shaojie (张少杰) to prison for 12 years, an indication of the CCP’s uneasiness with rights activism connected to religious institutions. Rights lawyer Chang Boyang (常柏阳) was formally arrested on July 3 on a charge of “illegal business activity,” apparently due to his work (read more…)

[CHRB] Violence & Black Jail Await Petitioners; RTL Victim Seeking Justice Stonewalled (12/5-12/11, 2013)

December 12, 2013 Comments Off

Local authorities detained 73-year-old petitioner Xu Wanying (许万英) in a “black jail” in Hubei Province, after she was intercepted. During her detention, the head of the local women’s association group violently assaulted Xu. In a separate incident, Wang Defang (王德芳) and Shi Wenxuan (时文选) were badly beaten by two unidentified (read more…)

[CHRB] Organizer of Farmers Detained for “Subversion of State Power”; Harassment, Violence against Lawyers, and more (11/28-12/4, 2013)

December 5, 2013 Comments Off

Police seized rural activist Zhao Fengsheng (赵枫生) on November 28 in Hunan Province on charges of “subversion of state power.” In Jiangxi, the long-delayed and suspended trial of activists Liu Ping (刘萍), Wei Zhongping (魏忠平), and Li Sihua (李思华) resumed on December 3. On the next day, the scene outside (read more…)

[CHRB] Detained Activists Denied Access to Lawyers or Bail Request, Latest Detention (10/3-10/9, 2013)

October 11, 2013 Comments Off

Police have not permitted Guangzhou-based activist Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄, aka Yang Maodong, 杨茂东) to meet his lawyers since he was criminally detained two months ago. In Anhui Province, activist Zhou Weilin (周维林) was denied his release on bail. In Beijing, police seized Hu Daliao (胡大料), a petitioner-turned-activist from Henan Province, (read more…)

[CHRB] Tiananmen Anniversary Crackdown: Detainees Deprived of Medicine, More Taken Into Custody (5/9-15, 2014)

May 15, 2014 Comments Off

Two participants in a June Fourth commemorative seminar being detained in Beijing are not getting proper medical care, according to lawyers who visited them on May 8. Human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang (浦志强) is not receiving “ideal” treatment for his diabetes, while retired scholar Xu Youyu (徐友渔) has grown very (read more…)

[CHRB] Missing Activist Cao Shunli Reportedly Detained on Order of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (9/26-10/2, 2013)

October 3, 2013 Comments Off

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reportedly ordered national security officers to prevent activist Cao Shunli (曹顺利) from leaving China to attend a training in Geneva on UN human rights mechanisms and then criminally detain her. Last November, the MFA had refused Cao and others’ request for disclosure related to (read more…)

[CHRB] Labor Camp Victims Jailed for Seeking Justice; Accused “Illegal Demonstrator” Testifies to Torture in Court Trial (June 28 – July 3, 2014)

June 30, 2013 Comments Off

Eight women once held at the notorious Masanjia Women’s Re-education through Labor camp in Liaoning Province were sentenced in mid-June to prison terms ranging from one year to 18 months in retaliation for seeking remedies for abuses they suffered. Ten more individuals have been formally arrested in the crackdown tied (read more…)

[CHRB] Crackdown Underway for Commemorating 25th June Fourth (5/2-8, 2014)

May 9, 2014 Comments Off

Five dissidents and activists have been criminally detained after taking part in a seminar commemorating June Fourth held on May 3 in Beijing, while a veteran journalist who supported the 1989 pro-democracy protests also has gone under criminal detention. In Hunan Province, police also gave five-day administrative detentions to three (read more…)

[CHRB] Labor Activist Criminally Detained, Torture at Hangzhou Police Station (4/28-5/1/2014)

May 1, 2014 Comments Off

Police in Guangdong Province criminally detained labor activist Lin Dong (林东) on April 22 for allegedly posting information online about the strike at the Yuyuan shoe factory in Dongguan City that began on April 14. Chu Liang (初亮), a China Democracy Party member, was interrogated and tortured by police on (read more…)

[CHRB] Sentences, Trials, Arrests in Ongoing Crackdown: A CHRD Guide (4/18-4/24/2014)

April 24, 2014 Comments Off

What is the current situation of individuals, including participants in the New Citizens’ Movement, who were swept up by Chinese authorities last year in President Xi Jinping’s strident crackdown on civil society? Since March 2013, CHRD has documented the detentions of 70 people—including activists, lawyers, and other citizens—and monitored their (read more…)

[CHRB] Arrested Uyghur Scholar Ilham Tothi Suffering From Multiple Illnesses & Other News (June 20 – June 26, 2014)

June 27, 2014 Comments Off

Arrested Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti (伊力哈木土赫提) is suffering from serious and insufficiently treated illnesses while facing other forms of abuse, according to a lawyer who was finally granted a visit with him on June 26. In another case, lawyers for imprisoned Tibetan monk Karma Tsewang (堪布尕玛才旺) were denied a request (read more…)