China Human Rights Briefing May 10-17, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlight Procuratorate Approves Arrest of Beijing Activist Ni Yulan: CHRD learned this week that human rights activist and former lawyer Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) has been formally arrested. The precise charge (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly April 28-May 3, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Li Fangping Abducted in Beijing: Around 5 pm local time on April 29, human rights lawyer Li Fangping (李方平) was kidnapped by unidentified individuals (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly April 20-27, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Sixth Arrest Related to “Jasmine Crackdown” Reported; Returned Lawyer Alleges Torture: CHRD learned this week that prominent activist Wang Lihong (王荔蕻) has been formally arrested by officials in Beijing. (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly April 13-19, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Activist Ni Yulan Becomes Latest Victim of “Jasmine” Crackdown: CHRD learned this week that housing rights activist and former lawyer Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) has been criminally detained in Beijing (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly April 6-12, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights “Jasmine” Crackdown Continues as Veteran Activist Zhu Yufu is Arrested: Pro-democracy activist Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫) was formally arrested this week for “inciting subversion of state power” by officials in (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly March 31-April 5, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights With Disappearance of Ai Weiwei, Crackdown Continues to Escalate: On Sunday, artist and activist Ai Weiwei (艾未未) was seized by police at Beijing’s Capital Airport and prevented from (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly March 9-30, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Harsh 10-Year Sentence Handed Down to Sichuan Activist Liu Xianbin: On March 25, the Suining City Intermediate Court in Sichuan Province convicted activist Liu Xianbin (刘贤斌) of “inciting subversion (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly March 1-8, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Detentions Continue as Police Remain on High Alert over Protest Calls: With anonymous online postings calling for a third round of “Jasmine Revolution” protests this past weekend, police continued (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly February 23-28, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Pressure on Activists Intensifies; Six Criminal Detentions Confirmed: Police continued to clamp down on human rights defenders across the country in response to another round of anonymous calls for (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly February 15-22, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Police Detain at Least Six in Response to “Jasmine Revolution” Call: After anonymous calls for protests in support of pro-democracy movements in the Middle East and protection for human (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly February 9-14, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights After Video Detailing House Arrest is Released, Police Beat Chen Guangcheng and Wife: CHRD learned this week that human rights defender Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) and his wife Yuan Weijing (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly February 2-8, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlight CHRD is Hiring! CHRD is currently seeking a full-time Research Associate. For more information, please see the full job notice on our website at https://www.nchrd.org/2011/02/04/chrd-is-hiring/ Contents Arbitrary Detention On (read more…)
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