Nanjing Political Activist Guo Quan Detained on Suspicion of “Inciting Subversion”

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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 14, 2008) – Guo Quan (郭泉), a political activist and an Associate Professor at Nanjing Normal University, has been detained by police on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”. Guo was taken into custody by police from Najing City Public Security Bureau (PSB) yesterday (read more…)

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Courts Refuse to Accept Lawsuit by Detained Applicant to Olympics “Protest Zones”

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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 12, 2008) – CHRD learned that Liu Xueli (刘学立), a petitioner and activist sent to Re-education through Labor (RTL) after he applied to protest at the “Protest Zones” in Beijing, was refused a court hearing against the RTL decision. On November 12, Liu’s lawyers went (read more…)

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Activist Formally Arrested for Applying to Protest during the Olympics

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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 11, 2008) – CHRD learned that Ji Sizun (纪斯尊), an activist detained since August 11 after he applied to protest at the “Protest Zones” in Beijing, has been formally arrested for “forging official seal” by Fuzhou Public Security Bureau (PSB) in Fujian Province. CHRD also (read more…)

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China Should Ensure that its “National Action Plan” Amounts to More than a Publicity Stunt

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China Should Ensure that its “National Action Plan” Amounts to More than a Publicity Stunt (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 7, 2008) –The Chinese government announced on November 4 that it is to draft its first “national action plan to protect human rights”. Although CHRD welcomes the initiative, it is (read more…)

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Cyber Activist Sentenced to 3-Years

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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 21, 2008) – Today, Chen Daojun (陈道军), a cyber activist and freelance writer based in the Southwestern province Sichuan, was convicted of “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to three years of imprisonment and deprivation of political rights for three years for posting articles (read more…)

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“Black Jails:” China’s Growing Network of Illegal and Secret Detention Facilities

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“Black Jails:” China’s Growing Network of Illegal and Secret Detention Facilities (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 19, 2008) – A year after CHRD released the report “Black Jails” in the Host City of the “Open Olympics” in October 2007, Chinese authorities continue to detain individuals in these illegal and secret (read more…)

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China: Release and End Ill-Treatment of Detained Activists Gao Zhisheng and Hu Jia

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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 8, 2008) – CHRD has received reports that Gao Zhisheng (高智晟), a human rights lawyer “disappeared” since September 22, 2007, has been detained with his family at an isolated location in a remote Beijing suburb where he has been subjected to cruel and humiliating treatment. (read more…)

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China Tightens Grip on Media in Effort to Control Damage from Tainted Milk Scandal

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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 29, 2008) –China has tightened its grip over media freedom to contain rising nationwide outrage at tainted milk products. Since the scandal came to light on September 11, CHRD has documented a series of measures taken by the government to block reporting on the scandal. (read more…)

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Activist Suffers Retaliation for Applying to Protest during the Olympics

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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 26, 2008) – CHRD learned today that Ji Sizun (纪斯尊), an activist who “disappeared” on August 11 after he applied to protest at the “Protest Zones” in Beijing, has been criminally detained. On September 25, six policemen from Fuzhou City Public Security Bureau (PSB) in (read more…)

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Olympics “Protest Zones” Applicant Sent to Re-education through Labor

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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 24, 2008) – On September 23, Liu Xueli (刘学立), a petitioner and activist against forcible land appropriation from Henan Province, was sent to a local Re-education through Labor (RTL) camp. Liu had been under residential surveillance (house arrest) after he submitted an application to protest (read more…)

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Journalist Barred from Attending Training on UN Human Rights Mechanisms; Online Column Blocked

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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 18, 2008)—On September 1, Zan Aizong (昝爱宗), a journalist and internet writer from Zhejiang Province, was barred from attending a training workshop on UN human rights mechanisms in Geneva. Zan’s online column on current affairs, meizhou dianping (Weekly Comments), has also been blocked by the (read more…)

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Olympics Crackdown Continues as Another Activist Is Sent to Labor Camp

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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 30, 2008) – On August 28, Wang Guilan (王桂兰), a petitioner and human rights activist from Enshi City, Hubei Province, was sent to fifteen months of Re-education through Labor (RTL) for “disturbing social order”. According to the authorities, Wang is being punished for accepting a (read more…)

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