Environmental Rights Activist Released from Prison

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Authorities must impose no restrictions on freedom of movement and expression Chinese Human Rights Defenders Promoting human rights & empowering grassroots activism in China Environmental Rights Activist Released but Declining any Contacts Authorities must impose no restrictions on freedom of movement and expression (Hangzhou, April 30, 2007) – Tan Kai (read more…)

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China’s Press Czar vs. Authors of Censored Books, Chapter II

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Government must keep hands off courts, respecting law allowing citizens sue censorship authorities for damage (Beijing, April 26, 2007) – Chinese citizens made another effort, without success, to put China’s press control authority on trial. The author of the banned book Bygone Peking Opera Masters (《伶人往事》), Ms. Zhang Yihe, filed (read more…)

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Guangdong: Rural Protesters Sentenced on Trumped-up Charges

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Government Must Protect Constitutional Rights and Human Rights (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 11, 2007) – On April 10, the Sanshan District Court in Nanhai County, Guangdong Province, convicted seven villagers, Liu Dehuo (刘德伙), Cui Yongfa (崔永发), Shao Xiaobing, female (邵笑冰,女), Chen Ningbiao(陈宁标), Chen Zhibiao (陈智标), Shao Xixia (绍细虾), Guo (read more…)

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Hubei: Psychiatric Harassment of Rights Activist

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CRD Deplores Psychiatric Harassment of Rights Activist Government should investigate PSB abuse For immediate release CRD Deplores Psychiatric Harassment of Rights Activist (CRD, April 4, 2007) – Psychiatric persecution has continued as a cruel form of intimidation and punishment for outspoken activists and political dissidents. The case of Wang Guoqiang (read more…)

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Lawyer at Risk of Losing License, Facing Punishment for Defending Farmers

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For immediate release CRD, March 29, 2007 Lawyer at Risk of Losing License, Facing Punishment for Defending Farmers On March 28, 2007, Xi’an lawyer Zhang Jiankang (张鉴康) found that he was denied membership with the local Lawyers’ Association and he is now at risk of losing his license to practice (read more…)

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CRD Protests Detention of Cai Aiming

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In China’s Arbitrary Detention System – “Reform Through Labor” CRD, for immediate release March 27, 2007 CRD Protests Detention of Cai Aiming: In China’s Arbitrary Detention System – “Re-education Through Labor” The utterly arbitrary nature of the detention system – Re-education Through Labor (RTL, lao jiao) system – is accentuated (read more…)

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Chen Guangcheng, Human Rights Defender in Prison

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Chen Guangcehng, Human Rights Defender in Prison, Update: Officials Ignored Requests for Medical Parole and for Filing Complaints to Higher Court about Verdict CRD obtained information from Chen Guangcheng’s lawyers that, on March 20, the imprisoned human rights defender was allowed to meet with his lawyers at the Linyi Prison (read more…)

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China’s Press Czar vs. Authors of Censored Books

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CRD, for immediate release March 22, 2007 China’s Press Czar vs. Authors of Censored Books To put China’s press control authority on a trial stand? It would be a good idea. That idea came very close to a Chinese court hearing this month. The Press and Publication Administration (PPA) of (read more…)

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CRD Open Letter to the NPC, Urging Constitutional Review of the Crime of “Inciting Subversion”

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CRD Open Letter to the NPC, Urging Constitutional Review of the Crime of “Inciting Subversion” and Abolition of Law Criminalizing Free Expression On March 12, 2007, CRD released an open letter, urging the National People’s Congress to authorize review procedures to examine the constitutionality of an article in the PRC (read more…)

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The Conviction of Mao Hengfeng: Trump-up Charges against a Human Rights Defender

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Immediate release The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders January 18, 2007 The Conviction of Mao Hengfeng: Trump-up Charges against a Human Rights Defender On January 12, 2007, Shanghai authorities convicted activist/petitioner Mao Hengfeng, female, for “damaging hotel property” and sentenced her to two-and-half years in jail. CRD condemns the (read more…)

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Show Trials Highlight Deep Flaws in System: Court Upheld Unfair Prison Term for Chen Guangcheng

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Immediate Release The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders January 12, 2007 Show Trials Highlight Deep Flaws in System: Court Upheld Unfair Prison Term for Chen Guangcheng The Linyi Municipal Intermediate People’s Court announced its verdict today of uphelding the 4-year and 3-month sentence of Chen Guangcheng for “gathering crowds (read more…)

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CRD Condemns Violent Attack on Lawyers for Chen Guangcheng

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Immediate release CRD, December 27, 2006 CRD Condemns Violent Attack on Lawyers Representing China’s Blind Prisoner of Conscience Apparently as part of the persistent efforts by local authorities at intimidation and retaliation against independent lawyers, unidentified hit-men violently attacked lawyers for Chen Guangcheng, the blind prisoner of conscience, who is (read more…)

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