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Human Rights Activist Ni Yulan Sentenced to Two Years and Eight Months in Prison, Husband Gets Two Years

April 10, 2012 Comments Off

Beijing human rights activist and legal advocate Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) has been convicted of “creating a disturbance” and “fraud” and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. Ni’s husband, Dong Jiqin (董继勤), also convicted of “creating a disturbance,” was sentenced to two years in prison.

China Human Rights Briefing March 27-April 2, 2012

April 4, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing March 27-April 2, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News Arrested in Anti-Gang Campaign, Journalist Sentenced After Secret Trial: It was recently revealed that Chongqing journalist Gao Yingpu was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for a crime of (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing March 20-26, 2012

March 28, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing March 20-26, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News Dissident Xue Mingkai Reportedly Sentenced to Four Years for “Subversion”: Shandong dissident Xue Mingkai, detained over a year ago as part of the Jasmine Crackdown, has reportedly been (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing March 13-19, 2012

March 20, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing March 13-19, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Top News Guangxi Lawyer Missing During “Residential Surveillance”: Human rights lawyer Yang Zaixin has gone missing after reportedly being ordered to “residential surveillance,” raising concerns about his fate and the (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing March 6-12, 2012

March 14, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing March 6-12, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News Harassment Around “Two Meetings” Period Continues: Authorities have maintained a tight grip on the movements of petitioners and activists, particularly in and around Beijing, with the National People’s (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing February 28-March 5, 2012

March 7, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing February 28-March 5, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News Government Suppression Marks “Two Meetings”: To “maintain stability” around the “Two Meetings” in Beijing, Chinese authorities have intensified suppression of dissidents, activists, and petitioners in the capital and elsewhere. (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing February 21-27, 2012

February 29, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing February 21-27, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Top News Dissident Li Tie Transferred to Prison, May Face Hard Labor: Hubei dissident Li Tie, sentenced to 10 years in January for “subversion of state power,” was recently sent to (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing February 14-20, 2012

February 22, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing February 14-20, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Top News One Jasmine Crackdown Detainee Released, Another Transferred to Prison: Hubei activist Gao Chunlian was released “on bail” last week after nearly a year in detention, while Sichuan activist (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing February 7-13, 2012

February 15, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing February 7-13, 2012 To read this issue as a PDF, please go here. Top News Dissident’s Sentence Adds to String of Recent Harsh Punishments: On February 10, Hangzhou dissident Zhu Yufu was issued a seven-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power.” Zhu’s punishment is (read more…)

Xi Jinping’s US Visit During Escalating Crackdown on Dissent in China Sends Wrong Signal

February 11, 2012 Comments Off

The visit to Washington next week of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (习近平), the presumptive next president of China, comes during an escalating crackdown on political and religious dissent in China, and on the heels of China’s veto of a UN resolution condemning the ongoing killing of civilians by the (read more…)

Dissident Zhu Yufu Sentenced to Seven Years for “Inciting Subversion” As Heavy Punishments Continue

February 10, 2012 Comments Off

Veteran dissident Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫), tried on January 31 for “inciting subversion of state power,” was sentenced today to seven years in prison by the Hangzhou City Intermediate People’s Court in Zhejiang Province.

China Human Rights Briefing January 31-February 6, 2012

February 8, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing January 31-February 6, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Top News Activist Chen Xi Held in Remote Prison, Frostbitten From Cold Conditions: CHRD has recently learned that the Guizhou activist Chen Xi, serving a 10-year sentence for “inciting (read more…)