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Guizhou Activist Chen Xi Jailed for Ten Years for “Inciting Subversion”

December 26, 2011 Comments Off

Guizhou Activist Chen Xi Jailed for Ten Years for “Inciting Subversion” Another Heavy Sentence as Government Intensifies Crackdown on Dissent (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 26, 2011) – Today, the day after Christmas, Chinese authorities sent another activist, Chen Xi (陈西), to prison for 10 years, with an additional (read more…)

Veteran Democracy Activist Chen Wei Gets 9 Years for Speech Crime

December 23, 2011 Comments Off

Veteran Democracy Activist Chen Wei Gets 9 Years for Speech Crime (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 23, 2011) – Earlier today, the Suining Intermediate People’s Court in Sichuan Province heard the case against veteran activist Chen Wei (陈卫) for “inciting subversion of state power.” At the conclusion of the (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing December 14-20, 2011

December 21, 2011 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing December 14-20, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Veteran activist and “Jasmine Crackdown” detainee Chen Wei will be tried for “inciting subversion” on December 23, following the footsteps of prominent activists including Gao Zhisheng and Liu Xiaobo, (read more…)

Disappeared Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Ordered “Back to Prison” Highlights Law’s Arbitrariness in China

December 16, 2011 Comments Off

Disappeared Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Ordered “Back to Prison” Highlights Law’s Arbitrariness in China (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 16, 2011) – The human rights lawyer and activist Gao Zhisheng (高智晟), who has been missing for the past 20 months, reportedly has been put “back in jail,” according to a (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing December 7-13, 2011

December 14, 2011 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing December 7-13, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Guizhou Activist Arrested As Rights Forum Declared “Illegal”: Guizhou activist Chen Xi (陈西) was recently arrested for “inciting subversion,” just days before authorities strongly moved to ban the Guizhou (read more…)

Human Rights Day 2011: A Dismal Year for Human Rights Defenders in China

December 9, 2011 Comments Off

Human Rights Day 2011: A Dismal Year for Human Rights Defenders in China Chinese Government Must Honor Its International Human Rights Obligations (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 9, 2011) As the world observes Human Rights Day on December 10, CHRD notes that 2011 was one of the worst years in (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing November 23-29, 2011

November 30, 2011 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing November 23-29, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Detainees From Jasmine Revolution Crackdown See Case Developments: The “incitement” case against Sichuan activist Chen Wei (陈卫) has been transferred to a court, but authorities have continued to obstruct the (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing November 15-22, 2011

November 23, 2011 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing November 15-22, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Trial of Ni Yulan, Husband Set to Open But Then Sent Back to Procuratorate, Ni’s Health Weakens: The “creating a disturbance” case against Beijing lawyer Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) and (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing November 8-14, 2011

November 16, 2011 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing November 8-14, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Contents Arbitrary Detention Sichuan Land Rights Activist Liu Zhengyou Released from Prison Shanghai Activist Sentenced to Three Years and Six Months in Prison Sichuan Activist Zuo Xiaohuan Released after 18 Months (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing November 2-7, 2011

November 9, 2011 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing November 2-7, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Contents Arbitrary Detention Victim of Medical Accident Detained for 20 Months in Psychiatric Hospital Freedom of Expression Blog Closed after Posting Article that Advocates for Intra-Party Democracy Harassment of Activists (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing October 27-November 2, 2011

November 4, 2011 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing October 27-November 2, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Chinese activists and netizens continue to make the treacherous trip to visit Chen Guangcheng, currently held under illegal house arrest with his wife and 6-year-old daughter. One group of (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing October 21-26, 2011

October 26, 2011 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing October 21-26, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Activists, Authorities Stay Closely Focused on Chen Guangcheng: Authorities have kept up the harassment and intimidation of activists who harbor plans to visit lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) (read more…)