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Subversion Charge against Little-Known Activist Indicates Heightened Crackdown on Dissent in China

November 22, 2010 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 22, 2010) CHRD learned last week that Li Tie (李铁), a Wuhan City, Hubei Province-based democracy activist and online freelance writer, has been arrested on charges of “subversion of state power.” The Chinese government has in recent years primarily pursued the charge of “subversion” against (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing November 10-15, 2010

November 16, 2010 Comments Off

To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here China Human Rights Briefing Weekly November 10-15, 2010 Highlights Children’s Rights Advocate Zhao Lianhai Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison: Zhao Lianhai (赵连海), founder of the website Kidney Stone Babies and a leading figure among (read more…)

CHRD Warmly Congratulates Burmese Democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Her Return to Freedom

November 15, 2010 Comments Off

Editor’s note: The following is a translation of a statement released in Chinese by CHRD on November 14, 2010. For the original text, please see: http://news.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2010/11/201011142034.shtml According to media reports, leader of the Burmese democracy movement and General Secretary of the National League of Democracy Party Aung San Suu Kyi (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing November 3-9, 2010

November 10, 2010 Comments Off

To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here China Human Rights Briefing Weekly November 3-9, 2010 Highlights One Month after Nobel Prize Announcement, Pressure on Activists Continues: The nationwide police mobilization which began on October 8 showed no sign of slowing as CHRD continued to receive (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing October 26-November 2, 2010

November 10, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly October 26-November 2, 2010 Highlights Elected Fujian Village Director Sentenced to 11 Years for Leading Fight Against Land Grabs: This week, the Jinjiang City Intermediate People’s Court in Fujian Province sentenced successful businessman-turned-village director Lü Jiangbo (吕江波) to 11 years in prison on six charges, (read more…)

Nobel Laureate Languishes in Prison, Police Harassment of Activists Rages On

November 8, 2010 Comments Off

One Month after Nobel Announcement, CHRD Urges the Chinese Government to Release Liu Xiaobo (Chinese Human Rights Defenders- November 8, 2010) One month after the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced its decision to award the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned activist and intellectual Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波), the Chinese government continues (read more…)

Heavy Sentence for Elected Fujian Village Director, Leader in Fight against Illegal Land Expropriation

November 2, 2010 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 2, 2010) – On October 28, Jinjiang City Intermediate People’s Court in Fujian Province sentenced successful businessman-turned-village director Lü Jiangbo (吕江波) to 11 years in prison. Originally detained on suspicion of “obstructing official business,” Lü was later convicted on five additional charges, ranging from “extortion” (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing October 19-25, 2010

October 26, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly October 19-25, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Harassment of Activists Continues: CHRD continued to collect reports this week of activists, dissidents, and supporters of Liu Xiaobo who have been harassed, placed under police surveillance, or had (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing October 13-18, 2010

October 19, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly October 13-18, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB in a .pdf format, please click here Highlights Police Crack Down on Activists Following Nobel Prize Announcement: In addition to the stories included in the week’s China Human Rights Briefing, CHRD has created a page on our (read more…)

Chinese Reactions to Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize- from Both Sides

October 14, 2010 Comments Off

CHRD has compiled a collection of reports documenting how Chinese citizens have reacted to the news that Liu Xiaobo was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, and also how the Chinese government has acted to limit the spread of this information and prevent public or private commemorations of Liu’s achievement.

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly October 5-12, 2010

October 13, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly October 5-12, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Liu Xiaobo Awarded 2010 Nobel Peace Prize: On October 8, the Nobel Committee announced it had awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned activist, writer and intellectual Liu (read more…)

CHRD Hails Decision to Award Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo

October 8, 2010 Comments Off

CHRD Hails Decision to Award Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo Chinese government must immediately free Liu and all incarcerated human rights defenders (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 8, 2010) – CHRD hails the Nobel Committee’s announcement and congratulates the imprisoned activist, writer and intellectual, Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波), (read more…)