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…)
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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…)
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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…)
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(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…)
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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…)
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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…)
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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.
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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…)
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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…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly September 30 – October 4, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB in a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Detentions and Harassment Related to National Day Continue through Holiday: With the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China taking place this (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly September 22-29, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Chengdu Court protestors sentenced: Ten activists were convicted of “assembling a crowd to disrupt social order” on September 28 for protesting outside the Chengdu City Intermediate Court in 2009. (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Weekly September 14-21, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Young AIDS Activist Goes on Trial: AIDS activist Tian Xi (田喜) was tried for “intentional destruction of property” in Henan Province on September 21. About a hundred netizens and (read more…)
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