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China Tightens Grip on Media in Effort to Control Damage from Tainted Milk Scandal

September 29, 2008 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 29, 2008) –China has tightened its grip over media freedom to contain rising nationwide outrage at tainted milk products. Since the scandal came to light on September 11, CHRD has documented a series of measures taken by the government to block reporting on the scandal. (read more…)

Activist Suffers Retaliation for Applying to Protest during the Olympics

September 26, 2008 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 26, 2008) – CHRD learned today that Ji Sizun (纪斯尊), an activist who “disappeared” on August 11 after he applied to protest at the “Protest Zones” in Beijing, has been criminally detained. On September 25, six policemen from Fuzhou City Public Security Bureau (PSB) in (read more…)

Olympics “Protest Zones” Applicant Sent to Re-education through Labor

September 24, 2008 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 24, 2008) – On September 23, Liu Xueli (刘学立), a petitioner and activist against forcible land appropriation from Henan Province, was sent to a local Re-education through Labor (RTL) camp. Liu had been under residential surveillance (house arrest) after he submitted an application to protest (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing September 1-15, 2008

September 20, 2008 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots September 1-15, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF HIGHLIGHTS · Jiamusi Intermediate People’s Court upheld the five-year sentence of Yang Chunlin, the Olympics Prisoner imprisoned for collecting signatures for the petition “We (read more…)

Journalist Barred from Attending Training on UN Human Rights Mechanisms; Online Column Blocked

September 18, 2008 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 18, 2008)—On September 1, Zan Aizong (昝爱宗), a journalist and internet writer from Zhejiang Province, was barred from attending a training workshop on UN human rights mechanisms in Geneva. Zan’s online column on current affairs, meizhou dianping (Weekly Comments), has also been blocked by the (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing August 16-30, 2008

September 4, 2008 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots August 16-30, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF EDITORIAL The following briefing covers the final days of the Beijing Olympics and its aftermath. Despite official promises to allow press freedom and demonstrations (read more…)

Olympics Crackdown Continues as Another Activist Is Sent to Labor Camp

August 30, 2008 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 30, 2008) – On August 28, Wang Guilan (王桂兰), a petitioner and human rights activist from Enshi City, Hubei Province, was sent to fifteen months of Re-education through Labor (RTL) for “disturbing social order”. According to the authorities, Wang is being punished for accepting a (read more…)

Update on Imprisoned Activist Hu Jia and His Wife Zeng Jinyan

August 25, 2008 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 25, 2008) – CHRD learned today that imprisoned human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳), who suffers from liver cirrhosis, has been made to perform manual labor under the hot sun for seven hours every day. Meanwhile, prison authorities have confiscated Hu’s letters to his family (read more…)

Detained AIDS Activist Quietly Sentenced After Long Delay

August 23, 2008 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 23, 2008) – On August 12, Wang Xiaoqiao (王小巧), an AIDS activist from Xincai County in Henan Province, was convicted of “extortion” and sentenced to one year in prison by Xincai County Court, Chinese Human Rights Defenders learned today. “Due to international attention to Wang’s (read more…)

CHRD Urges China to End Torture of Detained Human Rights Activist

August 22, 2008 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Heilongjiang, August 22, 2008) – The Chinese authorities must stop the torture and inhuman treatment of Liu Jie (刘杰), a human rights defender currently serving 18 months of Re-education through Labor (RTL), said Chinese Human Rights Defenders. Since Aug. 15, Liu has been subjected to a (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing August 1-15, 2008

August 19, 2008 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots August 1-15, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF Highlights · As the world is captivated by the Olympics, behind the scenes and censored in the Chinese media, an unrelenting and sweeping crackdown (read more…)

China Breaks Promises of Freedoms of Assembly and the Press during Olympics

August 16, 2008 Comments Off

IOC, US and EU Leaders Must End Silence on China’s Games Abuses (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Beijing, August 16, 2008) – China has punished people who give interviews or apply for permits to protest, thereby breaking its promises to allow press freedom and demonstrations at “Protest Zones” during the Olympics. (read more…)