China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots June 16-30, 2008 HIGHLIGHTS Scores of prominent activists and dissidents were detained, put under house arrest or warned in order to prevent them from meeting visiting members of the U.S. Congress and the E.U. Parliament. As the Olympics approach (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 27, 2008) – On June 26, Sun Lin (孙林, a.k.a. Jie Mu (孑木)), was convicted of “illegal possession of firearms” and “gathering crowds to disturb social order” by the Nanjing Xuanwu District People’s Court and sentenced to four years of imprisonment. Sun’s wife and co-defendant, (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 26, 2008) – Yao Lifa (姚立法), an activist promoting local democratic elections in Hubei Province, disappeared on the afternoon of June 26. It is feared that Yao has been detained by Hubei police. At noon on June 26, Yao was at a demonstration against police (read more…)
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Detained Sichuan Activists Denied Access to Legal Counsel (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 25, 2008) –Huang Qi (黄琦), director of Tianwang Human Rights Center (www.64tianwang.com) detained on suspicion of “illegal possession of state secrets” since June 10, is denied access to lawyers by police. On June 24, police from the (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots June 1-15, 2008 HIGHLIGHTS Authorities continue to tighten control over free expression in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake. Swedish journalist, Ou Fengrui, was barred from reporting in the earthquake zone. For posting online articles critical of the government’s (read more…)
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Human Rights Defender Huang Qi Disappear, Feared Detained by Police (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 12, 2008) – Huang Qi (黄琦), Chengdu-based activist and director of Tianwang Human Rights Center (www.64tianwang.com), disappeared on June 10. All attempts to contact him have failed. It is feared that Huang has been detained (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 12, 2008) – Imprisoned human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) continues to be denied access to adequate medical care. Hu is in poor health and suffers from liver cirrhosis. Since his incarceration, Hu has had one physical check-up in late May, but neither he nor (read more…)
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Incarcerated Human Rights Defender Liu Jie Tortured (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 11, 2008) – CHRD learned today that Liu Jie (刘杰), human rights activist and petitioner currently serving 18 months of Re-education through Labor (RTL), was tortured in late May. On May 22[1], Liu was transferred from Qiqihar RTL (read more…)
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Shanghai Activist and Citizen Lawyer Feng Zhenghu Detained (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 6, 2008) – On June 5, Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎), a Shanghai rights activist and self-taught “citizen lawyer”, was administratively detained for ten days for “using other means to deliberately disrupt social order”. It is believed that Feng (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 4, 2008) – On the 19th anniversary of the crackdown on the Tiananmen demonstrations, Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波), prominent Beijing dissident and intellectual, was seized by Beijing police. Liu was released a couple of hours later. At 6 p.m. today, Liu and his wife Liu Xia (read more…)
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Nineteen Years on, Tiananmen Protesters Still Languish in Prison China must end political persecution of participants of the 1989 demonstrations (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 3, 2008) – As the 19th anniversary of the crackdown on the Tiananmen demonstrations approaches, at least eight Beijing residents are still imprisoned for participating (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots May 16-31, 2008 HIGHLIGHTS Restrictions on civil liberties have resumed after a brief remission in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake on May 12. Authorities have ordered websites to delete postings on the disaster and have detained activists for (read more…)
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