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Violent Clashes in Ethnic Minority Areas in Yunnan and Hainan Provinces

April 21, 2008 Comments Off

Violent Clashes in Ethnic Minority Areas in Yunnan and Hainan Provinces Authorities must allow independent investigation and reporting in the regions (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 21, 2008)- Police fired on a group of about a hundred villagers who resisted land appropriation by a mining company in Yunnan Province yesterday. (read more…)

Zheng Mingfang, Petitioner and Activist, Sent to Re-education through Labor

April 20, 2008 Comments Off

Zheng Mingfang, Petitioner and Activist, Sent to Re-education through Labor (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 20, 2008)- Zheng Mingfang (郑明芳), petitioner turned activist from Ji County, Tianjin, has been secretly sent to Re-education through Labor (RTL) for two years. According to Zheng’s family, who obtained information from a detainee released (read more…)

Villager Detained during Forced Eviction to Make Way for Olympics Venues

April 17, 2008 Comments Off

Villager Detained during Forced Eviction to Make Way for Olympics Venues Authorities must cease housing rights violations related to the Games (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 17, 2008) – Wang Lianmin (王连民), resident of Yangshan Village which lies at the heart of the Olympics Village, was taken into custody by (read more…)

Jail Sentence Upheld for Writer/Activist Lu Gengsong

April 17, 2008 Comments Off

Jail Sentence Upheld for Writer/Activist Lu Gengsong Chinese authorities must end criminalization of free expression and release Lu immediately. (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 17, 2008) – In a closed trial on April 14, the Zhejiang Provincial High Court rejected the appeal of Lu Gengsong (吕耿松), a Hangzhou-based freelance writer (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing April 1-15, 2008

April 15, 2008 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots April 1-15, 2008 HIGHLIGHTS In the most blatant act of politicizing the Olympics, Chinese authorities sentenced human rights activist, Hu Jia, to three-and-a-half years in prison and one year’s deprivation of political rights for “inciting subversion of state power.” (read more…)

Democracy Activist Zhu Yufu Given Harsher Sentence after Re-trial

April 10, 2008 Comments Off

Democracy Activist Zhu Yufu Given Harsher Sentence after Re-trial China must end political persecution using trump-up charges (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 10, 2008)- Hangzhou democracy activist Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫) was given a harsher sentence yesterday after he was re-tried for “obstructing the police from carrying out their public duty” (read more…)

Hu Jia, Found Guilty for Criticizing Pre-Olympics Abuses, Sentenced to 3 Years & 6 Months

April 3, 2008 Comments Off

Hu Jia, Found Guilty for Criticizing Pre-Olympics Abuses, Sentenced to 3 Years & 6 Months CHRD calls for the activist unconditional and immediate release (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 3, 2008)- Hu Jia (胡佳), the detained human rights activist, who went on trial on March 18, has been sentenced (read more…)

Olympics Prisoner Yang Chunlin Tortured

April 1, 2008 Comments Off

Olympics Prisoner Yang Chunlin Tortured China must end persecution of the outspoken human rights critic (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 31, 2008)- CHRD learned today that Yang Chunlin (杨春林), “Olympics Prisoner” and human rights defender, was beaten on March 5 while incarcerated at Heitong Detention Center, Heilongjiang Province. On March (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing March 15-31, 2008

March 31, 2008 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots March 15-31 On March 24, the same day the Olympic flame was lit in Olympia, Greece, Chinese human rights defender, Yang Chunlin, was sentenced to five years in prison for collecting signatures to endorse an open letter entitled “We (read more…)

Court to Announce “Olympic Detainee” Hu Jia’s Verdict on April 3

March 31, 2008 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 31, 2008)- Hu Jia (胡佳), the prominent human rights defender detained on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power,” will be tried for a second time on April 3 by the Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court. The court told Hu’s lawyers that there (read more…)

“Olympics Prisoner” Yang Chunlin Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

March 24, 2008 Comments Off

“Olympics Prisoner” Yang Chunlin Sentenced to Five Years in Prison CHRD calls for the activist’s unconditional and immediate release (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 24, 2008)- Human rights defender, Yang Chunlin (杨春林), was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and two years’ deprivation of political rights for “inciting subversion of state (read more…)

Prominent Chinese Citizens Publish Open Letter Proposing Twelve Suggestions on Tibet

March 22, 2008 Comments Off

Prominent Chinese Citizens Publish Open Letter Proposing Twelve Suggestions on Tibet (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 22, 2008)- 30 prominent Chinese citizens released a public letter today entitled Twelve Suggestions for Dealing with the Tibetan Situation. The letter condemns “violent acts against innocent people” and “strongly urges the Chinese government” (read more…)