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On Eve of 6-Month Countdown to Olympics, Police Stepped up Harassment on Zeng Jinyan

February 7, 2008 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 7, 2008)- CHRD learnt that, on the eve of the six-month countdown to the Beijing Olympics, Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕), HIV/AIDS and human rights activist, blogger, wife of arrested activist Hu Jia (胡佳), was put under tightened surveillance and threatened with imprisonment for speaking out about (read more…)

Writer/Activist Lu Gengsong Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

February 5, 2008 Comments Off

Writer/Activist Lu Gengsong Sentenced to Four Years in Prison CHRD protests the use of “Inciting Subversion of State Power” to Prosecute Free Speech (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 5, 2008)- Lu Gengsong (吕耿松), a Hangzhou-based freelance writer and human rights defender detained since August 24, 2007, was sentenced to four (read more…)

Victims of Beijing Olympics: Villagers’ Rights Abused in Preparations for the Game

February 4, 2008 Comments Off

Victims of Beijing Olympics: Villagers’ Rights Abused in Preparations for the Game (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 4, 2008) — According to a report released on February 3 by Citizens’ Rights and Livelihood Watch (CRLW), a Hubei-based grassroots organization, corruption and human rights abuses were involved in the Beijing government’s (read more…)

HOW CYBER-CENSORS BLOCKED DISSEMINATION OF REPORT ON INTERNET CENSORSHIP

February 2, 2008 Comments Off

Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) Web: https://www.nchrd.org/ Email: networkcrd@gmail.com One World, One Dream, Universal Human Rights Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans frontières www.rsf-chinese.org Chinese Human Rights Defenders www.crd-net.org 1st February 2008 CHINA HOW CYBER-CENSORS BLOCKED DISSEMINATION OF REPORT ON INTERNET CENSORSHIP Reporters Without Borders and Chinese Human Rights Defenders have obtained (read more…)

Hu Jia Formally Arrested: Authorities Impervious To International Protest

February 1, 2008 Comments Off

Hu Jia Formally Arrested: Authorities Impervious To International Protest China must be held accountable for its Olympic pledge “to improve human rights” (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 31, 2008)– Hu Jia (胡佳 or 胡嘉), the Beijing-based human rights defender detained since December 27, 2007, was formally arrested and charged with (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing January 15 – 31, 2008

January 31, 2008 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots January 15-31, 2008 Editorial As some have feared, the Chinese authorities have proceeded confidently and defiantly with pre-Olympics crackdowns on dissidents and protesters. Security police track down and lock up people who challenge or complain about official behavior and (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing January 1 – 15, 2008

January 15, 2008 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing 1-15 January 2008 Editorial The start of 2008 saw the authorities continue to tighten control over freedom of expression, especially in the “new” media. In late December, the Beijing municipal government issued regulations that punish SMS users for “endangering public security” and “spreading rumors.” In early (read more…)

Detained Activist Hu Jia Denied Access to Lawyer, His Family Harassed

January 5, 2008 Comments Off

Detained Activist Hu Jia Denied Access to Lawyer, His Family Harassed (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 5, 2008) – Hu Jia (胡佳), the Beijing-based activist, Detained on Suspicion of “Inciting Subversion“ on December 27, 2007, is denied access to lawyers by police, citing the case’s involvement of “state secret.” Hu’s (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing December 15 – 31, 2007

December 31, 2007 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots 15-31 December 2007 Editorial The detention of Beijing-based human rights defender Hu Jia on December 27, 2007, on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power” is indicative of the beginning of a systematic crackdown by the Chinese government before (read more…)

Hu Jia Detained on Suspicion of “Inciting Subversion of State Power”

December 28, 2007 Comments Off

Hu Jia Detained on Suspicion of “Inciting Subversion of State Power” Chinese Government Must Stop Pre-Olympics Crackdown (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 28, 2007) – Beijing-based activist, Hu Jia (胡佳), has been detained by police on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power.” CHRD investigated the “disappearance” of Hu Jia (read more…)

Human Rights Defender Liu Jie Denied Treatment for Eye Illness at RTL Camp

December 28, 2007 Comments Off

Human Rights Defender Liu Jie Denied Treatment for Eye Illness at RTL Camp (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 28, 2007)- Liu Jie (刘杰), veteran rural campaigner and human rights activist serving her 18-month Re-education through Labor (RTL) terms in Qiqihaer, Heilongjiang province, will go blind if she does not receive (read more…)

Beijing to Punish Mobile SMS Users for “Endangering Public Security” and “Spreading Rumors”

December 23, 2007 Comments Off

Beijing to Punish Mobile SMS Users for “Endangering Public Security” and “Spreading Rumors” (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 23, 2007) – On December 17, the Beijing municipal government released the “Notice Regarding the Further Regulations and Management of the Use of Mobile Phone Text Messages in the Release of Public (read more…)