Chengdu-based activist Xing Qingxian disappeared on October 6, 2015, in Mong La, Myanmar, along with fellow activist Tang Zhishun (唐志顺) and Bao Zhuoxuan (包卓轩), the 16-year old son of detained lawyers Wang Yu (王宇) and Bao Longjun (包龙军).
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CHRD profiles on several individuals who have been sent to prison or Re-education through Labor in retaliation for their human rights activism or exercising their universal rights. Some of them have already been released.
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CHRD has released partial data on human rights defenders (HRDs) who have been detained or subjected to torture and other forms of mistreatment since January 1, 2012. Compiling information through December 31, 2015, the data include records on approximately 704 new cases from 2015. The data is based on reports (read more…)
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Li Heping 李和平 (released on suspended sentence) Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: Three years, suspended for four years Court: Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court Trial Date: April 25, 2017 Sentencing Date: April 28, 2017 Dates of Detention/Arrest: July 10, 2015 (disappeared); January 8, 2016 (arrested) Place (read more…)
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Wang Yu 王宇 (released) Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: July 9, 2015 (detained); January 8, 2016 (arrested); July 2016 (released on bail) Place of Incarceration: Tianjin No. 1 Detention Center Background “She is a brave, forthright, selfless (read more…)
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Bian Xiaohui 卞晓辉 (released) Crime: Using a cult to undermine implementation of law Length of Punishment: 3 years and six months Court: Shijiazhuang Chang’an District People’s Court Trial Date: August 21, 2014 (suspended); December 12, 2014 (resumed) Sentencing Date: April 10, 2015 Dates of Detention/Arrest: March 12, 2014 (detained); April 17, 2014 (arrested) (read more…)
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Wu Rongrong 武嵘嵘 (released) Crime: “Creating a disturbance” Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: March 7, 2015 (detained); April 13, 2015 (released on bail) Place of Incarceration: Haidian District Detention Center (Beijing Municipality) Background Hangzhou police detained Wu Rongrong (武嵘嵘) on (read more…)
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Li Maizi 李麦子 (released) Crime: “Creating a disturbance” Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: March 6, 2015 (detained); April 13, 2015 (released on bail) Place of Incarceration: Haidian District Detention Center (Beijing Municipality) Background Beijing police seized activist Li Maizi (李麦子, (read more…)
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Guangzhou police seized housing and women’s rights activist, Su Changlan (苏昌兰), after she expressed support for the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong that began in late September 2014. She was originally summoned for “creating a disturbance,” but police criminally detained her the next day on a more serious charge, “inciting (read more…)
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Three rights groups in China launched an annual award to support human rights work in honor of activist Cao Shunli (曹顺利), who died on March 14, 2014, after being denied medical treatment for five months in detention. Human Rights Campaign in China (权利运动), Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch (民生观察), and (read more…)
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Kou Yanding寇延丁 (Released) Crime: Creating a disturbance Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: October 9, 2014 (detained); February 14, 2014 (released) Place of Incarceration: Haidian District Detention Center (Beijing Municipality) Background Beijing police seized writer and activist Kou Yanding (寇延丁) from a (read more…)
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Xia Lin 夏霖 (released) Crime: Fraud Length of Punishment: 12 years (reduced to 10 on appeal) Court: Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court Trial Date: June 17, 2016 Sentencing Date: September 22, 2016 Dates of Detention/Arrest: November 8, 2014 (detained); December 15, 2014 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Beijing No. 3 (read more…)
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