Yu Shiwen (于世文)

Yu Shiwen (于世文)

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Yu Shiwen (于世文) and his wife, Chen Wei (陈卫), were disappeared on May 23, 2014, until May 28, when their family received a notice saying both of them had been criminally detained on charges of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order of a public place.” The charges apparently stem from (read more…)

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Tie Liu (铁流)

Tie Liu (铁流)

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On February 25, the Sichuan court convicting Tie Liu of “illegal business activity” but issuing a suspended sentence in a case fraught with rights abuses. The trial at the Qingyang District People’s Court in Chengdu lasted for about one hour, and the court sentenced Liu to two-and-a-half years in prison, (read more…)

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Wang Zang (王藏)

Wang Zang (王藏)

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Wang Zang 王藏 Current detention Crime: Inciting subversion of state power Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: May 30, 2020 (detained); July 3, 2020 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Chuxiong City Detention Center, Yunnan Province Background on Current Detention Police officers from (read more…)

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Guo Yushan (郭玉闪)

Guo Yushan (郭玉闪)

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Guo Yushan 郭玉闪 (released) Crime: Illegal business activity Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: October 9, 2014 (detained); January 3, 2015 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Beijing No. 1 Detention Center (Beijing Municipality) Background In the early morning of October 9, 2014, (read more…)

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Li Dongmei (李冬梅) & Jiang Liuyong (姜流勇)

Li Dongmei (李冬梅) & Jiang Liuyong (姜流勇)

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Jiang Liuyong 姜流勇 & Li Dongmei 李冬梅 (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: September 30, 2014 (detained); November 6, 2014 (arrested); May 30, 2015 (released on bail) Place of Incarceration: Fengtai District Detention Center (Beijing Municipality) Background Police summoned (read more…)

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Li Biyun (李碧云): Submission to UN – February 13, 2015

Li Biyun (李碧云): Submission to UN – February 13, 2015

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Submission to Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: Communique on Behalf of Li Biyun, Citizen of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

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Jia Lingmin (贾灵敏)

Jia Lingmin (贾灵敏)

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Jia Lingmin    贾灵敏 (released) Crime: Creating a disturbance Length of Punishment: 4 years Court: Gongyi City People’s Court, Zhengzhou, Henan Province Trial Date: June 2, 2015 Sentencing Date: November 5, 2015 Dates of Detention/Arrest: May 7, 2014 (detained); May 30, 2014 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Xinxiang Women’s Prison, Henan Province (read more…)

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Han Ying (韩颖)

Han Ying (韩颖)

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Han Ying 韩颖 (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 1, 2014 (detained); November 6, 2014 (arrested); May 30, 2015 (released on bail) Place of Incarceration: Fengtai District Detention Center (Beijing Municipality) Background Police forcibly entered the (read more…)

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Ding Hongfen (丁红芬)

Ding Hongfen (丁红芬)

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Ding Hongfen 丁红芬 (released)   Crime: Intentional damage to property Length of Punishment: 21 months Court: Binhu District People’s Court (Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province) Trial Date: October 25-26, 2014 Sentencing Date: November 27, 2014 Dates of Detention/Arrest: June 23, 2013 (detained), May 29, 2014 (arrested); June 11, 2015 (released) Place (read more…)

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Gao Yu (高瑜)

Gao Yu (高瑜)

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Gao Yu 高瑜 (released on medical parole) *Previously under medical watch Crime: Illegally disseminating state secrets overseas Length of Punishment: Seven years Court: Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People’s Court Trial Date: November 21, 2014 Sentencing Date: April 17, 2015 Dates of Detention/Arrest: April 24, 2014 (detained); May 30, 2014 (arrested); November (read more…)

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Zhao Haitong (赵海通)

Zhao Haitong (赵海通)

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Zhao Haitong 赵海通 Crime: Inciting subversion of state power Length of Punishment: 14 years Court: Urumqi Intermediate People’s Court (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) Trial Date: May 13, 2014 Sentencing Date: Unknown Dates of Detention/Arrest: August 10, 2013 (detained); September 12, 2013 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Wusu City Prison Appeal Sentencing (read more…)

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Lin Yingqiang (林应强)

Lin Yingqiang (林应强)

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Fujian-based activist Lin Yingqiang (林应强) was intercepted in Beijing during the Chinese Communist Party’s Third Plenum as he tried to raise awareness about corruption in his home province. His family lost contact with him after Lin told them that he was seized and detained in a “black jail,” an extralegal (read more…)

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