Police seized lawyer Yu Wensheng (余文生) outside his Beijing home on January 19, 2018, as he was taking his son to school. Yu reportedly was forced into a police vehicle after an altercation between him and at least one officer.
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Four activists from Sichuan Province—Chen Bing, Fu Hailu, Luo Fuyu, and Zhang Junyong—were detained in May and June of 2016, after the men had produced and shared images online of a Chinese liquor label reading “June 4, 1989” (or “8964,” ba jiu liu si).
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Ding Lingjie 丁灵杰 (released) Crime: Picking quarrels and provoking trouble Length of Punishment: 20 months Court: Shijingshan District People’s Court, Beijing Trial Date: December 28, 2018 Sentencing Date: December 28, 2018 Dates of Detention/Arrest: September 22, 2017 (criminal detention); October 19, 2017 (formal arrest); July 16, 2018 (indicted); May 21, 2019 (released) (read more…)
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Xu Qin 徐秦 (released) Criminal charge: 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: February 9, 2018 (detention); February 10, 2018 (criminal detention); March 11, 2018 (transferred into “residential surveillance in police-designated location”); September 2, 2018 (released on bail) Place of Incarceration: Yangzhou City (read more…)
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Qin Yongmin (秦永敏) Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: 13 years, 3 years’ deprivation of political rights Court: Wuhan City Intermediate People’s Court Trial Date: May 11, 2018 Sentencing Date: July 11, 2018 Dates of Detention/Arrest: January 9, 2015 (forcibly disappeared); March 30, 2015 (criminally detained); May 6, 2015 (formally arrested); (read more…)
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Shan Lihua 单利华 (Released) *Previously under medical watch Crime: Picking quarrels and provoking trouble Length of Punishment: 27 months Court: Nantong City Gangzha District People’s Court, Jiangsu Province Trial Date: June 28, 2016 Sentencing Date: September 29, 2016 Dates of Detention/Arrest: November 20, 2015 (criminally detained); December 1, 2015 (formally (read more…)
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Wang Jing 王晶 *Under medical watch Crime: Picking quarrels and provoking trouble Length of Punishment: 4 years and 10 months Court: Jilin City Chuanying District People’s Court, Jilin Province Trial Date: April 20, 2016 Sentencing Date: April 20, 2016 Dates of Detention/Arrest: March 9, 2014 (criminally detained); April 4, 2014 (read more…)
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Li Yuhan (李昱函) *Under medical watch Criminal charge: “Picking quarrels and provoking trouble” & “fraud” Length of Punishment: Court: Trial Date: Sentencing Date: Dates of Detention/Arrest: October 9, 2017 (detained); November 15, 2017 (formally arrested) Date of Birth: October 9, 1957 Medical conditions: Atrial fibrillation arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, unstable angina, (read more…)
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Li Xiaoling 李小玲 (released on suspended sentence) *Previously under medical watch Crime: Picking quarrels and provoking trouble Length of Punishment: 3 years, suspended for 5 years Court: Zhuhai City Xiangzhou District Court Trial Date: November 14, 2018 Sentencing Date: November 27, 2018 Dates of Detention/Arrest: June 4, 2017 (detained); August 8, (read more…)
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Zhen Jianghua 甄江华 Crime: Inciting subversion of state power Length of Punishment: Two years Court: Zhuhai City Intermediate People’s Court Trial Date: August 10, 2018 Sentencing Date: December 28, 2018 Dates of Detention/Arrest: September 1, 2017 (detained); September 2, 2017 (criminally detained); December 2017 (residential surveillance in a police-designated location); March 2018 (formally arrested; (read more…)
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Li Yufeng (李玉凤) (released) Crime: Picking quarrels and provoking trouble Length of Punishment: 4 years Court: Zhongzhan District People’s Court (Jiaozuo City, Henan Province) Trial Date: July 27, 2016 & August 3, 2016 Sentencing Date: January 16, 2017 Dates of Detention/Arrest: October 26, 2015 (detained); November 27, 2015 (criminally detained); December 29, 2015 (formally arrested); (read more…)
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Wang Shurong 王淑蓉 Crimes: Using dangerous methods to undermine public security & Picking quarrels and provoking trouble Length of Punishment: 6 years Court: Yingjing County People’s Court, Ya’an City, Sichuan Province Trial Date: April 21, 2017 Sentencing Date: April 21, 2017 Dates of Detention/Arrest: February 18, 2016 (criminally detained); March 23, 2016 (formally arrested) (read more…)
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