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[CHRB] Arrest and Detentions in Xinjiang, Another “Black Jail” Uncovered in Beijing (11/1-7, 2013)

November 8, 2013 Comments Off

After having disappeared for twelve weeks, activist Zhao Haitong (赵海通) of Xinjiang has resurfaced, with his family learning that he was formally arrested on September 12 on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power.” Currently held at Urumqi City Liudaowan Detention Center, Zhao went missing in mid-August in the process (read more…)

[CHRB] Police Seize Lawyer After Blocking Visit to Detained Activist Xu Zhiyong (7/12-18, 2013)

July 19, 2013 Comments Off

The crackdown on peaceful assembly and free expression has taken an even more disturbing turn with the detention of Beijing professor and activist Xu Zhiyong (许志永), and the subsequent seizure and beating of his lawyer, Liu Weiguo (刘卫国). Taken into custody on July 16, Xu has been charged with “gathering (read more…)

[CHRB] Activists Conduct Sit-In in Beijing, Demanding Participation in UPR (6/21-27, 2013)

June 27, 2013 Comments Off

Since June 18, a growing number of activists have staged a sit-in outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) office in Beijing, asking to meet with officials and awaiting a government reply to their requests to participate in drafting China’s national human rights report, which the Chinese government will submit (read more…)

[CHRB] More Anti-Corruption Crusaders Detained (6/13-20, 2013)

June 20, 2013 Comments Off

Five activists have been criminally detained after being seized during an anti-corruption “road trip” whose aim has been to call for the release of Beijing activists arrested for seeking disclosure of Chinese officials’ assets. On May 25, Huang Wenxun (黄文勋) and four other activists were seized in Hubei Province and (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing April 24-May 3, 2012

May 4, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing April 24-May 3, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News Chen Guangcheng Arrangement Uncertain, Concerns Swirl Over Family’s Safety: Conditions negotiated by US and Chinese officials for activist and lawyer Chen Guangcheng and his family to remain in (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing April 18-23, 2012

April 25, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing April 18-23, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News Authorities Deem Netizen’s Case “Secret,” Block Lawyers’ Visit: Guangzhou police recently blocked lawyers from seeing detained netizen Ou Ronggui,claiming his case “involves secrets,” and threatened (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing April 11-17, 2012

April 18, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing April 11-17, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News Petitioner reported rape by interceptor, police refuse to investigate: in one of the most egregious cases of violence against petitioners, Zhu Guiqin from Liaoning Province reported to CHRD (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing April 3-10, 2012

April 11, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing April 3-10, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News Beijing Activists Ni Yulan, Dong Jiqin Sentenced: On April 10, activists Ni Yulan and Dong Jiqin, who now have been detained for one year, were sentenced. Ni was given (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing March 27-April 2, 2012

April 4, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing March 27-April 2, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News Arrested in Anti-Gang Campaign, Journalist Sentenced After Secret Trial: It was recently revealed that Chongqing journalist Gao Yingpu was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for a crime of (read more…)