As Obama Arrives in China, Police “Tuck away” Activists for Fear of Contact

Comments Off on As Obama Arrives in China, Police “Tuck away” Activists for Fear of Contact

 

As Obama Arrives in China, Police “Tuck away” Activists for Fear of Contact (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 16, 2009) Police across the country have clamped down on activists, veteran petitioners, and dissidents as US President Obama arrives in China to begin a four-day visit, placing individuals under “soft detention,”[1] (read more…)

Read more  

Beating and Detention of Petitioner Latest in Series of Heilongjiang Abuses

Comments Off on Beating and Detention of Petitioner Latest in Series of Heilongjiang Abuses

 

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 27, 2009) – CHRD learned today the story of Chen Jinxia (陈金霞, aka Chen Qingxia [陈庆霞]), a petitioner from Dailing District, Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province, who has suffered nearly two years of arbitrary detention since she was first intercepted on April 24, 2007. Over the (read more…)

Read more  

Sichuan Authorities Strike Hard on Rights Activists to Maintain “Stability”

Comments Off on Sichuan Authorities Strike Hard on Rights Activists to Maintain “Stability”

 

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 24, 2009) – CHRD learned today that police in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, have detained four Sichuan activists and summoned (chuanhuan) more than ten in an effort to punish local human rights defenders for taking part in and reporting on two recent demonstrations. In Chongqing Municipality, (read more…)

Read more  

Sichuan Activist Detained for Reporting on Protests and Clashes

Comments Off on Sichuan Activist Detained for Reporting on Protests and Clashes

 

Sichuan Activist Detained for Reporting on Protests and Clashes (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 3, 2009) – CHRD learned today that Xing Qingxian (幸清贤), a rights activist based in Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, has been criminally detained on suspicion of “disturbing social order” by the National Security police (read more…)

Read more  

Petitioner Detained and Beaten for Attempting to Appeal to Clinton

Comments Off on Petitioner Detained and Beaten for Attempting to Appeal to Clinton

 

Petitioner Detained and Beaten for Attempting to Appeal to Clinton (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 27, 2009) – CHRD learned today that Wang Shixiang (王士祥), a petitioner and former business owner from Tongcheng City, Anhui Province, was beaten and detained for attempting to appeal to US Secretary of State Hillary (read more…)

Read more  

Five Detained for Organizing Factory Sit-in in Chongqing; Six Injured during Workers Demonstration in Sichuan Province

Comments Off on Five Detained for Organizing Factory Sit-in in Chongqing; Six Injured during Workers Demonstration in Sichuan Province

 

Five Detained for Organizing Factory Sit-in in Chongqing; Six Injured during Workers Demonstration in Sichuan Province(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 25, 2009) – CHRD learned today that five workers at a silk factory, Tongliang County, Chongqing Municipality, have been detained for organizing a factory sit-in. The workers are representatives of (read more…)

Read more  

Incarcerated Activist Denied Care, in Grave Condition

Comments Off on Incarcerated Activist Denied Care, in Grave Condition

 

Incarcerated Activist Denied Care, in Grave Condition (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 25, 2009)- CHRD learned recently that Wang Guilan (王桂兰), an incarcerated petitioner and activist from Enshi City, Hubei Province, is in need of immediate medical attention as she suffers from a serious infection of burn wounds as well (read more…)

Read more  

Retired Judge in Xinjiang Detained for Advocating Health Rights of Veterans

Comments Off on Retired Judge in Xinjiang Detained for Advocating Health Rights of Veterans

 

Retired Judge in Xinjiang Detained for Advocating Health Rights of Veterans (Chinese Human Rights Defenders—February 23, 2009) – CHRD learned today that Huang Yunmin (黄云敏), a retired judge in Xinjiang who has advocated for the health-related rights of veterans, has been detained on suspicion of “possession of guns” since February (read more…)

Read more  

Released Tiananmen Prisoner Incarcerated in Psychiatric Institution since Olympics

Comments Off on Released Tiananmen Prisoner Incarcerated in Psychiatric Institution since Olympics

 

Released Tiananmen Prisoner Incarcerated in Psychiatric Institution since Olympics (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 22, 2009) – CHRD learned today that Wang Lianxi (王连喜), a former worker who was released from prison in 2007 following 18 years of incarceration for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, is incarcerated (read more…)

Read more  

Activist Promoting Democracy at Grassroots Disappears, Feared Abducted by Authorities

Comments Off on Activist Promoting Democracy at Grassroots Disappears, Feared Abducted by Authorities

 

Activist Promoting Democracy at Grassroots Disappears, Feared Abducted by Authorities(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 19, 2000)- Yao Lifa (姚立法), an activist promoting local democratic elections from Qianjiang City, Hubei Province, disappeared yesterday. Past records suggest that Qianjiang City authorities might be responsible for Yao’s disappearance. On January 18, Yao, who (read more…)

Read more  

After Torture in Detention, Legal Activist Yuan Xianchen Goes on Trial

Comments Off on After Torture in Detention, Legal Activist Yuan Xianchen Goes on Trial

 

After Torture in Detention, Legal Activist Yuan Xianchen Goes on Trial (Chinese Human Rights Defenders- January 14, 2009) – On January 12, Yuan Xianchen (袁显臣), a human rights activist and “legal worker” (falu gongzuozhe) based in Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province, was tried for “inciting subversion of state power” by Jixi (read more…)

Read more  

Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Chen Guangcheng Denied Medical Care

Comments Off on Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Chen Guangcheng Denied Medical Care

 

Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Chen Guangcheng Denied Medical Care (Chinese Human Rights Defenders- January 14, 2009) – CHRD has learned that imprisoned human rights defender Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) has been denied appropriate medical care and is in very poor health following months of digestive affliction. Chen’s wife, Yuan Weijing (袁伟静), (read more…)

Read more  

Back to Top