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

March 24, 2009 Comments Off

(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…)

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

February 25, 2009 Comments Off

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…)

Jail Sentences Upheld for Nanhai Protesters of Forced Land Eviction

October 27, 2007 Comments Off

Jail Sentences Upheld for Nanhai Protesters of Forced Land Eviction (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 27, 2007)- The Foshan City Intermediate Court has rejected the appeal of seven villagers from Sanshan Township, Nanhai County, Guangdong Province. The villagers were activists in local protests against forced land eviction and were convicted (read more…)