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Imprisoned Poet Li Hong’s Application for Release on Medical Bail Denied

September 22, 2007 Comments Off

Imprisoned Poet Li Hong’s Application for Release on Medical Bail Denied (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 22, 2007)- Li Hong (力虹), jailed Zhejiang writer, poet, was denied release for medical treatment, according to the Citizen’s Rights & Livelihood Watch or Min Sheng Guan Cha, a Chinese group. Li had just (read more…)

Heilongjiang activist, Yang Chunlin, denied access to lawyer, at risk of torture and ill-treatment

September 21, 2007 Comments Off

Heilongjiang activist, Yang Chunlin, denied access to lawyer, at risk of torture and ill-treatment (Heilongjiang, September 21, 2007) Detained Heilongjiang activist, Yang Chunlin (杨春林), is still denied access to a lawyer after more than two and a half months in custody. On September 18, Yang’s family went to Heitong Police (read more…)

Executions of Three Protestants despite Evidence of Torture

December 4, 2006 Comments Off

For immediate release, CRD December 4, 2006 Executions of Three Protestants despite Evidence of Torture, Raises Fear of a Rash to Carry out Death Sentences CRD deplores the executions of three protestant leaders in Heilongjiang following the appeals court decision to uphold the death sentences in the face of overwhelming (read more…)

Villager Tortured and Put on Trial for Protesting Air Pollution

March 12, 2006 Comments Off

CRD has learned that, on November 25, 2005, Zhejiang villager Wang Liangping was put on trial for “gathering crowds to harm [others], destroy [property] and rob” in the Nanxi Municipal People’s Court for his role in the April 10, 2005, protest against air pollution produced by a chemical factory in (read more…)