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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…)

Zhongyuan Oil Field Workers’ Representative Sent to Re-Education through Labor Camp

November 20, 2007 Comments Off

Zhongyuan Oil Field Workers’ Representative Sent to Re-Education through Labor Camp (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Nov 20, 2007)- Li Guohong (李国宏 ), a laid-off workers’ representative at Zhongyuan Oil Field, has been sent to a Re-education through Labor (RTL) camp for one and a half years by the Zhongyuan Oil (read more…)