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June 2010 (13)
Jun 30 2010 9:54AM
Sichuan Democracy Activist Liu Xianbin Criminally Detained for Subversion of State Power

(ChineseHuman Rights Defenders- June 29, 2010)Little more than a year after he was released following a decade inprison,convicted of “subversion of state power” in 1999, Sichuan democracyactivistLiu Xianbin (刘贤斌)hasonce again been...

Jun 29 2010 11:05AM
Liaoning High Peoples Court Must Overturn Death Sentence Given to Street Vendor Xia Junfeng, Victim of Official Violence

(ChineseHuman Rights Defenders- June 28, 2010) OnJune 29, the Liaoning Provincial High People’s Court (Liaoning HPC)willconvene an open court session to hear the appeal of Xia Junfeng (夏俊峰),a street vendor inShenyang City who was...

Jun 23 2010 12:38PM
China Human Rights Briefing Weekly  June 15-21, 2010

Highlights Beijing Activists Harassed Ahead of Dragon Boat Festival: Beijing police, concerned that local activists and netizens would be gathering together during the Dragon Boat Festival, harassed and briefly detained a number of...

Jun 22 2010 2:35PM
Incomplete Mailing List of Tibetan Prisoners of Conscience

For every entry of the list: first line is the name, Secondline is the address. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima Panchen Lama disappeared. Please call on the PLA, CCP and PRC top leaders to allow access to Panchen Lama by UN representative. 1...

Jun 17 2010 3:01PM
Beijing activists rally around disabled ex-lawyer Ni YuLan

Ni Yulan (倪玉兰), 48, adisabled housing rights activist and former lawyer, was detained on 16 June. Beijingactivists remained outside the police station where Ni was held, to demandrelease of Ni Yulan. Beijing activists rally (youtube1)...

Jun 16 2010 8:40AM
China Human Rights Briefing Weekly  June 8-14, 2010

Highlights CHRD Website Suffers Another DDOS Attack: CHRD's Chinese-language website, http://crd-net.org , was once again been targeted by a Directed Denial-of-Service (DDOS) attack. The site was inaccessible between midnight on June...

Jun 10 2010 10:49AM
China Human Rights Briefing Weekly  June 1-7, 2010

Highlights 21st Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre Marked by Harassment, Detentions, and Official Silence: This year, the 21st anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, the Chinese government once again refused to openly and truthfully...

Jun 9 2010 11:04AM
Tan Zuorens Harsh Sentence Upheld by Sichuan High Court

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders- June 9,2010) The Sichuan Provincial High People’s Court announced this morningthat ithad upheld the judgment of activist and environmentalist Tan Zuoren (谭作人).Tan was convicted of “inciting subversion...

Jun 3 2010 11:59AM
List of June Fourth Tiananmen Prisoners still held in custody and their backgrounds

It has been 20 years since June Fourth, but there are still eight so-called“thugs” who are still being held. They are Zhu Gengsheng ( 朱更生 ), Li Yujun ( 李玉君 ), Chang Jingqiang (常景强), Yang Pu ( 杨璞 ), Jiang Yaqun ( 姜亚群 ), Miao Deshun (...

Jun 3 2010 11:45AM
Incomplete Mailing List of Prisoners of Conscience  in China

For every entry of the list: first line is the name, Secondline is the address.Gao Zhisheng disappeared. Please call on the PLA, CCP and PRC top leaders to allow access to Gao Zhisheng by UN representative. 1:TanZhuoren(谭作人)...

Jun 3 2010 11:01AM
Tiananmen Anniversary Marked by Harassment, Detentions, and Official Silence

(ChineseHumanRights Defenders, June 3, 2010) On the eve of the 21stanniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, the Chinese government continuesto refuseto openly and truthfully address the events of June 4, 1989, andpersists in itsefforts...