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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...

May 29 2010 1:24PM
Commemoration of Tiananmen Massacre

Candlelight vigil for commemoration of the Tiananmen Massacre Time:7.00pm – 10.00pm, 4th June 2009 Location:opposite the Chinese Embassy, 49-51 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL 燭光悼念六四屠殺21周年 時間: 2010年六月四日星期五晚七時至十時 地點:中國駐倫敦大使館49-51...

May 26 2010 12:45PM
China Human Rights Briefing Weekly  May 18-24, 2010

Highlights Beijing Tax Officials Launch New Investigation into Aizhixing: Prominent Beijing-based HIV/AIDS NGO Aizhixing has once again been targeted for inspection by Beijing tax officials. On the morning of May 19, two inspectors...

May 20 2010 1:43PM
Clash Over Cement Factory

On 15 May,Chinese police opened fire on a group of Tibetans outside a cement factory inMadang Township, Labrang County, Amdo in eastern Tibet (Ch: Xiahe, Gansuprovince). At least 15 people were injured from gun wounds or beatings by...

May 18 2010 9:12PM
Protest against China's family planning policies - Minister in London

Madam Li Bin, China'sMinister of National Population and Family Planning Commission is visiting the UK 17-19 May2010. She will be in Londonon Wednesday 19 May and has a meeting in Conway Street from 3pm to 5pm. Theprotest is to...

May 11 2010 12:10PM
U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue: Time to Make it Effective

(ChineseHumanRights Defenders, May 10, 2010) On May 13, the governments of China andtheUnited States are set to hold the next round of talks in the U.S.-ChinaHumanRights Dialogue. These dialogues, which have been held on 12...

May 11 2010 8:33AM
AI URGENT ACTION FALUN GONG PRACTITIONER MISSING IN CHINA

Falun Gong practitioner Jiang Fengwent missing in Shanghai on 18 February and is believed to be detainedby the Chinese authorities. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. On 18 February, Jiang Feng went missingat Shanghai’s...

May 5 2010 10:47AM
China Human Rights Briefing Weekly  April 27- May 3, 2010

Highlights Detentions, Harassment Continue as World Expo Opens : As CHRD reported in an April 28 press release , officials in Shanghai and around the country have been detaining, harassing, and threatening activists, dissidents, and...

Apr 29 2010 1:10PM
Commemoration of the 42th anniversary of Lin Zhao's death

Several human rights activists were detained due to theircommemoration of the 42th anniversary of Lin Zhao's death. Lin Zhao, born in 1932, was executed on April 29, 1968. Shewas labeled as a“rightist” during the Anti-Rightist...

Apr 29 2010 11:31AM
Chinese Government Silences Activists Ahead of Shanghai World Expo

(ChineseHuman Rights Defenders, April 28, 2010) Asthe 2010 Shanghai World Expo opens on May 1, conspicuously absent fromthefestivities will be the residents of Shanghai who have lost theirhomes,businesses, and freedom to exercise their...

Apr 27 2010 10:23PM
China Human Rights Briefing Weekly  April 20-26, 2010

Freedomof Assembly OneBeijing Activist Harassed, AnotherMissing After Applying to Protest Onthe afternoon of April 23, Beijing human rightsactivist Li Jinping (李金平)traveled to the Law and Order Unit of the Beijing Municipal...

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