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Highlights Activism, Suppression Ramp Up Around Chen Guangcheng, Dongshigu Village: More attempts to see the lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) have taken place—all blocked in similar fashion—and CHRD has provided a close-up...
Highlights * Co-founder of Hunan China Democracy Party Released: On October 10, Bo Xiaomao (柏小毛), who co-founded the Hunan Province branch of the China Democracy Party (CDP), was released after serving 12 years in prison for...
Highlights * Scores of Petitioners Detained As China Celebrates National Day: Around October 1, authorities swept up large numbers of petitioners in Beijing and other parts of the country, subjecting them to detentions, mistreatment...
Today (1/10/2011) protestersfrom Chinese, Uighur and Tibetan Solidarity UK and activists gathered outside theChinese Embassy in London to mark the 62nd anniversary of thefounding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Thosepresent...
Monday’s reported self-immolation attempt by two young Tibetan monks in Sichuan province is the third such incident since March this year. According to the official Chinese news agency, the two were promptly taken to a hospital...
Highlights *Case Against Guangxi Lawyer Sent to Procuratorate: The “obstructing testimony”case against Yang Zaixin (杨在新), a lawyer from BeihaiCity, Guangxi Province, has been transferred to a local procuratorate. Yang isone of four...
Time Saturday, October 1 · 3:00pm – 5:00pm Location: Chinese Embassy 49-51 Portland Place London, United Kingdom Organised by Chinese, Uighur & Tibetan Solidarity UK(CUTS UK) Since the People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded on1st...
Highlights *Yang Maodong Released, Does Not Discuss Torture: On September 13, the activist,writer, and “barefoot lawyer” Yang Maodong (杨茂东, aka Guo Feixiong [郭飞雄]), based in GuangzhouCity, Guangdong Province, was released after...
Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: Activist Wang Lihong ( 王荔蕻 ) has been convicted and given a nine-month prison sentence for “creating a disturbance.” Dozens of people...
(Chinese Human RightsDefenders, September 9, 2011) Beijing-based humanrights defender and democracyactivist, Wang Lihong (王荔蕻), was convicted of“creating a disturbance” andsentenced to nine months in prison this morning by Wenyuhe...
Highlights Yao Life Closely Monitored Back in Hometown: Democracy rights activist Yao Lifa ( 姚立法 ) , from Qianjiang City, Hubei Province, was returned this week to his home after an incommunicado detention, but is being restricted in...
Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: The procuratorate has sent back the “creating a disturbance” case against Beijing lawyer Ni Yulan ( 倪玉兰 ) , who was also charged with...
Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: Guangzhou-based lawyer Liu Shihui ( 刘士辉) , who went missing in February and was released on bail in June, reveals the torture he...
Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: The trial of Wang Lihong ( 王荔蕻 ) opened and concluded in the morning of August 12, with the verdict to be announced at a later date. The...
Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: The trial for Beijing rights activist Wang Lihong (王荔蕻) , for “creating a disturbance,” will begin on August 12 at the Chaoyang People’s...
The Chinese Government MustRespect Human Rights in Handling the Wenzhou TrainCrash Readthis statement on the CHRD website here (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 3,2011) The Chinese government’s handling of the Wenzhouhigh-speed...
Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: The case against Beijing activist Wang Lihong ( 王荔蕻 ) is expected to go to trial soon, on the charge of “creating a disturbance,” while...
Human rights activist Wang Li hong was detained in Beijing, China on 21 April, and could face trial as soon as next month . The Supreme People’s P rocuratorate has not given her lawyer full access to documents related to her case. Wang...
Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: CHRD has learned that, around July 13, the case against lawyer Ni Yulan ( 倪玉兰 ) and her husband, Dong Jiqin ( 董继勤 ) , was transferred to...
Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: CHRD has learned the case against Wang Lihong ( 王荔蕻) , the Beijing-based activist charged with “gathering a crowd to disrupt traffic...