China Human Rights Briefing July 19 -25, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders 16 Activists in Police Custody After Uncovering “Black Jail” Activist Zhang Lin Criminally Detained for...

This partial data has been compiled by Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD). It is based on information collected from reports by human rights organizations working in mainland China. Launched in March 2013, this data documentation...

Updated: July 17, 2013 Since late March of 2013, Chinese police have taken into custody activists, lawyers, and other citizens in a crackdown triggered by an advocacy campaign waged against official corruption and other politically...

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 17, 2013) – CHRD has confirmed that Xu Zhiyong （许志永）, a leading activist pushing for constitutional democracy and rule-of-law reform, was criminally detained on suspicion of “gathering a crowd to...

[CHRB] Chinese Court Set to Put Anti-Corruption Activists on Trial (7/5-11, 2013) on Jul 11, 2013 China Human Rights Briefing July 5-11, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention First Trial Set To Open for Anti-Corruption Activists; One More...

China Human Rights Briefing June 28-July 4, 2013 Content Arbitrary Detention Imprisoned Activist Ni Yulan’s Health Worsening, Authorities Reject Request for Medical Parole Police Refuse Lawyer’s Application for Bail for Photographer Du...

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 3, 2013) – CHRD has learned from activists in Beijing that, at around 9 a.m. on July 1, Beijing public security forces swept up and detained a large number of activists who had been taking part in...