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Urgent Action update: Tibetan education advocate indicted in China
Prisoner of conscience, Tashi Wangchuk, has now been indicted by the prosecutor after police had arrested him on suspicion of “inciting separatism” in March 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Website founder for 'inciting subversion' in China
Liu Feiyue, founder and director of Hubei-based human rights website “Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch” (www.msguancha.com), has been formally arrested for “inciting subversion of state power”.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Veteran activist sentenced to death in China
A court in China’s Henan province has convicted and sentenced Xu Youchen to death for killing a policeman when authorities were taking him and his wife away for peaceful petitioning.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Lawyer held incommunicado at risk of torture in China
Authorities confirm that Beijing human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong, last heard from on 21 November 2016, has been placed under “residential surveillance in a designated location” on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”.
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Activist arrested for 'leaking state secrets' in China
Huang Qi, founder of Sichuan-based website “64 Tianwang” (www.64tianwang.com), who has not been heard from since he was taken away on 28 November, has been formally arrested for “leaking state secrets”. He still does not have access to a lawyer.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Missing lawyer is said to be in police custody in China
Beijing human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong, last heard from on 21 November, is said to be in held in police custody for allegedly “leaking state secrets”.
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jan 2017 -
Urgent Action: Torture fears for missing website founder in China
Huang Qi, founder of Sichuan-based website “64 Tianwang” (www.64tianwang.com), was taken from his home in Chengdu, Sichuan Province by 15 public security officers on 28 November.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Dec 2016 -
Peng Ming, Life and Death of a Political Prisoner in ChinaBlog post 12 Dec 2016
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Northern Ireland First Minister visit to China is opportunity to raise human rightsPress release 05 Dec 2016
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Urgent Action: Website founder detained for 'subversion' in China
Liu Feiyue, founder and director of Hubei-based human rights website “Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch” (http://www.msguancha.com), has been detained for subversion and if convicted, could face life imprisonment.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Missing lawyer at risk of torture in China
Beijing human rights lawyer, Jiang Tianyong, has not been heard from since 21 November when he was due to board a train to Beijing from Changsha, Hunan.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Hebei man executed in China
Jia Jinglong was executed on 15 November after the China Supreme People’s Court approved his death sentence with immediate execution.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Nov 2016 -
That MoU with the Chinese companies…Blog post 08 Nov 2016
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UA update: One G20 journalist remains in detention as fifth is released in China
One of the citizen journalists detained for covering protests prior to the G20 summit, Yuan Ying, was released on 27 October and sources have attributed international pressure, including action taken by Amnesty International, to her release.
Urgent action outcomes 02 Nov 2016 -
Urgent Action: Harsh sentencing puts man at risk of imminent execution in China
The Supreme People’s Court approved a death sentence which could result in the execution of Jia Jinglong at any time. According to lawyers, mitigating factors of his case were not taken into account during sentencing.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Oct 2016 -
Urgent Action: Falun Gong practitioner said to have been tortured in China
Falun Gong practitioner Chen Huixia was unable to stand or walk after being tortured, according to a fellow detainee. Suffering from chronic illness and poor health, she currently has no access to her family or a lawyer.
Urgent action outcomes 28 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action: Six detained in China for reporting G20 protests
Six citizen journalists from the Sichuan-based website “64 Tianwang” (www.64tianwang.com), were detained for covering protests in relation to the G20 Summit. Three have since been released but one is still missing and two remain in detention without any…
Urgent action outcomes 15 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action: Tibetan monk imprisoned after protest
Tibetan monk Lobsang Drakpa is reported to have been sentenced to three years imprisonment.
Urgent action outcomes 15 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Prominent Chinese blogger claims abuse in detention
Lu Yuyu told his lawyer that he had been beaten by police officers and is suffering from sleep deprivation.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Sep 2016 -
Urgent Action: Chinese activist in danger after 'suicide attempt'
Detained activist Xing Wangli is in a critical condition with severe injuries to his head and lungs after what authorities claim was a failed suicide attempt.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Sep 2016