Tag Archives: Woman’s Rights Activists

China’s Five Feminists Call For UN Pressure on Beijing

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Five Chinese feminists detained fimage (52)or planning an anti-sexual harassment campaign and since released on “bail” have written to the United Nations in a bid to make their release unconditional.

Wu Rongrong, Li Tingting, Wei Tingting, Wang Man, and Zheng Churan were released “on bail” in April after being detained on suspicion of “picking quarrels and stirring up trouble” on March 6, Continue reading

More Than 1,000 Supporters Call For The Release of Rights Activist

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Yang Zhangqing (L) and Guo Bin (R) in file photos.
Photos courtesy of CHRD

More than 1,000 people who say they are victims of China’s draconian family planning policies have signed a public petition calling for the release of rights activist Continue reading

Pressure from Chinese Authorities Forces Ex-Detained Feminist to Shutter Organization

 

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Portraits of the five feminists who were detained in March displayed at a protest on their behalf in Hong Kong: Li Tingting and Wei Tingting (top, left to right), and Wang Man, Wu Rongrong and Zheng Churan (bottom, left to right). Ms. Wu said she has shut down her women’s rights organization.Credit Tyrone Siu/Reuters

A women’s rights organization linked to two of the Continue reading

Wu Rongrong: How I Became a Women’s Rights Advocate

By Wu Rongrong, published: April 27, 2015

Wu Rongrong (武嵘嵘), though released along with the four other feminist activists on April 13, was subjected to grueling, humiliating interrogations on April 23rd and 24th. Don’t let the CCP machine destroy the very best of China. – The Editor

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Fate and chance made me a social worker and a feminist: gentle and timid in appearance, but a staunch defender of women’s rights. Continue reading

Lawyer’s Account of Second Meeting with Li Tingting

By Yan Wenxin, published: March 25, 2015

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TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: WANG MAN (王曼), LI TINGTING (李婷婷), WU RONGRONG (武嵘嵘), ZHENG CHURAN (郑楚然) AND WEI TINGTING (韦婷婷). PHOTO CREDIT: HRIC

Lawyer Yan Wenxin (燕文薪)’s post on Weibo:

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LAWYER YAN WENXIN’S POST. CLICK TO ENLARGE.

After trying unsuccessfully for four consecutive work days, Continue reading