45. Hada
Pen name
Sex Male
Birth date 1955-02-13
Birth place Horchin Right Wing Front Banner, Inner Mongolia
Resident place Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Education B. A. in Mongolian language and Literature at Inner Mongolian Teacher’s
College for Nationalities, 1983; M.A. in Philosophy at Inner Mongolian
Profession Owner of Mongolian Academic Bookstore; founder and editor-in-chief of The
Voice of the Southern Mongolia (Honorary member of PEN Canada and ICPC)
Date of arrest 1995-12-10
Organ of arrest National Security Bureau of Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Cause of arrest Founding and chairing the Southern Mongolian Democracy Alliance (SMDA),
founding and publishing an underground journal, The Voice of the Southern
Charge Inciting separatism and espionage
Date of sentence 1996-12-06
Organ of sentence Hohhot Intermediate People’s Court, Inner Mongolia
Sentence 15 Years imprisonment and 4 Years deprivation of political rights
Defender unknown
Place of jail No. 4 prison of Inner Mongolia, Chi Feng (Ulaan-Hada) City
Situation in jail Serious health problems with stomach ulcer, coronary heart disease and
Date of release 2010-12-09 (Detained after Expiry of the Sentence)
Family contact Xinna (wife), 0086-471-4393101
Donation to
Case adopted by PEN Canada, ICPC
Current Status Released on expiry of the sentence on 2010-12-09 but still incommunicado
References http://www.innermongolia.org/english/biography_of_hada.htm
http://web.amnesty.org/appeals/index/chn-011197-wwa-eng
http://www.alliance.org.hk/prison/?lang=c&viewid=2368 (in Chinese)