55. MA Yalian
Pen name
Sex Female
Birth date 1963-09-29
Birth place Shanghai City
Resident place
Education Middle school
Profession Worker and Internet writer
Date of arrest 2004-02-19 (detained)
Organ of arrest Public Security Bureau of Shanghai City
Cause of arrest Publishing her personal accounts about the police persecution of her and others
who complained against the authorities.
Charge Disturbing social security order
Date of sentence 2004-03-26
Organ of sentence Reeducation Through Labor Management Committee of Shanghai City
Sentence 18 months of Re-education Through Labour (RTL)
Defender Lawyer Tomas GUO and Tong Wenzhong
Place of jail Detention Center of Huangpu District, Shanghai City
Situation in jail
Date of release 2005-08-19
Family contact MA Chongkui (father), Tel: 0086-21-63690316
Donation to
Case adopted by ICPC
Current Status Release on expiry of the sentence on 2005-08-19
(Case therefore closed) keeping contact
References http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/57899/
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision_id=10593&item_id=9495
http://peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2004/05/200405240257.shtml (Chinese)
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/2/18/n469138.htm