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199. WU GAN

Posted on 02/14/2019 | 199. WU GAN已关闭评论

Wu GanPen name                Super Vulgar Butcher, or Butcher (Tufu)

Sex                               Male

Birth date               1972-02-14

Birth place              Xiashi Village, Jingyang Town, Fuqing City, Fujian Province

Resident place       Fangshan District, Beijing City, Continue reading →

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Chinese activist Liu Feiyue given five years’ jail for ‘inciting subversion’

Posted on 01/29/2019 | Chinese activist Liu Feiyue given five years’ jail for ‘inciting subversion’已关闭评论

Xi Jinping takes a public oath of allegiance to the Constitution in the Great Hall of the People 13th National People’s Congress, Beijing, China Liu Feiyue is one of many Chinese human rights activists who have been swept up in Xi Jinping’s crackdown on dissent. Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock

Flawed trial shows how Beijing abuses the judicial system to silence dissent, says Amnesty International

The founder of a prominent Chinese civil and human rights website has been sentenced to five years in prison for inciting state subversion, according to human rights organisations. Continue reading →

Chinese activist Liu Feiyue given five years’ jail for ‘inciting subversion’已关闭评论

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Wang Quanzhang: China jails leading human rights lawyer

Posted on 01/28/2019 | Wang Quanzhang: China jails leading human rights lawyer已关闭评论

Wang Quanzhang went missing in a 2015 crackdown

China has sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang to four and a half years in prison for state subversion.

Wang, 42, had defended political campaigners and victims of land seizures, as well as followers of the banned spiritual Falun Gong movement. Continue reading →

Wang Quanzhang: China jails leading human rights lawyer已关闭评论

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Women’s Rights Have Been Repeatedly Violated in China

Posted on 01/27/2019 | Women’s Rights Have Been Repeatedly Violated in China已关闭评论

A Protest Statement about Persecution of Female Writers Including ICPC Member Liu Yanli

The Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC)
November 28, 2018

The Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC) was shocked to learn that Ms. Liu Yanli, ICPC member and well-known blogger was summoned by the police in Jingmen City, Hubei Province on November 21 2018. Her family was informed the next day that she was beaten up and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. Her father and other family members then rushed to Jingmen. At the entrance of the Second People’s Hospital of Jingmen City, they were surrounded by several public security personnel and refused to enter the hospital to visit her. Immediately after that, the news was spread out that Liu Yanli was officially arrested with the approval by the procuratorate. Continue reading →

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PEN International: Resolution on the People’s Republic of China (2018)

Posted on 10/21/2018 | PEN International: Resolution on the People’s Republic of China (2018)已关闭评论

 (Approved by the Assembly of Delegates of PEN International, meeting at its 84th World Congress, in Pune, India from 25-29 September 2018)

PEN International has for many years expressed concern about serious and sweeping restrictions on freedom of expression in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including through resolutions adopted at its annual Congresses, most recently at its 83rd World Congress in September 2017. Continue reading →

PEN International: Resolution on the People’s Republic of China (2018)已关闭评论

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Final Verdict on Qin Yongmin from the Hubei Provincial High People’s Court

Posted on 10/01/2018 | Final Verdict on Qin Yongmin from the Hubei Provincial High People’s Court已关闭评论

On September 26, 2018, the Hubei Provincial High People’s Court upheld a lower court’s ruling on veteran rights activist Qin Yongmin’s case: conviction of subversion of state power, a 13-year prison term, and three years of post-release deprivation of political rights. Continue reading →

Final Verdict on Qin Yongmin from the Hubei Provincial High People’s Court已关闭评论

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197. ZHANG RONGPING (Released)

Posted on 09/01/2018 | 197. ZHANG RONGPING (Released)已关闭评论

Zhang ShengyuPen name                Zhang Shengyu

Sex                               Male

Birth date               1969-04-04

Birth place              Guiyang County, Hunan Province

Resident place       Guangzhou City, Guangzhou Province Continue reading →

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Qin Yongmin: Prominent Chinese dissident jailed for 13 years

Posted on 07/15/2018 | Qin Yongmin: Prominent Chinese dissident jailed for 13 years已关闭评论

Chinese dissident Qin Yongmin, who is now 64, pictured in 1993–AFP/Getty Images

One of China’s highest-profile democracy campaigners has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for “subversion of state power”.

Qin Yongmin, 64, has already spent a total of 22 years behind bars. Continue reading →

Qin Yongmin: Prominent Chinese dissident jailed for 13 years已关闭评论

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