The defense attorney for jailed rights lawyer Li Heping discovered he was relieved of duty when he visited his client in detention, Feb. 18, 2016. Photo courtesy of an RFA listener.
Chinese authorities in the northern port city of Tianjin said on Thursday they have released a legal assistant detained in last year’s nationwide crackdown on rights lawyers, after unconfirmed reports that she was sexually assaulted in custody. Continue reading
Tianjin Police Release Legal Assistant Zhao Wei on ‘Bail’已关闭评论
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Guangdong rights activist Guo Feixiong in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of activists
Jailed Chinese rights activist Guo Feixiong has now been on hunger strike in Guangdong’s Yangchun prison for more than a month, sparking renewed fears for his deteriorating health, lawyers and relatives told RFA. Continue reading
Jailed Chinese Activist on Hunger Strike For More Than a Month已关闭评论
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Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu poses during an interview in Hong Kong, March 20, 2014. AFP
As U.S. and Chinese officials met in Beijing to discuss human rights amid calls for greater pressure on the ruling Chinese Communist Party, detained lawyer Wang Yu was awarded a European prize for her work defending the rights of her clients. Continue reading
Detained Chinese Lawyer Wins Award Amid Calls For Pressure on Human Rights已关闭评论
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Detained legal assistant Zhao Wei, shown in an undated photo from the rights website Weiquanwang. Weiquanwang
Amid unconfirmed reports that she has been sexually abused in detention, authorities are preventing a defense attorney from seeing a legal assistant jailed during last year’s nationwide police operation targeting human rights lawyers, RFA has learned. Continue reading
Lawyers Hit Out At Chinese Police Amid Rumors of Detainee Abuse已关闭评论
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Sichuan author Tie Liu in an undated photo. File photo
Authorities in China’s southwestern provinces of Sichuan and Guangxi have detained a writer and a publisher who published politically ‘sensitive’ material, as the ruling Chinese Communist Party continues its campaign against any form of political dissent. Continue reading
China Holds Writer, Publisher Over Dissent, ‘Forbidden Books’已关闭评论
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Guangdong rights activist Guo Feixiong in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of activists
Jailed Chinese rights activist Guo Feixiong is on hunger strike in protest at ill-treatment at his prison in the southern province of Guangdong, his sister said on Friday. Continue reading
Chinese Rights Activist on Hunger Strike in Jail, Sister Says已关闭评论
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Huang Zerong, better known by his pen name Tie Liu, is seen in a photo from social media.
A prominent Chinese writer living under police surveillance in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu has been missing for nearly a week, according to friends and relatives. Continue reading
Prominent Chinese Writer Taken by Police ‘for Tea’已关闭评论
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Yu Shiwen is shown with his wife Chen Wei in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of Chen Wei
A Chinese rights activist detained during an event marking the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre two years ago has begun refusing food in protest against his prolonged pretrial detention, sparking fears for his health, his wife and lawyer said. Continue reading
Tiananmen Protest Veteran on Hunger Strike in Zhengzhou Detention Center已关闭评论
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