Category Archives: Writers in Prison

Chinese Political Prisoner Ends Hunger Strike, Transfers to Another Prison

Posted on 08/24/2016 by | Chinese Political Prisoner Ends Hunger Strike, Transfers to Another Prison已关闭评论
Guo Feixiong

Guo Feixiong in a file photo. Photo courtesy of Guo Feixiong

Chinese political prisoner Guo Feixiong is receiving hospital treatment after ending his hunger strike after more than 100 days last week, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Chinese Political Prisoner Ends Hunger Strike, Transfers to Another Prison已关闭评论

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Prominent Chinese Dissidents Still Face Surveillance, House Arrest

Posted on 08/20/2016 by | Prominent Chinese Dissidents Still Face Surveillance, House Arrest已关闭评论
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Rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who has been held on questionable charges since May 2014, in an undated file photo. AFP

Three prominent critics of the ruling Chinese Communist Party have been prevented from leaving their homes by state security police in recent days, indicating that they are still living under considerable restriction on their freedom. Continue reading →

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Police Question Activists Who Support Jailed Dissident’s Hunger Strike

Posted on 08/19/2016 by | Police Question Activists Who Support Jailed Dissident’s Hunger Strike已关闭评论
Guo Feixiong

Guangdong rights activist Guo Feixiong in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of activists

Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hunan questioned two activists who tweeted in support of hunger-striking political prisoner Guo Feixiong, they told RFA. Continue reading →

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No 17. Yu Zhang: Case 36 (1982): Qin Yongmin, Sentenced for Uniting Magazines

Posted on 08/17/2016 by | No 17. Yu Zhang: Case 36 (1982): Qin Yongmin, Sentenced for Uniting Magazines已关闭评论

 From Wang Shiwei to Liu Xiaobo: Prisoners of Literary Inquisition under Communist Rule in China

Qin YongminQin Yongmin (August 11, 1953 – ), a worker, social activist and editor of independent magzines, was taken into custody for his involvement in Wuhan’s Democracy Wall Movement and for uniting magazines throughout China. In 1982, he was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for “counter-revolutionary propaganda and incitement”. Continue reading →

No 17. Yu Zhang: Case 36 (1982): Qin Yongmin, Sentenced for Uniting Magazines已关闭评论

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193. YU SHIWEN (released)

Posted on 08/16/2016 by | 193. YU SHIWEN (released)已关闭评论

Yu ShiwenPenname                      

Sex                                Male

Birth date                1967-10

Birth place               Zhengzhou City, Henan Province

Resident place         Zhengzhou City, Henan Province Continue reading →

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Chinese Activists’ Families Face House Arrest, Travel Bans: Lawyers

Posted on 08/13/2016 by | Chinese Activists’ Families Face House Arrest, Travel Bans: Lawyers已关闭评论
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Li Wenzu (R), wife of detained rights attorney Wang Quanzhang, says state security police officers prevented her and their son from leaving their home in an interview with RFA on Aug. 11, 2016. RFA

Chinese authorities are continuing to mete out punishment by association to the families of detained human rights lawyers and activists, preventing them from leaving the county on “national security” grounds, activists said. Continue reading →

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China Extends Pretrial Detention of Rights Activist Again

Posted on 08/12/2016 by | China Extends Pretrial Detention of Rights Activist Again已关闭评论
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Guangdong rights activist Su Changlan in an undated file photo. Photo courtesy of HRCChina.org

Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have extended the pretrial detention of a prominent women’s rights activist on subversion charges for a second time, her lawyers said. Continue reading →

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Bailed Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Have Yet to Regain Liberty

Posted on 08/09/2016 by | Bailed Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Have Yet to Regain Liberty已关闭评论
Poster by Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) network calling for the overturn of subversion rulings against lawyers and activists in China

Poster by Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) network calling for the overturn of subversion rulings against lawyers and activists in China. CHRD

Two prominent human rights attorneys detained at the start of a nationwide operation targeting lawyers last year have yet to regain their liberty, despite having been “released” on bail, rights activists said. Continue reading →

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