Category Archives: Writers in Prison

China Formally Arrests Three Online Activists For Subversion Over Tweets, Posts

Posted on 04/03/2015 by | China Formally Arrests Three Online Activists For Subversion Over Tweets, Posts已关闭评论

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Updated at 04:35 P.M. EST on 2015-04-02

Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have formally arrested three netizens on suspicion of “incitement to subvert state power” Continue reading →

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Chen Mingxian：Always Parting: My Life with Liu Xianbin-Dedicated to Wives of Dissidents

Posted on 03/29/2015 by | Chen Mingxian：Always Parting: My Life with Liu Xianbin-Dedicated to Wives of Dissidents已关闭评论

Published: March 29, 2015

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CHEN MINGXIAN IN 2013, VOLUNTEER TO HELP CHILDREN IN THE MOUNTAINS.

Editor’s note: Among Chinese dissidents and activists, this essay by Chen Mingxian (陈明先), a high school Chinese teacher in Suining, Sichuan (四川遂宁) and wife of Liu Xianbin (刘贤斌), Continue reading →

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Shocking: Details Uncovered of JIANG Lijun’s Torturous Experience in Custody of Shenyang Public Security

Posted on 03/24/2015 by | Shocking: Details Uncovered of JIANG Lijun’s Torturous Experience in Custody of Shenyang Public Security已关闭评论

(Published in Boxun on Mar 14, 2015)

Boxun has received, after several hands, the letter to Xi Jinping written by rights defender JIANG Lijun’s father, who is an old man in his very senior age. The letter has uncovered unimaginable torture that JIANG Lijun (姜力鈞, passport name [姜立軍]) and other detainees have suffered. Some detainee was even Continue reading →

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China’s Independent NGOs Face Hard Times

Posted on 03/12/2015 by | China’s Independent NGOs Face Hard Times已关闭评论

A translation of a VOA report in Chinese, published: March 11, 2015

Professor Xia Min of CUNY: “Xi’s fear is exactly that the maturing of civil society will organically provide, with the organizing capacity and solidarity within Chinese society, a platform for the building of political parties.”

A documentary produced by the well-known investigative journalist Chai Jing, Continue reading →

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Saudi Arabia: Imprisoned editor Raif Badawi may face death penalty

Posted on 03/08/2015 by | Saudi Arabia: Imprisoned editor Raif Badawi may face death penalty已关闭评论

According to unconfirmed reports, Raif (or Raef) Badawi, who was sentenced by a Saudi Arabian court to 10 years in prison, 1,000 lashes , a fine, a 10-year travel ban and 10-year media participation ban for “insulting Islam” and “founding a liberal website”, may now face a retrial for Continue reading →

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Finalists for the 2015 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk

Posted on 03/05/2015 by | Finalists for the 2015 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk已关闭评论

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On Wednesday 04 March the Jury for the 2015 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk announced the 5 finalists for this year’s Award, all of whom are either in jail, Continue reading →

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175. HUANG ZERONG (released)

Posted on 02/25/2015 by | 175. HUANG ZERONG (released)已关闭评论

Tie LiuPen name                 Tie Liu

Sex                               Male

Birth date                1933-05-29

Birth place               Chengdu City, Sichuan Province

Resident place        Beijing Continue reading →

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Famous democracy activist Zhao Changqing sent back to Shaanxi Province jail to serve sentence

Posted on 02/22/2015 by | Famous democracy activist Zhao Changqing sent back to Shaanxi Province jail to serve sentence已关闭评论

201501292354china1Boxun’s reporter has learned that Yang County, Shangluo City, Shaanxi Province renowned democracy activist Zhao Changqing has now probably been repatriated to a Shaanxi Province jail to serve out his sentence. Continue reading →

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