Compiled by HRIC based on published reports and information available online. Last updated on June 30, 2014. Total Count: 134 individuals. (An asterisk (*) denotes that the detention or physical restriction of the individual has ended.)
See also: Citizen Activists on Trial 2013-2014: Schedule/Status and Essays
2014
June 24
Arrested—Jiang Lijun (姜力钧), labor rights activist, Tieling, Liaoning. Police seized him during a raid on his home on May 16, and officially detained him two days later on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles.”
June 23
Interrogated—Jin Jiming (金基明), Zhejiang Committee member of China Democracy Party. Police took him without showing warrants for interrogation at the Changqing Police Station in Xiacheng District, Hangzhou.
June 21
Taken away—Yin Yusheng (殷玉生), journalist. He was seized in Dalian and transferred to the Zhengzhou Municipal No. 3 Detention Center. He is reportedly facing criminal detention on suspicion of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” Yin attended a June Fourth Commemorative event in Henan on February 2.
June 20
Arrested—Wang Qingying (王清营), former lecturer and activist, on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power.” Currently held at Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center. Criminally detained on May 16 at the Baiyun Detention Center, Guangzhou on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles.” When first detained, plainclothes men searched Wang’s home without showing ID cards or search warrants. They took away mobile phones and computers.
Arrested—Yuan Xinting (袁新亭), Guangzhou-based activist, on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power.” Criminally detained on May 16 on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles,” at the Baiyun District Detention Center, Guangzhou. Yuan’s mother reportedly learned of her son’s detention only after calling 110 to report his disappearance.
Arrested—Tang Jingling (唐荆陵), lawyer, on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power.” Currently held at Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center. Criminally detained on May 16 on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” at Baiyun District Detention Center (白云区看守所) in Guangzhou, after police confiscated a computer and three mobile phones from his home. Tang was reportedly kicked and beaten during detention when he refused to squat down.
Indicted—Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) (Penname of Yang Maodong [本名杨茂东]), on suspicion of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” In early 2013, he supported the Southern Weekly protests against political interference in editorial matters by giving speeches and raising banners. He was criminally detained on August 8, 2013. Previously, he served five years in prison on “illegal business activity,” following his efforts to rescue lawyer Gao Zhisheng, and was released on September 13, 2011.