{"id":4929,"date":"2015-04-02T23:09:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T03:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/?p=4929"},"modified":"2015-04-02T23:09:06","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T03:09:06","slug":"supporters-of-detained-feminists-in-china-petition-for-their-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/supporters-of-detained-feminists-in-china-petition-for-their-release","title":{"rendered":"Supporters of Detained Feminists in China Petition for Their Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"01sino-women02-articleLarge-v2\"<\/a>By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW April 02, 2015<\/p>\n

A person in front of a post box on Tuesday prepares to mail a copy of a petition calling on the Chinese government to release five detained feminists.
\nCourtesy of Lu Jun<\/p>\n

The supporters in China of five feminists who were detained in early March are continuing to agitate on their behalf, despite intimidation and the censorship of online discussion by the authorities.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the feminists\u2019 supporters mailed a petition that they said more than 1,100 people had signed \u2014 including men and women, students and employees \u2014 to public security and other state offices, calling for the women\u2019s release. The petition also demanded that the authorities carry on the work for which the women were detained by issuing warnings against sexual harassment in public transport. The five women \u2014 Li Tingting, Wang Man, Wei Tingting, Wu Rongrong and Zheng Churan \u2014 were taken into custody on March 6 and 7 as they were preparing to mark International Women\u2019s Day on March 8 by distributing stickers and leaflets protesting molestation in buses and subways.<\/p>\n

The petition also says the police action was \u201cillegal in multiple ways.\u201d A version of the petition seen online before the link went dead warned that the women\u2019s detentions harm the \u201cinterests of the state,\u201d especially in a year when China wants to be part of celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the United Nations\u2019 Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995. At that event, a landmark declaration said that \u201cwomen\u2019s rights are human rights,\u201d helping ignite a new women\u2019s movement in China, where gender equality is guaranteed by the Constitution. The petition was sent to the Haidian District Public Security Bureau and to the Haidian District Detention Center in Beijing, where the women are being held, as well as to district and municipal prosecutors\u2019 offices and the All-China Women\u2019s Federation, the state women\u2019s organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was put out by citizens and friends,\u201d said the lawyer for Ms. Wei, Wang Qiushi, \u201cbecause a lot of people really care.\u201d He added that he was not directly involved in the action. An organizer of the petition asked not to be identified, citing fear of reprisals.<\/p>\n

Several supporters of the women have reported official pressure to desist. Some university students who joined earlier protests against the detentions said they were warned that their actions could affect their prospects for further education and jobs. And about 10 prominent feminists have left their residences in major cities such as Beijing for smaller towns or for friends\u2019 or relatives\u2019 homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cNormal life and new projects are on hold,\u201d one of them, Zhao Sile, said in a message from her hideaway in the south of China, as it was too risky to continue campaigning for now. \u201cWe\u2019re still doing bits and pieces, but most everything has stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Wang, the lawyer, added that it would become clear this coming weekend \u2014 when the women will have spent 30 days in detention \u2014 whether they were to be formally charged. They were detained on suspicion of \u201cpicking quarrels and provoking trouble,\u201d a criminal offense in China.<\/p>\n

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