{"id":8345,"date":"2019-11-11T00:04:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T05:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/?p=8345"},"modified":"2020-02-03T02:54:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T07:54:38","slug":"235-yu-wensheng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/235-yu-wensheng","title":{"rendered":"235. YU WENSHENG"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Pen name\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Sex<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Male<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Birth date<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1967-11-11<\/p>\n

Birth place<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beijing<\/p>\n

Resident place<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24-6-107\u00a0 Bajiao North Rord, Shijingshan District, Beijing<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Education<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Graduated from Beijing University<\/p>\n

\u00a0Profession<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Human rights lawyer and freelancer<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Date of arrest<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2018-01-19 (detained), 2018-01-27 (residential surveillance), 2018-04-19 (arrested)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Organ of arrest<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shijingshan Branch of Public Security Bureau of Beijing City (detention),\u00a0\u00a0Tongshan Branch of Public Security Bureau of Xuzhou City\u00a0 (residential surveillance),\u00a0 Public Security Bureau of Xuzhou City,\u00a0 Jiangsu Province (arrest)<\/p>\n

Cause of arrest<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Online commenting\u00a0on politically sensitive topics, and\u00a0posting a pro-democratic appeal to amend China’s Constitution, t<\/span>wo days before his detention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Charge<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Suspicion of disrupting public service (detemtion and arrest), and of inciting subversion of state power (residential surveillance and arrest)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Date of sentence<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 not yet<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Organ of sentence<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 not yet<\/p>\n

Sentence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>not yet<\/p>\n

Defender<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Lawyers CHANG Boyang and XIE Yang (rejected), ZHAO Qiang and YUE Song (assigned by the authorities)<\/p>\n

Place of jail \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Detention Center of Xuzhou City,\u00a0 Jiangsu Province (since 2018-04-19)<\/p>\n

Situation in jail\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>unknown<\/p>\n

Date of release\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>no<\/p>\n

Family contact<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 XU Yan (wife), mobile: +86-13718826079<\/p>\n

Donation to\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Case adopted by<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ICPC<\/p>\n

Current Status<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Main case<\/p>\n

\u00a0References<\/em><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/lawyersforlawyers.org\/en\/lawyers\/yu-wensheng\/<\/a><\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.hongkongfp.com\/2019\/11\/02\/helpless-disappointed-wife-detained-chinese-lawyer-holds-onto-hope\/<\/a><\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/asia\/east-asia\/detained-chinese-lawyer-yu-wensheng-wins-franco-german-human-rights-award<\/a><\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.nchrd.org\/2018\/09\/yu-wensheng\/<\/a><\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/news\/china\/yuwensheng-duress-04232018130813.html<\/a><\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.frontlinedefenders.org\/en\/case\/yu-wensheng-detained-and-charged-disrupting-public-service<\/a><\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/jan\/19\/outspoken-chinese-human-rights-lawyer-yu-wensheng-arrested<\/a><\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/01\/19\/world\/asia\/china-yu-wensheng-rights-lawyer.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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