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Liu Shaoming’s Criminal Verdict
On July 2, 2017, Jiangxi rights activist Liu Shaoming, who resides in Guangzhou, was sentenced by the Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court to four years and six months in prison and three years’ deprivation of political rights for “inciting subversion of state power.” Liu Shaoming was accused of...
July 2, 2017
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Liu Shaoming Detained for Two Years Without a Sentence for “Inciting Subversion of State Power” for Advocating for Freedom of Speech and Labor Rights
It has been two years since labor rights activist Liu Shaoming was detained, and over a year since his trial. Still, the court has yet to issue a verdict. Though initially in good health, Liu has experienced abdominal pain since October 2016, and the pain has intensified this year, a worrisome sign...
May 28, 2017
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Wu Gan’s Secret Trial: More Than 20 Supporters Detained, Foreign Journalists Taken Away
Fujian rights defender Wu Gan (screenname “the Butcher”) was tried at the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court for “inciting subversion of state power” in a closed hearing on the morning of August 14. The areas around the court were heavily guarded, more than 20 supporters were picked up in...
August 15, 2017
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Tufu (Wu Gan)
Tianyong, My Door Is Always Open
Tianyong, It has been over two years since the beginning of the 709 Crackdown. Sometimes I think you are unlucky, as you were arrested just when everyone thought the crackdown was coming to an end. But you are also lucky, as you were the third to the last person to go to trial, before Wang...
August 23, 2017
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Jiang Tianyong
An Elegy for Liu Xiaobo
[Translation by Human Rights in China] 他死了，这又能改变什么 阳光明亮，阿尔卑斯山巅的残雪在远方 如闪烁的鱼鳞，他的骨灰被抛向闪烁的大海 如鱼鳞，我们对他的追忆 也鱼鳞般渐行渐远么？ 这又能改变什么，他死了 He died, and what can it change In bright sunshine, the distant remnant snow at the summit of the Alps Flickers like fish scales. His ashes tossed into the flashing sea Like...
August 21, 2017
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Liu Xiaobo
Yang Tianshui is Granted Medical Parole for Brain Tumor, Friend Urges Donations for Treatment
In 2005, Jiangsu dissident Yang Tiansui was sentenced to 12 years in prison. As he was completing his prison term, he was diagnosed as having a brain tumor and has been granted medical parole. The authorities have refused to let Yang leave China to seek medical treatment abroad. As his family is...
August 16, 2017
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Jiang Tianyong’s Lawyers Have Been Denied Meeting Requests; Zhang Lei Writes to Jiang
Chen Jinxue and Zhang Lei, lawyers retained by Jiang Tianyong’s family to represent Jiang, went to the detention center to request a meeting with the detained human rights attorney. The detention center claimed that Jiang had already retained two lawyers, hence the authorities said they could not...
June 15, 2017
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Letter from Jiang Tianyong’s Lawyers Demanding Meeting with Client
Jiang Tianyong's defense lawyer Chen Jinxue sent a letter to the sub-bureau of the Changsha Municipal Public Security Bureau requesting for the fifth time to meet with Jiang. Previously, Chen and Jiang’s other defense lawyer, Qin Chenshou, had asked eight times to see their client. The Public...
June 6, 2017
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Detainee Dies as Detention Center Disregards Doctor’s Advice in Contempt of Basic Human Right to Medical Treatment
Zhao Xianzhong died of an untreated heart attack while detained at the Henan Provincial Detention Center in Hebi City, Xun County, on April 18, 2017. Following his death, his family learned that during the 22 months that Zhao was detained, he was admitted to hospital three times for emergency...
May 24, 2017
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Second Instance Trial of Case of “Bandit Mao” and “Steamed Bun” Opens on March 30 in Zhaoyuan, Shandong
On March 30, the second instance trial of Wang Jiangfeng, arrested on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” for referring to Mao Zedong as “Bandit Mao” and Xi Jinping as “Steamed Bun” in online posts, opened at the Zhaoyuan City Detention Center, Yantai, Shandong Province. Wang’s...
March 31, 2017
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