Illegal Search And Detention

Entering the New Year in Handcuffs: An Account of Being Taken into Custody on New Year's Eve

phb — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:44:39 +0000

January 9, 2020

Entering the New Year in Handcuffs: An Account of Being Taken into Custody on New Year's Eve

Arbitrary Detention

Li Qiaochu ( 李翘楚 ), the girlfriend of New Citizens Movement advocate Xu Zhiyong ( 许志永) , posted an article on Twitter describing the police search of Xu’s home and her home in Beijing on New Year's Eve. When officers came to search Xu’s home, Li was there but Xu was not. Afterwards, they took Li to...

Ding Jiaxi

Female Lawyer Sun Shihua Handling Petitioner’s Case is Beaten and Illegally Detained by Police

phb — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 22:42:21 +0000

September 20, 2018

Female Lawyer Sun Shihua Handling Petitioner’s Case is Beaten and Illegally Detained by Police

Citizens' Square

Illegal Search And Detention

In a September 20 post online, lawyer Sui Muqing says that his wife, lawyer Sun Shihua, was beaten and illegally detained by the police at Hualin police substation, Liwan District in Guangzhou. She had gone to the substation at about 3 PM to speak with the police officer in charge of her client’s...

Sui Muqing

My Solemn Statement Regarding Wuhou Court’s Confiscation of My Computer During Chen Yunfei’s Trial

phb — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 22:08:12 +0000

December 26, 2016

My Solemn Statement Regarding Wuhou Court’s Confiscation of My Computer During Chen Yunfei’s Trial

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

Sichuan rights defender Chen Yunfei was accused of "picking quarrels and provoking troubles," and was tried at Wuhou Court in Chengdu, Sichuan, on December 26, 2016. During the trial, the court forcibly confiscated the computer belonging to Chen’s defense lawyer Liu Zhengqing, claiming that Liu was...

Statement Regarding Criminal Coercive Measures Imposed by the Public Security Department against Jiang Tianyong

phb — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:54:17 +0000

December 16, 2016

Statement Regarding Criminal Coercive Measures Imposed by the Public Security Department against Jiang Tianyong

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

Jin Bianling, wife of detained human rights defense lawyer Jiang Tianyong, has released a statement in response to the December 16 report published by “The Paper,” a state run media outlet, on Jiang’s situation. The report describes the imposition of criminal coercive measures against Jiang, as...

Jiang Tianyong

Statement Regarding the Searches of Residences Once Used by Jiang Tianyong and His Brother by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:07:45 +0000

December 15, 2016

Statement Regarding the Searches of Residences Once Used by Jiang Tianyong and His Brother by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau

Citizens' Square

Enforced Disappearance

There has been no news regarding Jiang Tianyong’s situation since his disappearance on November 20, 2016; however, the apartment where he once lived in the Changping District of Beijing was broken into and forcibly searched by public security personnel. In addition, the tenants of Jiang Tianyong's...

Jiang Tianyong

Police at Zhongzhan Substation of Jiaozuo Public Security Bureau Unlawfully Restricted Lawyer Chang Weiping’s Personal Freedom and Violated His Right to Practice

tw — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:07:43 +0000

July 23, 2014

Police at Zhongzhan Substation of Jiaozuo Public Security Bureau Unlawfully Restricted Lawyer Chang Weiping’s Personal Freedom and Violated His Right to Practice

Citizens' Square

Illegal Search And Detention

In the morning of July 21, 2014, after lawyer Chang Weiping ( 常玮平 ) was denied a meeting at the Jiaozuo Detention Center with his clients Xu Youchen ( 许有臣 ) and Zhang Xiaoyu ( 张小玉 ) , who were being held on suspicion of intentional homicide, he went to the Zhongzhan police substantion—which is...

Letter to Xi Jinping on 268 Days of Illegal Detention

noc — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:14:01 +0000

January 14, 2013

Letter to Xi Jinping on 268 Days of Illegal Detention

Article

Arbitrary Detention

In this article (Chinese only), Shanghainese rights activist Feng Zhenghu (冯正虎) narrates how he sent a letter to CPC Secretary-General and PRC President Xi Jinping (习近平) in December 2012, with a complaint on how he spent 268 days in illegal detention in 2012, and what happened as a result.

Feng Zhenghu

Where Are Human Rights? Shanghainese Rights Defenders Meet Trouble in Beidaihe

noc — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 04:20:36 +0000

July 31, 2012

Where Are Human Rights? Shanghainese Rights Defenders Meet Trouble in Beidaihe

Article

Arbitrary Detention

[Black Jails]Four Shanghainese petitioners were intercepted by authorities on July 20, 2012 as they attempted to go to Beidaihe District, Hebei Province for a weekend trip. The four were detained and forcibly returned to Shanghai. Li Yufang (李玉芳) writes of two of the petitioners' experiences upon...

Feng Zhenghu Summoned for Interrogation, Home Searched

noc — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:01:27 +0000

June 15, 2011

Feng Zhenghu Summoned for Interrogation, Home Searched

Article

Illegal Search And Detention

[Feng Zhenghu] The noted Shanghai-based rights defender had his home searched again and was summoned by the police for interrogation on suspicion of “deliberately disturbing the social order by other means.” The police took away a computer, the 11th of Feng’s computers confiscated in police...

Feng Zhenghu

Police Search Qin Yongmin’s Home

noc — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:55:51 +0000

April 28, 2011

Police Search Qin Yongmin’s Home

Article

Dissidents

Noted dissident Qin Yongmin recounts that in the five months since he has been released from prison, Wuhan Police and State Security authorities have used enforcement measures such as summons and searches against him six times. This is also the second time they've searched Qin’s home within two...

Qin Yongmin

To Teng Biao, My Love

noc — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:38:26 +0000

April 19, 2011

To Teng Biao, My Love

Citizens' Square

Arbitrary Detention

Poem by the wife of the rights defense legal scholar on the 60th day of his disappearance.

Teng Biao

Beijing Public Security Bureau: Please Tell Us Ai Weiwei's Detention Situation

noc — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:42:29 +0000

April 7, 2011

Beijing Public Security Bureau: Please Tell Us Ai Weiwei's Detention Situation

Appeal

Illegal Search And Detention

In a letter to the Beijing Public Security Bureau after Ai Weiwei has been in custody for more than 96 hours, Ai’s wife Lu Qing asks the authorities to follow the law, which requires them to notify the family with official documents of the detainee’s whereabouts and the reason for detention.

Ai Weiwei

Human Rights Briefs

noc — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:47:01 +0000

February 21, 2011

Human Rights Briefs

Document

Illegal Search And Detention

Information regarding rights defense activists in Hubei and Shanxi who were detained, summoned or put under house arrest.

Qin Yongmin

The Zhao Lianhai Case of “Picking Quarrels and Provoking Trouble”

noc — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:09:01 +0000

March 30, 2010

The Zhao Lianhai Case of “Picking Quarrels and Provoking Trouble”

Document

Illegal Search And Detention

As Zhao Lianhai’s defense counsel, let me first clearly state my position. Based on the currently existing evidence and legal provisions, this defense counsel believes that Zhao Lianhai is innocent. The specific defense arguments are as follows： 1. Zhao Lianhai’s family, untold numbers of infants,...

Zhao Lianhai

Citizens Honor Released Petitioner with Flowers

noc — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:16:24 +0000

January 10, 2011

Citizens Honor Released Petitioner with Flowers

Photograph

Illegal Search And Detention

On January 10, 2011, Shen Guodong (沈果东), a petitioner from Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, was released after a 10-month detention for “obstructing official business.” Shen had petitioned on behalf of his family and others against forced demolition of their homes. Nearly a hundred people came in a dozen or...

Shen Guodong