Yuan Dong

Court Upholds Prison Sentences for Two Citizen Activists

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:21:15 +0000

July 18, 2014

Court Upholds Prison Sentences for Two Citizen Activists

Asset Transparency

The Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court today upheld the sentences of New Citizens Movement advocates Ding Jiaxi ( 丁家喜 ) and Li Wei ( 李蔚 ) . In April this year, both were found guilty of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place” (聚众扰乱公共场所秩序) by the Beijing Municipal...

Ding Jiaxi

Four More New Citizens Movement Advocates Convicted, Sentenced to Between Two and Three-and-a-Half Years

tw — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:04:00 +0000

April 18, 2014

Four More New Citizens Movement Advocates Convicted, Sentenced to Between Two and Three-and-a-Half Years

Case Update

Asset Transparency

Four citizen activists involved in public calls for high-ranking officials to reveal their assets in 2013 have each been found guilty of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” Two of them— Ding Jiaxi ( 丁家喜 ) and Zhao Changqing ( 赵常青 ) — were accused of planning street actions in...

Ding Jiaxi

Lawyers Dismissed or Withdrawn in Protest of Unfair Trials of Three Citizen Activists

tw — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:33:14 +0000

January 31, 2014

Lawyers Dismissed or Withdrawn in Protest of Unfair Trials of Three Citizen Activists

HRIC Bulletin

New Citizens Movement

Four participants of the New Citizens Movement— Ding Jiaxi ( 丁家喜) , Li Wei ( 李蔚 ), Zhang Baocheng ( 张宝成) , and Yuan Dong ( 袁冬) —were tried in two separate trials on Monday, January 27 at the Beijing Haidian District People’s Court. The proceedings marked the end of a series of trials of citizen...

Cheng Hai

Yuan Dong’s Final Statement

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 22:36:26 +0000

January 27, 2014

Yuan Dong’s Final Statement

Citizens' Square

New Citizens Movement activist Yuan Dong was tried at the Beijing Haidian District People’s Court on January 27, 2014 for “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” He was detained, along with other activists, on April 4, 2013 and later formally arrested after unfurling banners and...

Yuan Dong

Zhang Baocheng and Yuan Dong's Indictment

tw — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 21:30:14 +0000

December 11, 2013

Zhang Baocheng and Yuan Dong's Indictment

Citizens' Square

New Citizens Movement activists Zhang Baocheng and Yuan Dong were detained on April 4, 2013 and formally arrested on May 7, 2013 for unfurling banners and distributing leaflets calling for disclosure of officials’ assets. On December 11, 2013, the Beijing Haidian District People’s Court...

Zhang Baocheng

Zhao Changqing Trial Adjourns as Defense Protests Procedural Problems

tw — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 02:19:45 +0000

January 23, 2014

Zhao Changqing Trial Adjourns as Defense Protests Procedural Problems

Case Update

At his trial at the Haidian District Court in Beijing today, veteran activist Zhao Changqing ( 赵常青 ) dismissed his two defense lawyers on the ground that serious procedural violations by the prosecution and the court had made it impossible for him to have a fair trial and for his lawyers to mount...

New Citizens Movement

Li Wei

Photos of Citizens Supporting Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi et al on Trial

tw — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 16:37:23 +0000

January 21, 2014

Photos of Citizens Supporting Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi et al on Trial

Citizens' Square

On the afternoon of January 21, 2014, citizens from different parts of the country gathered in front of the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court and Beijing Haidian District People's Court holding banners in support of Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi, and other rights defenders who are facing trial...

Ding Jiaxi

Reflections during My Hunger Strike

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 22:04:07 +0000

January 14, 2014

Reflections during My Hunger Strike

Citizens' Square

Protests And Petitions

This reflection was written when the author, Xiao Guozhen, was fasting for one day on January 4, 2014, as part of an international hunger strike relay to commemorate June Fourth victims. The hunger strike relay is part of the Tianxia Weicheng campaign, which was kicked off in the United States on...

Xiao Guozhen

Ding Jiaxi and Li Wei’s Indictment

tw — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 16:22:25 +0000

December 13, 2013

Ding Jiaxi and Li Wei’s Indictment

Citizens' Square

In the indictment, the authorities use publicly calling for “equal education” and “disclosure of officials’ assets” as their main justification for charging Ding Jiaxi and Li Wei with “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” Translated by the people. Beijing Municipal Haidian...

Ding Jiaxi

Xu Zhiyong’s Indictment

tw — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 15:43:17 +0000

December 13, 2013

Xu Zhiyong’s Indictment

Citizens' Square

In the indictment, the authorities use publicly calling for “equal education” and “disclosure of officials’ assets” as their main justification for charging Xu Zhiyong with “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” Translated by the people. Beijing Municipal People’s Procuratorate, No...

Zhang Baocheng

“Peaceful Calls for Public Disclosure of Official Assets Are Not a Crime: 10 Lawyers Argue for Revoking ‘Illegal Assembly’ Charges on Ding Jiaxi, Zhao Changqing, and Others”

noc — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:01:59 +0000

April 26, 2013

“Peaceful Calls for Public Disclosure of Official Assets Are Not a Crime: 10 Lawyers Argue for Revoking ‘Illegal Assembly’ Charges on Ding Jiaxi, Zhao Changqing, and Others”

Citizens' Square

Dissidents

This statement , in the form of a letter to the Beijing Public Security Bureau, is signed by 10 defense counsels representing Zhao Changqing, Ding Jiaxi, Yuan Dong, Ma Xinli, and Zhang Baocheng, who are criminally detained on “illegal assembly.” Another two activists, Sun Hanhui and Hou Xin, were...

Zhang Baocheng

Criminally Detained: Zhao Changqing and Six Other Advocates of Public Disclosure of Officials’ Assets

noc — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:35:11 +0000

April 19, 2013

Criminally Detained: Zhao Changqing and Six Other Advocates of Public Disclosure of Officials’ Assets

Press Work

Human Rights in China has learned that Chinese authorities have placed seven activists under criminal detention on charges of “illegal assembly.” These individuals, including long-time activist Zhao Changqing ( 赵常青 ) and Beijing lawyer Ding Jiaxi ( 丁家喜 ) , have called for public disclosure of...

Xu Zhiyong

Protestors Calling for Disclosure of Official Assets are Taken Away by Beijing Police (video & essay on Hou Xin)

noc — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:44:35 +0000

April 1, 2013

Protestors Calling for Disclosure of Official Assets are Taken Away by Beijing Police (video & essay on Hou Xin)

Citizens' Square

Dissidents

In this article, Beijing lawyer Xiao Guozhen provides a portrait of rights advocate Hou Xin, one of four individuals detained by police in Beijing, following their March 31, 2013 protest calling for disclosure of official assets. The other three individuals detained were Yuan Dong, Zhang Baocheng,...

Zhang Baocheng