Subversion Of State Power
Labor activist Liu Shaoming ( 刘少明 ) was tried today at a court in Guangzhou for “inciting subversion of state power,” in a case that is almost entirely based on Liu’s writings published online. The trial ended without a verdict. Liu, a former worker who supported the 1989 Democracy Movement and has...
我的法庭陈述 各位、法官、检察官、律师及亲友们:大家好！ 广州市检察院、穗检公——刑诉（2016）5号起诉书检控我以“造谣、诽谤”等方式煽动颠覆国家政权、推翻社会主义制度，其行为触犯了《中华人民共和国刑法》第一百零五条第二款，以煽动颠覆国家政权罪追究我刑事责任，我现在作出自辩。 是公民的良知和责任，使今天我又一次站在法庭的被告席上。廿七年前的北京春夏之交，我参与和见证了那场史无前例的反腐败、争民主、争自由、史称“六四事件”的学生运动，目睹了手无寸铁年轻的学生惨死的一幕。廿七年过去了，惨景挥之不去，至今仍痛彻我心扉，总有一种不可抑制的冲动和责任，促使我为冤死的学生英魂去奔走呐喊。为此，我写下了...
On April 8, 2016, the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court, in separate verdicts, convicted activists Xiewen Fei and Wang Mo of "inciting subversion of state power" and sentenced them each to four and a half years’ imprisonment, with three years’ deprivation of political rights. In court, both...
In 2009, democracy activist Xie Changfa (谢长发) was convicted of “subversion of state power” and sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment and five years of deprivation of political rights, in connection with his activities in the China Democracy Party (CDP). Xie told his brother Xie Changzhen who visited...
On January 29, 2016, lawyer Tang Jingling , an advocate of non-violent civil disobedience, was convicted of "inciting subversion of state power" and sentenced to five years in prison. Tang was first detained in May 2014 on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” during the pre-June...
In a hearing on January 29, 2016, the Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate People's Court convicted activists Tang Jingling, Yuan Chaoyang, and Wang Qingying of "inciting subversion of state power" and sentenced them to five years, three and a half years, and two and a half years, respectively. Tang...
Wang Mo stood trial on November 19, 2015, for supporting the 2014 Umbrella Movement. He was accused of "inciting subversion of state power."
This case update—originally circulated on WeChat—explains that Chen Yongfu, lawyer to Bao Longjun, who has been accused of inciting subversion of state power, received a call on August 31 from someone claiming to be from the Tianjin Public Security Bureau. The individual on the phone sought...
In January of this year, Qin Yongmin and his wife Zhao Suli lost contact with the outside world. In a summons to human rights activist Shi Yulin to report for questioning on August 28, 2015, the Wuhan City Public Security Bureau states that Qin Yongmin has been detained by authorities on suspicion...
In two separate proceedings today in a Hangzhou court that lasted about two-and-a-half-hours each, longtime democracy activists Chen Shuqing ( 陈树庆) and Lü Gengsong ( 吕耿松) , members of the China Democracy Party’s Zhejiang Committee, were tried for “subversion of state power.” Both have been...
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