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China Hands Stiff Sentences to 27 Farmers Over Land Seizure Protest
"...The sentencing has drawn protests from overseas human rights advocates like Nicholas Becquelin of the New York-based Human Rights in China group, who says the government has recently tried to stop the protests from spreading by imposing a general ban on news coverage of land seizures. ..." Full...
January 24, 2005
HRIC in the Media
Chinese community in NYC remembers Zhao Ziyang as a hero, innovator
"...But there was no such restraint at the New York event, organized by the group Human Rights in China. "The principles and philosophy he stood for will be remembered always," said city Councilman John Liu...." Full Article
January 22, 2005
HRIC in the Media
Press Advisory on New York Memorial for Zhao Zhiyang
As a participant in arranging memorial activities for the late Zhao Zhiyang in New York, Human Rights in China (HRIC) would like to provide the following information relating to the memorial service planned for Saturday, January 22. Many members of New York City’s overseas dissident community are...
January 20, 2005
Press Work
The Present and Future of China: Human Rights Concerns - Chicago Public Radio
As part of its series on the present and future of China, Chicago Public Radio interviews HRIC on key human rights issues in China, including freedom of expression and access to information. Listen to the interview
January 20, 2005
HRIC in the Media
New York Memorial Service for Zhao Ziyang
DATE: January 20, 2004 A memorial service will be held in New York on Saturday, January 22, for former Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang , who died at 7 a.m., January 17, 2005 (Beijing Time). All who are concerned about the future of China are welcome to pay their respects from 1-3 P.M. at the Sheraton...
January 19, 2005
Press Work
Chinese Mourn Party Leader Zhao Ziyang
"...Meanwhile in Shanghai, hundreds of people who gathered Tuesday to air unrelated grievances in front of a government building were detained by police after they began expressing sorrow over Zhao's death, a human rights group said. Some of the detainees were beaten, New York-based Human Rights in...
January 19, 2005
HRIC in the Media
China - Human Rights - CBC Radio's The Current interviews HRIC
CBC Radio's The Current interviews HRIC on key human rights issues in China. Listen to the interview
January 18, 2005
HRIC in the Media
China defends Tiananmen crackdown, security tight after Zhao death
"...They also surrounded Zhao's home north of the Forbidden City where his family has set up a memorial for the former prime minister and head of the Communist Party. Family, friends and supporters have been invited, the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights in China reported...."...
January 18, 2005
HRIC in the Media
RFA Listeners Mark Zhao Ziyang's Passing
"...The chairman of the New York-based group Human Rights in China (HRIC) also paid respects to Zhao. "We at HRIC would like to express our sorrow at the death of Zhao Ziyang," HRIC president Liu Qing said in a statement on the group's Web site. "It is only natural that the people of China should...
January 18, 2005
HRIC in the Media
Police Monitor Public Mourning for Zhao Ziyang
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that police were deployed to monitor hundreds of petitioners who gathered to mourn around the home of former Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang , who died on January 17.
January 18, 2005
Press Work
China Denies Detaining Woman Who Protested 1-Child Policy
"...U.S. State Department officials and the New York-based Human Rights in China group have said Mao Hengfeng was fired from her job in the late 1980s after a second pregnancy, which violated family planning laws...." Full Article
January 10, 2005
HRIC in the Media
China Explains Detention of Woman
"...State Department officials and the New York-based Human Rights in China group have said Mao was fired from her job in the late 1980s after a second pregnancy, which violated family planning laws...." Full Article
January 10, 2005
HRIC in the Media
China Explains Detaining Woman in Coercive Abortion Case
LifeNews.com "...According to a New York-based human rights agency, Human Rights in China , Mao has been bound hand and foot and suspended in midair and has been repeatedly subjected to abuse and beatings...." Full Article
January 10, 2005
HRIC in the Media
China Denies Detaining Woman Who Protested 1-Child Policy
"...U.S. State Department officials and the New York-based Human Rights in China group have said Mao Hengfeng was fired from her job in the late 1980s after a second pregnancy, which violated family planning laws...." Full Article
January 10, 2005
HRIC in the Media
1.3 billionth citizen, a boy, born in China
Charleston Gazette "...On Wednesday, the New York-based group Human Rights in China said her sentence had been extended by three months. In an unusual acknowledgment, the China Daily said Thursday, without providing any specifics, that the 'family planning policy has gone awry in some places during...
January 7, 2005
HRIC in the Media
Baby is 1 in 1.3 billion
Seattle Times "...They cited the case of Mao Hengfeng, a Shanghai woman serving 1- 1/2 years in a labor camp for her campaign to abolish coerced abortions. Since her second pregnancy in the late 1980s, Mao has been detained in psychiatric wards, forced to have an abortion and removed from her job...
January 7, 2005
HRIC in the Media
China uses birth of 1.3-billionth citizen to promote one-baby policy
Edmonton Journal "...U.S. State Department officials cite the case of Mao Hengfeng, a Shanghai woman serving 11/2 years in a labour camp for her campaign to abolish the policies. Since her second pregnancy in the late 1980s, Mao has been detained in psychiatric wards, coerced into an abortion and...
January 7, 2005
HRIC in the Media
China's population officially passes the 1.3-billion mark
Calgary Herald "...Since her second pregnancy in the late 1980s, Mao has been detained in psychiatric wards, coerced into an abortion and removed from her job. On Wednesday, the New York-based group Human Rights in China said Mao's sentence has been extended by another three months...." Full Article
January 7, 2005
HRIC in the Media
Family Planning Opponent’s Sentence Extended
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned from sources in China that a long-term campaigner against China’s coercive family planning policies, Mao Hengfeng , has had her custodial sentence at a Reeducation Through Labor (RTL) Camp in Shanghai increased by three months.
January 4, 2005
Press Work
December 2004
*The information contained in this summary is based on information collected by HRIC in November and is not intended as a complete list. Rather, it should be viewed as a representation of larger trends of dissent and repression in China. Media Censorship Petitions and Protests Religious Persecution
December 31, 2004
Monthly Brief
Sounds of Summer: ‘The East is Red’
John Taylor ABC Online "...JOHN TAYLOR: The organisation Human Rights in China has a different opinion.
December 27, 2004
HRIC in the Media
China Defends One-Child-Per-Family Policy Against US Criticism
Associated Press and Star Online
December 23, 2004
HRIC in the Media
New rules spell tougher times for
By Verna Yu "...Nicolas Becquelin, research director of Human Rights in China, said it indicated a stepping up of the supervision of religions. 'We’re still talking about a socialist atheist state with the dominant ideology that religion is a bad thing," he said. "But over the past 20 years the...
December 21, 2004
HRIC in the Media
China's Persecution of Women and Children: More of the Same
Human Rights Events
December 21, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Political Prisoner Hada Suffers Torture in Prison
New Account Sheds Light on Degrading Conditions at Inner Mongolia’s Chifeng Prison. Human Rights in China (HRIC) called today for the urgent release of prominent Inner-Mongolian prisoner of conscience Hada. Deemed to be “resisting reform,” Hada is reported to be routinely subjected to torture and...
December 20, 2004
Press Work
Tiananmen Veterans Appeal For Mao Portrait Protesters
"...Lu was arrested by Thai police together with fellow activist Zhao Wendong at a meeting of Chinese dissidents at a Bangkok Catholic cathedral although both had sought U.N. refugee protection, Human Rights in China said on its Web site..." Full Article
December 17, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Tiananmen Veterans Appeal For Mao Portrait Protesters
"We are extremely concerned to hear that one of the three heroes who threw ink and eggs at the portrait of Mao Zedong during the 1989 democracy movement on Tiananmen Square has been detained and is likely to be deported back to China," said the petition, which was headed by the chairman of the New...
December 17, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Chinese Dissidents Released by Police
By Audra Ang Associated Press Writer "...Also Tuesday, Human Rights in China called on Thai authorities to not repatriate a Chinese democracy activist who went there last month and met with other activists...."
December 14, 2004
HRIC in the Media
China’s Population Control Programs Still Use Forced Abortions, Torture
LifeNews.com Steven Ertelt "...Mao has been bound hand and foot and suspended in midair and has been repeatedly subjected to abuse and beatings, according to Human Rights in China (HRIC) ..." Full Article
December 13, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Chinese Democracy Activist Endangered in Thailand
HRIC has received an urgent appeal from sources in Thailand regarding Chinese democracy activist Lu Decheng .
December 13, 2004
Press Work
Jailed mother a symbol
The Daily Telegraph By Richard Spencer in Beijing "...Police then carried out a form of an ancient torture, pulling her in four opposite directions, according to her husband, Amnesty International and the Human Rights in China pressure group..." Full Article
December 9, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Beijing deserves more than a soft touch
AsiaNews.it by Bernardo Cervellera "...When Mr Chirac proposed to lift the ban back in October, Human Rights in China wrote that “the Chinese are ashamed of Chirac” because he would end the embargo without any guarantees human rights would be respected. Should the Chinese people now be ashamed of...
December 6, 2004
HRIC in the Media
EU/China Summit: EU must get serious about human rights
Paris – New York, 6 December 2004: On December 8 in The Hague the EU/China Summit, an annual high-level meeting, will take place. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Human Rights in China (HRIC) urge the EU Ministers to put human rights concerns on the agenda in a meaningful...
December 6, 2004
Press Work
‘We fight for our rights inch by inch’
The Times of London
December 3, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Imprisoned Labor Activist Threatened with End to Family Visits if Abuse is Revealed
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that labor activist Yao Fuxin has been threatened with a curtailment of family visits while he continues to suffer severe abuse in prison.
December 1, 2004
Press Work
Appeal for Mainland Asylum Seekers Languishing in Detention in Taiwan
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that Han Dongfang , Wang Dan and other dissidents overseas and in China have signed a joint letter requesting that Taiwanese authorities release two democracy activists, Yan Peng and Chen Rongli , who have been detained in Taiwan since fleeing from the...
November 30, 2004
Press Work
November 2004
*The information contained in this summary is based on information collected by HRIC in November and is not intended as a complete list. Rather, it should be viewed as a representation of larger trends of dissent and repression in China. Media Censorship : Internet Activists/Journalists/Web sites...
November 30, 2004
Monthly Brief
Shanghai Mother of Two Tortured in Labour Camp for Petitioning against China’s One-Child Policy
"The human rights group, Human Rights in China (HRIC) has reported that a Chinese mother of two is being tortured in a prison camp for defying China's one-child policy. Mao Hengfeng, a resident of Shanghai was arrested for her activism against the government policy. Fifteen years ago, Mao was...
November 30, 2004
HRIC in the Media
China releases dissident after 10yrs
"...New York-based Human Rights in China , which this week announced the news of Mr Liu's early release, urged the government to show similar tolerance to other dissidents behind bars..." Full Article
November 27, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Chinese Woman Who Fought Forced Abortion Receives Continued Torture
LifeNews.com Steven Ertelt "...Mao has been bound hand and foot and suspended in midair and has been repeatedly subjected to abuse and beatings, according to Human Rights in China (HRIC) . 'According to the latest reports HRIC has received, Mao has more recently been subjected to even more brutal...
November 26, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Fired and tortured for having a second child
Asia News.it " 'Mao’s brutal treatment by camp officials clearly contravenes the UN Convention Against Torture, which China has ratified,' HRIC president Liu Qing said . 'Higher authorities must step in and require that camp officials desist in any further actions of this nature against Mao...
November 24, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Tortured...for being a mother
"Mao Hengfeng, a Shanghai resident and a mother of two, is serving an 18-month labour camp sentence and has been repeatedly subjected to abusive treatment and severe beatings, Human Rights in China (HRIC) said." Full Article
November 24, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Family Planning Opponent Subjected to Further Abuse
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned from sources in China that a long-term campaigner against China’s coercive family planning policies, Mao Hengfeng , has been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment in custody at a Reeducation Through Labor (RTL) Camp in Shanghai.
November 24, 2004
Press Work
Report: Authorities preparing to release prominent jailed dissident
"... Liu Jingsheng, who was detained in 1992, is expected to be freed on Saturday, 2-1/2 years before the end of his term, New York-based Human Rights in China said. It cited unidentified sources in Beijing..." Full Article
November 23, 2004
HRIC in the Media
In China, stresses spill over into riots
By Robert Marquand "... A number of the most recent mass blow ups were triggered by minor events, such as a fight or a traffic accident between haves and have-nots, before quickly escalating to involve thousands of people. The prevalence of such cases, where crowd numbers range from 500 to 10,000,...
November 22, 2004
HRIC in the Media
The Plight of the Falun Gong
by Alan A. Stone, M.D. Psychiatric Times "...China’s persecution of the Falun Gong was obviously not the first occasion for human rights groups to focus on China. The ruthless and bloody suppression of the pro-democracy movement after the student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in 1989 mobilized...
November 22, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Report: China to Release Jailed Dissident
"...Liu Jingsheng, who was detained in 1992, is expected to be freed on Saturday, 2 1/2 years before the end of his term, New York-based Human Rights in China said. It cited unidentified sources in Beijing..." Full Article
November 22, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Dissident Liu Jingsheng’s Release Imminent
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that dissident Liu Jingsheng will be released from prison on November 27, two and a half years prior to completion of his original sentence, in what is seen as a conciliatory gesture toward the dissident community by the Hu Jintao-Wen Jiabao government.
November 22, 2004
Press Work
We won't mention it
The Weekend Australian Catherine Armitage November 15, 2004 "...Human rights issues are always raised when Australian leaders meet the Chinese, diplomats say. Others see this is an empty gesture. The dialogue isolates and marginalises human rights as a safe arena that doesn't extend to other...
November 15, 2004
HRIC in the Media
We won’t mention it
Catherine Armitage
November 15, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Imprisoned Lawyer Dragged from Family Visit
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned from sources in China that imprisoned Shanghai public interest lawyer Zheng Enchong has been subjected to unfair treatment because of his refusal to admit wrongdoing.
November 10, 2004
Press Work
China: Dealing with social unrest
Monday Morning " “We have known for a long time, through government reports and the state press, that internal unrest has been growing for years', Nicholas Becquelin, head of the
November 9, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Safety Valve for Absorbing Discontent in Danger of Exploding
Inter Press Service News Agency Antoaneta Bezlova
November 9, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Rural China Reels from Violent Protests
"...'It is a coincidence that we see them appear in a short time. But at the same time, I think it reflects deeper issues in Chinese society and political make-up,' Nicolas Becquelin, based in Hong Kong with Human Rights in China , said of the protests..." Full Article
November 4, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Rights Group Says Chinese Dissident in Poor Health in Prison
"... Human Rights in China says friends of Hu Shigen, 49, report that he has been transformed into an old man by harsh treatment during his 13 years in prison so far. The rights group says Mr. Hu is suffering from malnutrition, chronic pack pain, intestinal problems and a disfigured finger that was...
November 4, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Chinese dissident 'in poor health'
BEIJING, China "...The New York-based watchdog Human Rights in China said Wednesday Hu 'has been transformed into an old man as a result of his harsh treatment in prison.'... " Full Article
November 3, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Imprisoned Dissident Reported in Critical Health
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that Hu Shigen , who has spent 13 years in prison on counterrevolutionary charges, is in such poor health that friends fear he will not live to see his release, scheduled for 2012.
November 2, 2004
Press Work
Human Rights NGO Calls for Release of Former Chinese Leader, Zhao Ziyang
"... Human Rights in China , which is headquartered in New York, stated on Friday that crowds have gathered for the past three days in front of former Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang’s residence in an attempt to see him. The crowds were mainly Zhao’s former subordinates,...
October 31, 2004
HRIC in the Media
October 2004
*The information contained in this summary is based on information collected by HRIC during October. It is not intended as a complete list, but rather as an indicator of larger trends of dissent and repression in China. Media Censorship: Internet Activists/Journalists/Web sites Petitions and...
October 31, 2004
Monthly Brief
Tibetan writer under lock and key
"...Chinese authorities have determined that her writings contained "political errors" due to their positive references to the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader who now lives in India, New York-based Human Rights in China reported..." Full Article
October 29, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Dissident Artist Trumps PSB in Court
Human Rights in China /> (HRIC) has learned that court proceedings in dissident artist Yan Zhengxue ’s lawsuit against a Public Security Substation were adjourned after Yan produced evidence that the bureau had manufactured evidence in its defense.
October 29, 2004
Press Work
The Chinese people don’t dare to remember us
The Globe and Mail
October 27, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Human Rights Update: Tibetan Writer Persecuted for Praising Dalai Lama
Human Rights in China /> (HRIC) has learned that a Tibetan writer, Wei Se (also known as Oser ), has lost her job, home and freedom of movement because Chinese officials consider her writings overly favorable to the Dalai Lama.
October 27, 2004
Press Work
Three Gorges Villagers in International Appeal
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has received an urgent appeal from 650 people resettled as a result of the Three Gorges Dam project. The group, led by Fu Xiancai , has asked HRIC to deliver a petition to the relevant United Nations bodies in hopes that the international community will assist them in...
October 26, 2004
Press Work
Trial Adjourned as Plaintiffs Barred from Court
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that plaintiffs in a court case alleging corruption in an urban clearance were barred from attending the trial, only to have their case adjourned due to their absence.
October 25, 2004
Press Work
Chinese democrats seek justice for Zhao Ziyang
Hamish McDonald "...Supporters of Zhao Ziyang, the Communist Party leader purged before the Chinese army's massacre of Tiananmen Square democracy advocates 15 years ago, have begun a new campaign for his release from house arrest..."
October 18, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Zhao spends 85th Birthday Under House Arrest
"... The New York-based group Human Rights in China says a concerted campaign is mounting in China for Mr Zhao's release..."
October 17, 2004
HRIC in the Media
China’s ex-Party chief turns 85 under house arrest
ABS-CBNNews (Philippines) "...The New York-based Human Rights in China said a concerted campaign was mounting in China/>/> for Zhao's release.
October 17, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Falun Gong reveals jail ‘hell’
The Age, Australia/>/>
October 16, 2004
HRIC in the Media
China’s former communist leader turns 85
Joe McDonald
October 16, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Campaign mounts for release of Zhao Ziyang
" ...'Zhao Ziyang is one of the giants of China 's reform movement,' Liu Qing, president of New York-based Human Rights in China , said in a statement..."
October 16, 2004
HRIC in the Media
What’s wrong with Falun Gong
The Age Australia Hamish McDonald
October 16, 2004
HRIC in the Media
Pressure Mounts for Release of Zhao Ziyang
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that a concerted campaign is mounting in China for the release of former Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang , who was purged from his position and has been living under house arrest since the official crackdown against the Chinese Democracy Movement in June...
October 15, 2004
Press Work
Send a birthday greeting to Zhao Ziyang
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that a concerted campaign is mounting in China for the release of former Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang , who was purged from his position and has been living under house arrest since the official crackdown against the Chinese Democracy Movement in June...
October 15, 2004
Press Work
Ten Thousand Workers Strike at Shaanxi Textile Factory
Wu Wei " Human Rights in China , an organization headquartered in New York, reported that employees of the Number 7 Textile Factory of Xianyang city, in Shaanxi province have been on strike for over 20 days. When the factory was bought by the Huayun group of Hong Kong, they called for staff layoffs...
October 14, 2004
HRIC in the Media

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