June Fourth Prisoner List

Defenders

June 4, 2009

The following is a list of individuals imprisoned for June Fourth-related activities who will still be in prison as of May 2009. The list below is not complete, as it relies entirely on publicly available information—no official source exists.¹

	Name Hometown Occupation	Date of detention	Conviction Sentence	Current (or last) prison
1.	Chang Jingqiang [常景强] Beijing Worker	06/04/89 Beijing	Counterrevolutionary assault and counterrevolutionary sabotage Life; commuted to fixed-term sentence and reduced	Beijing No.2 Prison Expected to be released on 07/23/2010.
2.	Chen Yong [陈勇] Hebei Worker	06/21/89	Murder or counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 12/08/89, life, reduced to unknown term on appeal	Beijing Qincheng Prison
3.	Deng Wenbin [邓文斌] Hubei Worker	07/89	Counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement Death penalty with a two-year reprieve	Hubei Wuhan Municipal Prison
4.	Feng Lisheng [冯立生] Beijing Peasant or worker	06/04/89	Stealing military equipment or counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 12/27/89, life	Beijing No.2 Prison
5.	Gao Liang [高亮] Beijing Worker	12/14/89 or 06/89	Arson or counterrevolutionary sabotage 12/14/89, life later reduced to unknown term	Beijing No. 2 Prison
6.	Gao Zhenghe [高振河] Beijing Peasant	06/17/89	Robbery and hooliganism 06/17/89, 20 years	Beijing No.2 Prison Expected to be released on 06/16/09
7.	Gu Xinghua [顾兴华] Guizhou Peasant	06/01/89	Counterrevolutionary rebellion and gathering people to make weapons 09/01/90, life	Guiyang Prison
8.	Guan Jian [关键] Beijing Journalist	09/16/91	Espionage or illegally providing state secrets 20 years	Beijing No.2 Prison
9.	Hu Liangbin [胡良彬] Hubei Worker	06/07/89	Arson with aggravating circumstances or counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 10/90, life	Hubei Wuhan Municipal Prison
10.	Hu Linyong [胡林永] Shanghai Worker	06/05/89	Arson Life	Shanghai Prison
11.	Jiang Yaqun [姜亚群] Beijing Unemployed	06/04/89, Beijing	Counterrevolutionary sabotage & counterrevolutionary arson Death penalty with a two-year reprieve; commuted to fixed-term sentence and reduced	Beijing Jinzhong Prison Expected to be released around 10/23/2014.
12.	Li Hongjiang [李红江] Beijing Clerk	06/90 or 01/90	Corruption 05/90, life	Beijing Qincheng Prison
13.	Li Hongqi [李红旗] Beijing Worker	06/13/89	Hooliganism, robbery and stealing military equipment 06/13/89, 20 years	Beijing No.2 Prison Expected to be released on 06/12/09
14.	Li Weidong [李维东] Hunan Worker	06/89	Counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement Death penalty with a two-year reprieve	Beijing Qincheng Prison
15.	Li Xinghua [李兴华] Guizhou Peasant	06/04/89	Counterrevolutionary rebellion and gathering people to make weapons or organizing a counterrevolutionary group 09/01/90, life	Guiyang Prison
16.	Li Yujun [李玉君] Beijing Peasant	06/01/89	Counterrevolutionary sabotage or arson Death penalty with a two-year reprieve; commuted to life; commuted to 20 years in 1998; reduced.	Beijing No.2 Prison Expected to be released around 11/10/2014.
17.	Liu Gang [刘刚] Shaanxi Worker	06/04/89	Participating in counterrevolutionary riots or counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 09/23/89, life	Xi’an Prison
18.	Liu Jian [刘健] Hunan Worker	08/89 or 06/04/89	Hooliganism and assault or arson 08/10/89 or 08/01/89, life	Originally held at Hunan No.6 Prison, which was reportedly closed. Current detention location unknown.
19.	Liu Jianwen [刘建文] Beijing Worker	06/13/89	Theft of military equipment and hooliganism 06/20/89, 20 years	Beijing No.2 Prison Expected to be released on 06/12/09
20.	Liu Yong [刘勇] Hebei Worker	06/04/89	Counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 12/09/89, life	Beijing Qincheng Prison
21.	Liu Yuexiao[刘跃晓] N/A Worker	06/04/89	Counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 11/89, life	Beijing Qincheng Prison
22.	Liu Zhihua [刘智华] Hunan Worker	06/89	Hooliganism and assault 06/89, life, later reduced	Originally held at Hunan No.6 Prison, which was reportedly closed. Current detention location unknown. Expected to be released on 01/16/2011.
23.	Luan Jikui [栾吉奎] Hebei Worker	06/19/89, Hebei	Arson or counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 10/06/89, death penalty with a two-year reprieve	Beijing Qincheng Prison
24.	Miao Deshun [苗德顺] N/A Worker	06/04/89	Counterrevolutionary arson 07/89, death penalty with a two-year reprieve; commuted to life; commuted to 20 years in 1997.	Beijing Yanqing Prison Miao has reportedly suffered ill-treatment in prison. Expected to be released on 09/15/2018.
25.	Rui Chaoyang [芮朝阳] Shaanxi Worker	04/89 [89 年4月]	Hooliganism or counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 08/16/89, life	Xi’an Prison
26.	Song Kai [宋凯] Beijing Salesperson	06/17/89	Counterrevolutionary injury Life	Beijing Yanqing Prison Expected to be released in 2010-2011.
27.	Sun Guanghu [孙广虎] Shaanxi Peasant	04/22/89	Participating in counterrevolutionary riots 09/28/89, life	Xi’an Prison
28.	Tang Yong [唐勇] Shaanxi Worker	Formally arrested 07/12/89	Counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 09/23/89, life or 09/23/89, 10 years imprisonment	Beijing No. 2 Prison
29.	Wang Baoyu [王宝玉] Beijing Air force pilot	06/04/89	Counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 06/89, death penalty with a two-year reprieve; commuted to life	Beijing No.2 Prison
30.	Wang Lianhui [王连会] Beijing Peasant	03/27/90 or 06/89	Robbery 03/27/90, life	Beijing No. 2 Prison
31.	Wang Xian [王献] Beijing Worker	06/89	Arson 06/89, life or 12/07/89, life, later reduced	Beijing No. 2 Prison
32.	Wu Chunqi [武春启] Beijing Worker	06/06/89	Participating in counterrevolutionary riots 06/21/89, life	Shanghai Prison
33.	Wu Hepeng [吴鹤鹏] Hunan Worker	06/17/89, Changsha, Hunan	Counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement or arson 09/01/89, death penalty with a two-year reprieve; commuted to life	Hunan No. 6 Prison
34.	Xi Jingqiang [席景强] Beijing Worker	06/89	Counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement Life	Beijing No. 2 Prison
35.	Yang Pu [杨璞] Beijing Peasant	01/06/90	Arson 01/06/90, death penalty with a two-year reprieve; commuted to life; reduced	Beijing Yanqing Prison Expected to be released around 10/24/2012.
36.	Yang Zimou [杨子牟] Beijing Worker	06/04/89	Counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 06/89, life	Beijing Qincheng Prison
37.	Zhang Baoqun [张宝群] Beijing Peasant	06/04/89	Arson 12/08/89, life	Beijing No. 2 Prison
38.	Zhang Fudong [张福栋] Beijing Worker	06/04/89	Arson Life	Beijing No. 2 Prison
39.	Zhang Fukun [张福坤] Beijing Peasant	08/12/89 or 06/04/89	Arson or robbery 12/08/89, life or life later reduced to unknown term	Beijing No.2 Prison
40.	Zhang Guodong [张国栋] Beijing Peasant	03/16/90 or 06/12/89	Arson 04/16/90, life	Beijing No. 2 Prison
41.	Zhang Qijie (or Zhang Jie) [张琪杰或张杰] Beijing Worker	08/20/89	Robbery, hooliganism and concealing weapons or counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement 08/20/90, death penalty with a two-year reprieve; commuted to life	Beijing No.2 Prison
42.	Zhu Gengsheng [朱更生] Beijing N/A	06/04/89	Counterrevolutionary sabotage or arson Death penalty with a two-year reprieve; commuted to life; commuted to 20 years in 1998; reduced.	Beijing No.2 Prison Expected to be released around 04/19/2013.
43.	Zhu Fangming [朱芳鸣] Hunan Worker	06/11/89 or 12/89	Hooliganism 12/01/89, life	Hengyang Prison (Hunan No. 2 Prison)
44.	Zhu Wenyi [朱文义] Beijing Worker	06/04/89	Counterrevolutionary sabotage, counterrevolutionary propaganda & incitement or arson 10/26/89, death subsequently commuted to 20 years	Beijing No.2 Prison
45.	Zhu Zhengying [朱正英] Hunan Worker	05/89 or 06/89	Arson 09/89, life	Hunan No. 6 Prison

Notes

1. Sources of the information presented in this chart include: Human Rights in China, “In Custody for the 2008 Olympics,” China
Rights Forum, 2006, no. 3, http://hrichina.org/public/PDFs/CRF.3.2006/CRF-2006-3_InCustody.pdf; Dui Hua Foundation, “Dui Hua Reduces Estimate of Remaining June Fourth Prisoners,” May 12, 2009, http://www.duihua.org/2009/05/dui-hua-reducesestimate-of-remaining; Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China [香港市民支援爱国民主运动联合会],Minyun renshi ziliao souxun [民运人士资料搜寻], http://www.alliance.org.hk/people/ind; Laogai Research Foundation [劳改基金会], Prisoner Search, http://www.laogai.org/dissent/; Sun Liyong [孙立勇], “Wangque tamen wu yi yu minmie liangzhi” [忘却他们无异于泯灭良知], Ziyou Shenghuo [自由圣火], September 8, 2005, http://www.fireofliberty.org/oldsite/level4/issue3/9d-sunliyong1.htm;ChineseHuman RightsDefenders [维权网],“Qianglie yaoqiu liji shifang‘liusi’ shijiu zhounian hou reng zai yuzhong fuxing de Beijing shimin” [强烈要求立即释放“六四”十九周年后仍在狱中服刑的北京市民], June 2, 2008, http://crdnet.org/Article/Class4/200806/20080602012935_8855; China Labour Bulletin [中国劳工通讯], “Bei pohai gongren mingdan” [被迫害工人名單], June 3, 2008, http://www.clb.org.hk/chi/node/1200018/print; Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Political Prisoner Database, http://ppd.cecc.gov/. ^

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