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On the Political Rallies in Solidarity with Southern Weekly
In this brief article (Chinese only), veteran Guangdong-based rights defender Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) summarizes the points he made in support of Southern Weekly during interviews and exchanges with other participates made at a rally before Southern Weekly Guangzhou offices. The significance of the...
January 9, 2013
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I Was Illegally Detained for Eight Hours on December 1, 2012
Veteran rights defender Guo Feixiong says that in order to prevent him from going to a legal seminar where friends of his were attending, Guangzhou police detained him for eight hours on trumped-up charges, including “selling fake alcohol” and “disturbing public order.” Guo says that he has been...
December 2, 2012
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Open letter protests police brutality against two independent candidates in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province; account of incident
The open letter (in Chinese) says that on September 19, Liu Ping ( 刘萍) and Wei Zhongping ( 魏忠平) , rights defenders and independent candidates for the People’s Congress in Xinyu, Jiangxi, were detained, strip-searched, verbally abused, and beaten by the local police in an 11-hour-long ordeal. The...
September 22, 2012
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A Brief Look at the Case of the Five Gentlemen of Guangzhou Who Held Placards
In this timeline, Guangdong-based legal activist Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) (a.k.a. Yang Maodong [杨茂东]) chronicles the events that led up to the detention and release of several democracy activists who have become known as the "five gentlemen of Guangzhou who held placards." In late March 2012, a number of...
May 3, 2012
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Rights Defender Guo Feixiong Released from Prison; Remains Committed to Rights Work
Guangdong-based rights activist and writer Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄) , also known as Yang Maodong (杨茂东), was released from the Meizhou Prison in Guangdong Province on September 13, 2011, after serving a five-year sentence on conviction of “illegal business activity.”
September 13, 2011
Press Work
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Rights Defender Subjected to Torture in Prison is Denied Access to Lawyer
November 3, 2008
Press Work
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Children of Rights Defender Guo Feixiong Barred from School Enrollment
June 30, 2008
Press Work
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HRIC Condemns Official Interference in Access to Justice in Rights Defense Cases: Hu Jia, Guo Feixiong
April 21, 2008
Press Work
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HRIC Statement: HRIC Condemns Abuse and Torture of Chinese Legal Advisor
Human Rights in China (HRIC) strongly condemns the beating of Chinese rights defender and legal advisor Guo Feixiong (also known as Yang Maodong) in prison. Reports of this beating are of particular concern in the lead-up to China’s review by the United Nations Committee Against Torture in November...
December 31, 2007
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Guo Feixiong’s Wife Issues Statement on the Decision Not to Appeal
Human Rights in China is issuing a statement made by Zhang Qing, wife of human rights defender and legal advisor Guo Feixiong (also known as Yang Maodong), at her request. The statement discusses Guo’s reaction to his conviction and sentence and his subsequent decision not to appeal. It describes...
November 27, 2007
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