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Sentencing of Guo Feixiong Adds to Serious Abuse Already Suffered
In an outrageous ruling, the Guangzhou Municipal Tianhe District People’s Court added one more charge for rights activist Guo Feixiong ( 郭飞雄) , also known as Yang Maodong ( 杨茂东) , and convicted him of both “gathering crowds to disrupt order in public places” — for which he was tried—and “picking...
November 27, 2015
Case Update
Guo Feixiong
Excerpts from Tang Jingling’s Self Defense and Final Statement at Trial
This is an excerpt from rights defense lawyer Tang Jingling’s defense and final statement at his trial for "inciting subversion of state power." In the statement, he recounts the rights defense activities he has carried out over some 20 years and his commitment to China’s democratization. He...
July 24, 2015
Citizens' Square
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Rights Activist Guo Feixiong’s Trial Ends without Verdict
The nearly 18-hour trial of rights activists Guo Feixiong ( 郭飞雄 ) , also known as Yang Maodong (杨茂东), and Sun Desheng ( 孙德胜 ) ended without verdicts for the defendants. The activists were tried in the Guangzhou Municipal Tianhe District People’s Court ( 广州市天河区法院 ) for “gathering crowds to disrupt...
November 28, 2014
Case Update
Guo Feixiong
My Self-Defense Statement
Abridged from the Chinese original [Translation by Human Rights in China] This court is one with special depth. In this court, I will offer my own narrative of the facts regarding my street protests and the political opportunities I availed myself of in support of Southern Weekly , my original...
November 29, 2014
Guo Feixiong
Guo Feixiong and Sun Desheng Indictment
The indictment charges Guo and Sun with “gathering crowds to disrupt order in public places,” in connection with Guo’s alleged role in organizing street actions in January 2013 outside the gate of the Guangzhou-based publication Southern Weekly to support its staff’s protest against editorial...
June 19, 2014
Citizens' Square
Guo Feixiong
Guo Feixiong’s Trial Opened But Did Not Proceed
Today, the Guangzhou Municipal Tianhe District People’s Court opened the trial of rights activist Guo Feixiong ( 郭飞雄) , also known as Yang Maodong ( 杨茂 东) , and Sun Desheng ( 孙德胜) , but did not proceed as lawyers for the defendants did not appear in court in protest of what they alleged were...
September 12, 2014
Case Update
Guo Feixiong
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