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Please Send a Birthday Wish to My Son
December 14 is the birthday of Wu Gejianxiong—one of the Changsha 3 imprisoned for “subversion of state power” for defending the rights of vulnerable groups. Below is a message from from his father, lawyer Wu Youshui, urging supporters to send their birthday wishes to Wu. Wu was a staff member of...
December 2, 2021
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Cases of Human Rights Lawyers and Activists – Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi
(Typical cases that demonstrate the worsening human rights situation in China)
December 8, 2021
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Xu Zhiyong
Resources on Ding Jiaxi
Compiled by Human Rights in China, December 2021
March 9, 2020
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Ding Jiaxi
Resources on Xu Zhiyong
Compiled by Human Rights in China, December 2021
May 21, 2020
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Xu Zhiyong
"Appeal for Comprehensive Physical Examination and Emergency Treatment for Zhang Zhan" (fifth edition with 693 signatures)
November 24, 2021 (updated) In a joint appeal to the director of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice and the warden of Shanghai Women's Prison, where citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is serving a four-year sentence and in declining health, 693 individuals, including rights lawyers, clergymen, and...
November 24, 2021
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About Li Qiaochu
Last updated: March 22, 2021 Li Qiaochu ( 李翘楚 ) , a feminist and researcher in labor issues, holds a bachelor’s degree from the School of Labor and Human Resources at Renmin University of China and a master’s degree in public policy from the University of York in the United Kingdom. After...
March 2, 2020
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Li Qiaochu
A Letter to Friends
At the request of Ding Zilin, a founding member of the Tiananmen Mothers, a group of survivors and family members of the military crackdown on 1989 Democracy Movement, HRIC posts her letter below. Ding Zilin extends her deep appreciation for international support and humanitarian assistance for the...
May 10, 2021
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Ding Zilin
Urgent Open Letter to Premier Li Keqiang and Minister Zhao Kezhi
On January 10, well-known Chinese rights activist Guo Feixiong issued an urgent open letter (see below) to Premier Li Keqiang and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi, urging them to order Guangzhou authorities to return his passport so that he may come to the United States to take care of his...
January 10, 2021
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Guo Feixiong
  • Chang Weiping
Transcript of Video Statement by Detained Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping
Just six days after making this statement, Chang was taken away by police on October 22, 2020. Chang’s disappearance followed 10 months of “residential surveillance in a designated location” (RSDL)—presented by the authorities as “bail” condition of his previous detention that occurred in mid-...
October 16, 2020
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Update on Lawyer Yu Wensheng’s Case
In this update, Xu Yan, wife of detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, provides the latest developments in her husband’s case. On the morning of September 3, Yu’s two defense lawyers plan to meet with Yu at the Xuzhou Municipal Detention Center to discuss his upcoming trial of second instance...
September 2, 2020
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Yu Wensheng

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