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Highlights of My First Meeting with Tu Fu in Detention Center
Lawyer Li Fangping shares details of of his first meeting with Fujian activist Tu Fu (aka Wu Gan). He says he was moved by Tu’s optimism, humor, warmth, perseverance, calm, and sense of responsibility. The meeting lasted less than an hour. Tu Fu was detained on May 19, initially sentenced to...
June 7, 2015
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Li Fangping
Joint Statement by Chinese Lawyers Demanding Investigation into Beating of Lawyer Xie Yang in Nanning
At roughly 11:00 p.m. on May 17, 2015, while providing legal services in Nanning, Guangxi, Hunan lawyer Xie Yang was beaten by several unidentified, armed persons. He sustained multiple injuries and his lower leg was fractured. In response to the incident, on May 18 Beijing lawyer Zhang Lei issued...
May 18, 2015
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Li Tingting (Maizi): “Short in words but long in love—there are too many thanks that I would like to give" (Excerpt)
[Translation by Human Rights in China] Chinese original . . . Thank you to all the international friends for your support. Thank you to all of the many allies and like-minded people—those we know and don’t know. It was your concern and support, along with your vigorous appeals, that made even more...
April 20, 2015
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Five Women Speak: Wang Man’s Thank-you Letter (Excerpt)
[Translation by Human Rights in China] Chinese original . . . Thank you to my four “accomplices.” Their singing voices, which penetrated through the high walls, along with their strong and committed expressions, helped me hold back the tears in those many moments when I felt like crying. Thank you...
April 20, 2015
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Five Women Speak: Wei Tingting: “To My Little Companions – Thank You Letter from Waiting” (Excerpt)
[Translation by Human Rights in China] Chinese original . . . Since the day I was released, I have been catching up on reading your articles and posts, and various media reports, and began weeping a lot. There’s a lot I want to say but have been too overwhelmed by emotions to get it out. I wept...
April 20, 2015
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Five Women Speak:Wu Rongrong: “I Look Forward To Getting Together To Chat over Drinks” (Excerpt)
[Translation by Human Rights in China] Chinese original . . . Looking back over the past 37, 38 days, even the most difficult days when I was forced to sleep on the floor and without medication, I knew I had to take care of myself, and be stronger. I hoped that upon my release, I would witness the...
April 18, 2015
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Women rights are not a crime, give me a legal basis for confiscating my Xiaomi Mi Band
After being detained for 37 days, women’s rights activist Li Tingting was released on bail on April 13. She wrote a request to the Haidian Public Security Bureau to return her personal items as soon as possible, especially her Xiaomi Mi Band. Why is it so important to her? In this essay, Li...
April 24, 2015
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Female Rights Defense Warrior’s Situation Kept in the Dark by the Authorities Documenting The Political Persecution of Su Changlan
Six months into detention, Guangdong rights defender Su Changlan has still not been granted her right to meet with her lawyer. On April 27, 2015, Su’s husband, Chen Dequan, requested open government information about her health condition, which was rejected by the Nanhai District Court of Foshan...
April 27, 2015
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Su Changlan
Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau’s written opinion recommending prosecution for Guo Yushan and He Zhengjun
Guo Yushan, founder of research group “Transition Institute” in Beijing, and administrative director of the same group, He Zhengjun, were detained respectively in October and November 2014. They were both arrested on January 3, 2015. Their cases were transferred to review and prosecution stage on...
April 2, 2015
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Guo Yushan
Yu Shiwen's Letter from Detention Center after Being Indicted
After his indictment on April 23, Henan dissident Yu Shiwen , who has been detained for organizing a June Fourth “public memorial service,” published a reflection from inside the detention center. In it, he expresses how honored he feels to be indicted for the concrete efforts he made in...
April 23, 2015
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Yu Shiwen

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