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Open Government Information Request Templates: Jiansanjiang Series 1-20
Human rights lawyer Liu Weiguo circulated online 20 templates of Open Government Information requests seeking disclosure of information concerning the detention of the four lawyers and the authorities’ refusal to allow them to meet their lawyers. Liu asks citizens to fill out the applications, mail...
March 31, 2014
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Photos: Lawyers Detained in Jiansanjiang, Heilongjiang
Four rights defense lawyers, Jiang Tianyong ( 江天勇 ), Tang Jitian ( 唐吉田 ), Wang Cheng ( 王成 ) , and Zhang Junjie ( 张俊杰 ) , as well as an unknown number of citizens were detained by police authorities in Jiansanjiang, Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省建三江) one day after they visited a "legal education base"...
March 26, 2014
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Solemn Declaration on Illegal Detention of Four Lawyers and Many Citizens by Heilongjiang Authorities
In this public statement, Chinese human rights lawyers and citizens condemn the detention of four prominent human rights lawyers, Jiang Tianyong (江天勇), Tang Jitian (唐吉田), Wang Cheng (王成), and Zhang Junjie (张俊杰), as well as many citizens by authorities in the Jiansanjiang Bureau of Management at...
March 21, 2014
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Rights Activists Launch Signature Campaign to Demand Investigation of Cao Shunli’s Death
The statement condemns the Chinese government’s persecution of Cao Shunli that led to her death and lists the following demands: Investigate and make public details of Cao’s detention and her condition between September 14, 2013 and the time of her death; Investigate and make public the cause and...
March 14, 2014
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Cao Shunli
Applications for Open Government Information on Cao Shunli’s Health Conditions in Detention
Open Government Information requests submitted by human rights defender Cao Shunli ’s lawyer, Wang Yu (王宇) and another lawyer, Liu Weiguo (刘卫国) . In the requests, the lawyers press the Chaoyang District Detention Center in Beijing to disclose information concerning its handling of Cao's medical...
March 5, 2014
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Cao Shunli
“If I lose my freedom”—Zhao Changqing in My Memory
Since the Chinese government began its crackdown on the New Citizens Movement in March 2013, dozens of citizens who have actively promoted or participated in the movement have been arrested. To remember these activists who are behind bars for their common pursuit of democracy and freedom in China,...
September 25, 2013
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Xiao Guozhen
"Uphold the Bottom Line of the Rule of Law" -- an open letter to all delegates of the Twelfth National People’s Congress about the prosecution of New Citizens Movement advocates
Prior to the start of the 12th National People's Congress, the lawyers of Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi, Zhao Changqing , and other activists—who have been prosecuted for their participation in the New Citizens Movement—as well as domestic intellectuals, business people, and journalists, jointly issued an...
March 2, 2014
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Ding Jiaxi
“‘I Want to Be a Man of My Word’: A Summary of the Guo Feixiong Case and His Political Goals”
Rights defender, Guo Feixiong , was detained on August 8, 2013, and formally arrested on September 14 on suspicion of “gathering crowds to disrupt order in public places.” Guo’s lawyer, Zhang Xuezhong, argues that through reviewing the case file and a meeting with Guo, not only are the Guangzhou...
December 24, 2013
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Guo Feixiong
“2014 ‘June Fourth’ Poetry Film Contest”
The New School for Democracy and Editorial Board of Anthology of June 4th Poetry have organized a poetry film contest to commemorate June Fourth. The contest aims to broaden artistic creativity and perspectives on freedom by giving participants the opportunity to reflect on and share memories about...
February 14, 2014
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Ai Xiaoming
Xu Zhiyong’s First-Instance Verdict (English translation)
The Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Xu Zhiyong （许志永） , leading advocate of the New Citizens Movement, to four years’ imprisonment for “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place,” one year short of the maximum penalty for the charge. The court issued the...
January 26, 2014
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Xu Zhiyong

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