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Guangxi Rights Defense Lawyer Detained for “Witness Tampering”
Huang Zhongyan (黄仲琰) , the wife of detained rights defense lawyer Yang Zaixin (杨在新) , told Human Rights in China (HRIC) that when she came home on June 14, at 11 a.m., she found it in complete disarray. Taped to the refrigerator door was a “List of items seized” issued by the Haicheng substation of...
June 16, 2011
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Ai Weiwei’s Sister: Meeting between Artist and Wife Was “No Charity from the Government”
Ai Weiwei (艾未未) ’s sister Gao Ge (高阁) told Human Rights in China (HRIC) that the brief meeting on Sunday evening, May 15, between Ai Weiwei and his wife, Lu Qing (路青) , was “no charity from the government” (不是什么政府给我们的恩赐). Gao said, “Lu Qing and our family have made numerous emphatic requests to the...
May 16, 2011
HRIC Bulletin
Two Years of Reeducation-Through-Labor for Rights Activist Yang Qiuyu
Beijing rights activist Yang Qiuyu (杨秋雨) has been ordered to serve two years of Reeducation-Through-Labor (RTL) for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” (寻衅滋事).
April 14, 2011
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Guizhou Human Rights Activist Continues to Suffer Police Persecution
On February 18, 2011, Guizhou Human Rights Symposium member Lu Yongxiang was taken away by the Guiyang police and was illegally detained for 24 days. During that time, Lu suffered mistreatment, including often being deprived of breakfast and drinking water, and having to sleep with television...
April 11, 2011
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China Sharpens Legal Weapons for Information Control
In a revision of the central pillar of China’s state secrets system – the Law on Guarding State Secrets 1 (State Secrets Law) – the Chinese government has tightened its control of the flow of information in the digital age.
April 29, 2010
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