709 Families and Supporters https://www.hrichina.org/en/taxonomy/term/1111/all en Update on Wang Quanzhang—No “Hard Violence” https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/update-wang-quanzhang-no-hard-violence <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-07-20T00:00:00-07:00">July 20, 2018</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/update-wang-quanzhang-no-hard-violence">Update on Wang Quanzhang—No “Hard Violence”</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/709-crackdown" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Crackdown</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Wang Quanzhang, a rights lawyer, finally met with a lawyer after having been disappeared for more than three years. The lawyer, Liu Weiguo, reported that that Wang told him that he has suffered “no hard violence.” In the article below, Wang’s wife Li Wenzu reminds us what “no hard violence” means...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:43:05 +0000 phb 22354 at https://www.hrichina.org 709 Family Members Accompany Lawyer to Tianjin Detention Center, Denied Opportunity to See Wang Quanzhang; Judge Also Refuses Them—Li Wenzu’s epic search for her husband is violently stopped on the 12th day https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/709-family-members-accompany-lawyer-tianjin-detention-center-denied-opportunity-see <div class="field field-name-field-nt-multi-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/citizens-square/709-family-members-accompany-lawyer-tianjin-detention-center-denied-opportunity-see"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.hrichina.org/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_square/public/20180405_featured_story_709liwenzu_cropped_1.jpg?itok=qwLkRj0a" width="150" height="150" /></a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-04-20T00:00:00-07:00">April 20, 2018</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/709-family-members-accompany-lawyer-tianjin-detention-center-denied-opportunity-see">709 Family Members Accompany Lawyer to Tianjin Detention Center, Denied Opportunity to See Wang Quanzhang; Judge Also Refuses Them—Li Wenzu’s epic search for her husband is violently stopped on the 12th day</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">On April 19, 2018, Wang Quanzhang’s wife, Li Wenzu, and family members of 709 lawyers Wang Qiaoling, Liu Ermin, Yuan Shanshan, accompanied lawyers Lin Qilei and Xie Yang to the Tianjin Detention Center to ask to see Wang Quanzhang, but their request was denied. The following day, Li Wenzu, Wang...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Mon, 30 Apr 2018 22:45:30 +0000 phb 21654 at https://www.hrichina.org Personal freedom restricted by force—Li Wenzu applies for administrative reconsideration https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/personal-freedom-restricted-force-li-wenzu-applies-administrative-reconsideration <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-04-13T00:00:00-07:00">April 13, 2018</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/personal-freedom-restricted-force-li-wenzu-applies-administrative-reconsideration">Personal freedom restricted by force—Li Wenzu applies for administrative reconsideration</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/house-arrest" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">House Arrest</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">On April 13, Li Wenzu sent an application for administrative reconsideration to the People's Government of Shijingshan District in Beijing, demanding a ruling of illegality on the Shijingshan Branch of the Beijing Public Security Bureau’s violation of law by restricting her personal freedom by...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:23:22 +0000 Anonymous 21646 at https://www.hrichina.org Li Wenzu “Disappeared” on 6th Day of “March for Her Husband” https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/li-wenzu-disappeared-6th-day-march-her-husband <div class="field field-name-field-nt-multi-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/citizens-square/li-wenzu-disappeared-6th-day-march-her-husband"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.hrichina.org/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_square/public/2018.04.09_li_wen_zu_qian_li_xun_fu_bei_shi_zong_ji__0.jpg?itok=THF1yx1p" width="150" height="150" /></a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-04-09T00:00:00-07:00">April 9, 2018</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/li-wenzu-disappeared-6th-day-march-her-husband">Li Wenzu “Disappeared” on 6th Day of “March for Her Husband”</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">On April 4, 2018, the 999th day of her husband’s disappearance, Li Wenzu , wife of lawyer Wang Quanzhang who was arrested in the 709 Crackdown, started her march, from the Supreme People’s Court in Beijing to the Tianjin No.2 Intermediate People's Court to search for her husband. On April 9, 2018,...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Tue, 10 Apr 2018 19:12:48 +0000 phb 21483 at https://www.hrichina.org Letter Calling for Help from Wife of Lawyer Yu Wensheng (His “Personal Notice” Attached) https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/letter-calling-help-wife-lawyer-yu-wensheng-his-personal-notice-attached <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-10-12T00:00:00-07:00">October 12, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/letter-calling-help-wife-lawyer-yu-wensheng-his-personal-notice-attached">Letter Calling for Help from Wife of Lawyer Yu Wensheng (His “Personal Notice” Attached)</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Yu Wensheng, rights defense lawyer from Beijing, had his practicing license first confiscated in July 2017 for representing lawyer Wang Quanzhang, who has been in custody since July 2015 in the 709 Crackdown. Subsequently, his license, invalidated, was returned to him, which did not allow him to...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/yu-wensheng" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Yu Wensheng</a></div> </div> </div> Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:41:41 +0000 phb 20185 at https://www.hrichina.org My Second Statement on Refusing Officially-Appointed Lawyers https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/my-second-statement-refusing-officially-appointed-lawyers <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-07-25T00:00:00-07:00">July 25, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/my-second-statement-refusing-officially-appointed-lawyers">My Second Statement on Refusing Officially-Appointed Lawyers</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/lawyers" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Lawyers</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Among the detainees of the “709” crackdown, lawyer Wang Quanzhang is the only one about whom there had not been any news for nearly two years since his detention in August 2015. The authorities not only denied him access to the lawyers retained by his wife, but also suppressed the lawyers. Recently...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:45:56 +0000 phb 19590 at https://www.hrichina.org Is the Supreme People’s Court the Highest Form of “Government Window Dressing”? https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/supreme-peoples-court-highest-form-government-window-dressing <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-06-23T00:00:00-07:00">June 23, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/supreme-peoples-court-highest-form-government-window-dressing">Is the Supreme People’s Court the Highest Form of “Government Window Dressing”? </a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Today we went to the entrance of the Supreme People’s Court. The bailiff was blocking the way of an elderly woman petitioner. But when he saw us, he let us through, and called on his mobile to inform the authorities inside: “They have arrived and are going in.” Wenzu and I exchanged a knowing smile...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 23 Jun 2017 23:04:18 +0000 Anonymous 19299 at https://www.hrichina.org Solemn Statement Regarding the Forceful Dismissal of Jiang Tianyong’s Defense Lawyers https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/solemn-statement-regarding-forceful-dismissal-jiang-tianyongs-defense-lawyers <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-05-31T00:00:00-07:00">May 31, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/solemn-statement-regarding-forceful-dismissal-jiang-tianyongs-defense-lawyers">Solemn Statement Regarding the Forceful Dismissal of Jiang Tianyong’s Defense Lawyers</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Jiang Tianyong’s wife is shocked to hear her husbad’s statement dismissing his two defense lawyers, and does not believe that this is Jiang’s true wish. She presumes that Jiang Tianyong’s statement—signed on the day when his six-months of residential surveillance expired—was the product of torture...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 08 Jun 2017 16:03:40 +0000 phb 19181 at https://www.hrichina.org Families of 709 to President Trump (Fourth Letter) https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/families-709-president-trump-fourth-letter <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-03-26T00:00:00-07:00">March 26, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/families-709-president-trump-fourth-letter">Families of 709 to President Trump (Fourth Letter)</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">March 26, 2017 (Sent on April 4, 2017) In advance of the China-U.S. Summit, the wives of Li Heping, Wang Quanzhang, and Jiang Tianyong—lawyers arrested during the “709 Crackdown”—jointly sent their fourth open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump. In their letter, they cite police misconduct in...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Tue, 02 May 2017 17:58:22 +0000 tw 18917 at https://www.hrichina.org Wife of 709 Lawyer Fears Arrest https://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/wife-709-lawyer-fears-arrest <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-04-07T00:00:00-07:00">April 7, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/wife-709-lawyer-fears-arrest">Wife of 709 Lawyer Fears Arrest</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/hric-bulletin" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">HRIC Bulletin</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Below is a message sent today by Wang Qiaoling (王峭岭) , wife of lawyer Li Heping (李和平) , who has been in detention since July 2015 in the 709 Crackdown and is facing “subversion of state power” charges. She reports that in recent days cameras are mounted in front of her apartment building tracking...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Sat, 08 Apr 2017 03:16:15 +0000 tw 18744 at https://www.hrichina.org Calling on NPC Deputies and CPPCC Committee Members to Submit Motions, Proposals, or Recommendations on the Prevention of Torture and Ill-treatment https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/calling-npc-deputies-and-cppcc-committee-members-submit-motions-proposals-or <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-03-02T00:00:00-08:00">March 2, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/calling-npc-deputies-and-cppcc-committee-members-submit-motions-proposals-or">Calling on NPC Deputies and CPPCC Committee Members to Submit Motions, Proposals, or Recommendations on the Prevention of Torture and Ill-treatment</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Dear NPC Deputies and CPPCC Committee Members: During the upcoming Two Congresses of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the relevant motions, proposals, and recommendations submitted by NPC Deputies and CPPCC Committee members will surely...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 02 Mar 2017 21:21:04 +0000 tw 18663 at https://www.hrichina.org My "Feud" with Lawyer Jiang Tianyong https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/my-feud-lawyer-jiang-tianyong <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-11-30T00:00:00-08:00">November 30, 2016</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/my-feud-lawyer-jiang-tianyong">My &quot;Feud&quot; with Lawyer Jiang Tianyong</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">When Jiang Tianyong first arrived in Beijing to work as a lawyer, he was in the same firm as Li Heping and Li Chunfu. Heping and Jiang Tianyong were from the same town, and had been classmates; Heping always called Jiang, “Old Jiang.” Sometimes when they disagreed they would argue; Heping would get...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Wed, 30 Nov 2016 21:03:11 +0000 tw 18718 at https://www.hrichina.org Open Letter to Mr. Xi Jinping from Families of the 709 Crackdown https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/open-letter-mr-xi-jinping-families-709-crackdown <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-10-24T00:00:00-07:00">October 24, 2016</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/open-letter-mr-xi-jinping-families-709-crackdown">Open Letter to Mr. Xi Jinping from Families of the 709 Crackdown</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Dear General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chairman of the National Security Council Xi Jinping, Greetings! As the Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is being convened, we are writing this letter in full respect, in hopes of...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Mon, 24 Oct 2016 21:13:35 +0000 tw 18659 at https://www.hrichina.org Application to Observe Trial of Li Heping by Wang Qiaoling https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/application-observe-trial-li-heping-wang-qiaoling <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-08-04T00:00:00-07:00">August 4, 2016</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/application-observe-trial-li-heping-wang-qiaoling">Application to Observe Trial of Li Heping by Wang Qiaoling</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">The honorable Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court: Over the past few days, I’ve seen news about the trials of the “709” cases, and was really shocked. In the verdicts released on three consecutive days, I saw a name I had not seen for a long time, that of Li Heping, my husband. I’m filled...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:10:36 +0000 tw 18658 at https://www.hrichina.org From a Group of Women, a Letter for One Woman—Happy Birthday Lawyer Wang Yu! https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/group-women-letter-one-woman-happy-birthday-lawyer-wang-yu <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2016-04-29T00:00:00-07:00">April 29, 2016</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/group-women-letter-one-woman-happy-birthday-lawyer-wang-yu">From a Group of Women, a Letter for One Woman—Happy Birthday Lawyer Wang Yu!</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Dear Lawyer Wang Yu: Hello! After July 9, 2015, when we saw that famous video of you on the Internet, our first feeling was: how were you able to point at the bailiff and reprimand him in court? We were really hoping the video would cut to where you were pointing, so that we could see exactly what...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:16:03 +0000 tw 18660 at https://www.hrichina.org Error | Human Rights in China 中国人权 | HRIC

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