Political Prisoner

Wang Yi’s Case Submitted to Procuratorate with Additional Charge of "Illegal Business Activity"

phb — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:24:10 +0000

July 17, 2019

Wang Yi’s Case Submitted to Procuratorate with Additional Charge of "Illegal Business Activity"

Access to Justice

On July 17, Lawyer Zhang Peihong ( 张培鸿 ) went to the Chengdu Detention Center to apply to visit his client Wang Yi ( 王怡 ), pastor at the Early Rain Covenant Church. Zhang was told to go see the officers at the Chengdu Procuratorate. There, he learned that investigation of Wang Yi’s case was...

Four Sichuan Dissidents in the “Remembering June Fourth" Case Will Be Tried in Court Consecutively Starting Tomorrow

phb — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 22:11:43 +0000

March 31, 2019

Four Sichuan Dissidents in the “Remembering June Fourth" Case Will Be Tried in Court Consecutively Starting Tomorrow

Citizens' Square

June Fourth

Liu Tianyan (刘天艳) , wife of dissident Fu Hailu (符海陆) —who is accused of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” for creating a wine bottle label in 2016 to mark the anniversary of June Fourth—posted this essay one day before his trial. She points out that Fu had in fact already been imprisoned for...

Final Verdict on Qin Yongmin from the Hubei Provincial High People’s Court

phb — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 21:17:58 +0000

September 26, 2018

Final Verdict on Qin Yongmin from the Hubei Provincial High People’s Court

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

On September 26, 2018, the Hubei Provincial High People’s Court upheld a lower court’s ruling on veteran rights activist Qin Yongmin’s case: conviction of subversion of state power, a 13-year prison term, and three years of post-release deprivation of political rights. Qin was detained on March 30...

Qin Yongmin

Ruling by the Wuhan Intermediate People’s Court on Qin Yongmin’s Case

phb — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 22:24:13 +0000

July 10, 2018

Ruling by the Wuhan Intermediate People’s Court on Qin Yongmin’s Case

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

On July 10, Qin Yongmin, 64, veteran democracy activist, a cofounder of the China Democracy Party and founder of China Human Rights Watch, is sentenced to 13 years in prison for “subversion of state power.” The court’s ruling details the government’s accusations against Qin Yongmin: writing a large...

Qin Yongmin

Account of Applying to Attend Trial of Qin Yongmin

phb — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 18:00:00 +0000

July 11, 2018

Account of Applying to Attend Trial of Qin Yongmin

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

This account describes the experience of the writer and other rights defenders from different areas in the country who intended to going to Wuhan to apply to attend the trial of Qin Yongmin. Some activists were intercepted in their local areas, and the others who arrived at the court were...

Qin Yongmin

The Poverty of China’s Civil Opposition: On the 13th Anniversary of June Fourth

noc — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:00:13 +0000

November 30, 2012

The Poverty of China’s Civil Opposition: On the 13th Anniversary of June Fourth

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

May 14, 2002 [English translation by Human Rights in China]

Liu Xiaobo

Statement by Zha Jianguo on Zhu Yufu’s Heavy Sentence

noc — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:31:58 +0000

February 12, 2012

Statement by Zha Jianguo on Zhu Yufu’s Heavy Sentence

Public Appeal

Political Prisoner

[Zhu Yufu] In the statement (in Chinese), the Beijing-based dissident Zha Jianguo denounced the heavy prison term given to Zhu Yufu, the Zhejiang based dissident who was sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of deprivation of political rights for “inciting subversion of state power.”...

Zhu Yufu

Criminal Verdict for Zhu Yufu, Convicted of Inciting Subversion of State Power

noc — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:39:10 +0000

February 10, 2012

Criminal Verdict for Zhu Yufu, Convicted of Inciting Subversion of State Power

Document

Political Prisoner

[Zhu Yufu] On February 10, 2012, the Zhejiang based dissident was sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of deprivation of political rights. The verdict states that he committed the following crimes: First, he operated as a member of the illegal China Democratic Party to fundraise for...

Zhu Yufu

Chen Wei Taken to Prison ahead of Schedule; Wife Describes Authorities’ Despicable Tricks to Block Family Meeting

noc — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:47:58 +0000

January 9, 2012

Chen Wei Taken to Prison ahead of Schedule; Wife Describes Authorities’ Despicable Tricks to Block Family Meeting

Document

Political Prisoner

[Chen Wei] Sichuan dissident Chen Wei, recently sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment on for "inciting subversion of state power," was taken to prison before meeting with his family, a meeting that the authorities had promised to grant. Wang Xiaoyan, Chen's wife, said that not being able to see...

Chen Wei

Book Review: My Life in Prison: Memoirs of a Chinese Political Dissident (Jiang Qisheng)

noc — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:11:29 +0000

November 16, 2011

Book Review: My Life in Prison: Memoirs of a Chinese Political Dissident (Jiang Qisheng)

China Rights Forum

Book Review

My Life in Prison: Memoirs of a Chinese Political Dissident Jiang Qisheng Translated by Professor James Erwin Dew and edited by Naomi May With a foreword by Professor Andrew Nathan and an introduction by Professor Perry Link Rowman & Littlefield Publishers February 16, 2012 Hardcover: 200 pages

Guo Quan: A Chronology

noc — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:03:04 +0000

November 16, 2011

Guo Quan: A Chronology

China Rights Forum

Political Prisoner

May 8, 1968 Born in Suining, Jiangsu Province. September 1987 Enrolled in Jinling Vocational College in Nanjing. 1990

About Guo Quan

noc — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:58:10 +0000

November 16, 2011

About Guo Quan

China Rights Forum

Political Prisoner

Photo courtesy of the family Guo Quan (郭泉), born in 1968, was raised in a revolutionary family: relatives in his parents’ generation were all members in the Communist Party of China (CPC). From a young age, he displayed a love of learning and had broad interests. After entering the work force, he...

About Yang Chunlin

noc — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:50:48 +0000

November 16, 2011

About Yang Chunlin

China Rights Forum

Political Prisoner

Photo courtesy of the family Yang Chunlin (杨春林), a laid-off worker from Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, was an active participant in land rights movements. He is known for initiating the “We Want Human Rights, Not the Olympics” campaign in 2007. In March 2008, he was convicted of “inciting...

“So Free, So Rich, So Beautiful!”—Missing Wang Lihong

noc — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:48:18 +0000

July 1, 2011

“So Free, So Rich, So Beautiful!”—Missing Wang Lihong

China Rights Forum

Political Prisoner

[Translation by Paul Mooney, Abridgment by Human Rights in China] It has been more than 100 days since Wang Lihong lost her freedom. It’s really an unimaginable thing. She and I live in the same world, but Lihong not only is being held in a detention center, but has also been formally arrested. She...

About Wang Lihong

noc — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:42:30 +0000

November 16, 2011

About Wang Lihong

China Rights Forum

Political Prisoner

Photo courtesy of the family Wang Lihong (王荔蕻), a Beijing citizen, became involved in rights activism after her retirement from working life. She is known for her forthrightness, kindness, and willingness to help others, and is called “Older Sister” by fellow rights defenders. She was one of the...