New Citizens Movement https://www.hrichina.org/en/taxonomy/term/679/all en About Li Qiaochu https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/about-li-qiaochu <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/about-li-qiaochu"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.hrichina.org/sites/default/files/styles/story_teaser_square/public/li_qiaochu.jpg?itok=p9eBX53z" 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="2020-03-02T00:00:00-08:00">March 2, 2020</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/about-li-qiaochu">About Li Qiaochu</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">Last updated: March 22, 2021 Li Qiaochu ( 李翘楚 ) , a feminist and researcher in labor issues, holds a bachelor’s degree from the School of Labor and Human Resources at Renmin University of China and a master’s degree in public policy from the University of York in the United Kingdom. After...</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/citizen-participation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizen Participation</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/li-qiaochu" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Li Qiaochu</a></div> </div> </div> Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:19:26 +0000 tw 27676 at https://www.hrichina.org Entering the New Year in Handcuffs: An Account of Being Taken into Custody on New Year's Eve https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/entering-new-year-handcuffs-account-being-taken-custody-new-years-eve <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="2020-01-09T00:00:00-08:00">January 9, 2020</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/entering-new-year-handcuffs-account-being-taken-custody-new-years-eve">Entering the New Year in Handcuffs: An Account of Being Taken into Custody on New Year&#039;s Eve</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/arbitrary-detention" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Arbitrary Detention</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">Li Qiaochu ( 李翘楚 ), the girlfriend of New Citizens Movement advocate Xu Zhiyong ( 许志永) , posted an article on Twitter describing the police search of Xu’s home and her home in Beijing on New Year's Eve. When officers came to search Xu’s home, Li was there but Xu was not. Afterwards, they took Li 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/ding-jiaxi" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ding Jiaxi</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:44:39 +0000 phb 26267 at https://www.hrichina.org Court Upholds Prison Sentences for Two Citizen Activists https://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/court-upholds-prison-sentences-two-citizen-activists <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="2014-07-18T00:00:00-07:00">July 18, 2014</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/case-update/court-upholds-prison-sentences-two-citizen-activists">Court Upholds Prison Sentences for Two Citizen Activists </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/case-update" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Case Update</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/asset-transparency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Asset Transparency</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 Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court today upheld the sentences of New Citizens Movement advocates Ding Jiaxi ( 丁家喜 ) and Li Wei ( 李蔚 ) . In April this year, both were found guilty of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place” (聚众扰乱公共场所秩序) by the Beijing Municipal...</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/ding-jiaxi" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ding Jiaxi</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:21:15 +0000 Anonymous 10587 at https://www.hrichina.org From Stability Maintenance and Control to Wiping Out https://www.hrichina.org/en/china-rights-forum/stability-maintenance-and-control-wiping-out <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="2014-07-25T00:00:00-07:00">July 25, 2014</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/china-rights-forum/stability-maintenance-and-control-wiping-out">From Stability Maintenance and Control to Wiping Out </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/china-rights-forum" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">China Rights Forum</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/arbitrary-detention" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Arbitrary Detention</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">[Translation by Human Rights in China] The ongoing nationwide crackdown of activists in China has brought bad news every day. Within three weeks, more than 60 intellectuals and rights defenders have been detained. Among them are rights protection lawyers Pu Zhiqiang (浦志强), Liu Shihui (刘士辉), Tang...</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/hou-xin" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Hou Xin</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:01:50 +0000 Anonymous 10575 at https://www.hrichina.org Appeal Argument for the Second-Instance Trial of Ding Jiaxi https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/appeal-argument-second-instance-trial-ding-jiaxi <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="2014-07-02T00:00:00-07:00">July 2, 2014</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/appeal-argument-second-instance-trial-ding-jiaxi">Appeal Argument for the Second-Instance Trial of Ding Jiaxi</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/asset-transparency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Asset Transparency</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">In this appeal argument submitted to the Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court for the second-instance trial of human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi ( 丁家喜) , lawyer Tang Tianhao ( 唐天昊) highlighted numerous procedural irregularities, rebutted the conclusions of the original guilty verdict,...</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/ding-jiaxi" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ding Jiaxi</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:01:25 +0000 Anonymous 10558 at https://www.hrichina.org Complaint and Appeal Argument for Ding Jiaxi's Second-Instance Trial https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/complaint-and-appeal-argument-ding-jiaxis-second-instance-trial <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="2014-07-06T00:00:00-07:00">July 6, 2014</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/complaint-and-appeal-argument-ding-jiaxis-second-instance-trial">Complaint and Appeal Argument for Ding Jiaxi&#039;s Second-Instance Trial</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/asset-transparency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Asset Transparency</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">Ding Jiaxi's ( 丁家喜) second-instance trial lawyer Cheng Hai (程海) argues in this statement that under the Constitution, Ding has the right to demand officials to disclose their assets and call for educational equality. The statement was also submitted as a complaint against 125 judges, prosecutors,...</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/cheng-hai" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Cheng Hai</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:02:18 +0000 Anonymous 10555 at https://www.hrichina.org Beijing Court Upholds “Disrupting Public Order” Verdicts of Two Citizen Activists https://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/beijing-court-upholds-disrupting-public-order-verdicts-two-citizen-activists <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="2014-06-27T00:00:00-07:00">June 27, 2014</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/case-update/beijing-court-upholds-disrupting-public-order-verdicts-two-citizen-activists">Beijing Court Upholds “Disrupting Public Order” Verdicts of Two Citizen Activists</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/case-update" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Case Update</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/asset-transparency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Asset Transparency</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">Without holding hearings, the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court ruled against the appeals by citizen activists Zhao Changqing ( 赵常青 ) and Zhang Baocheng ( 张宝成 ) and upheld their first-instance verdicts. They were both found guilty of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place” (...</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/zhao-changqing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Zhao Changqing</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:39:01 +0000 tw 10349 at https://www.hrichina.org Statement by Wei Zhongping’s Brother https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/statement-wei-zhongpings-brother <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="2014-06-19T00:00:00-07:00">June 19, 2014</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/statement-wei-zhongpings-brother">Statement by Wei Zhongping’s Brother</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/asset-transparency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Asset Transparency</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 June 19, 2014, the Yushui District People’s Court in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province, sentenced three asset transparency advocates to prison terms ranging from six and a half years to three years. Liu Ping (刘萍) and Wei Zhongping (魏忠平) were sentenced to six and a half years in prison for “picking...</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/li-sihua" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Li Sihua</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:20:29 +0000 tw 10240 at https://www.hrichina.org Harsh Prison Terms for Advocates Undermine Official Anti-Corruption Efforts https://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/harsh-prison-terms-advocates-undermine-official-anti-corruption-efforts <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="2014-06-19T00:00:00-07:00">June 19, 2014</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/harsh-prison-terms-advocates-undermine-official-anti-corruption-efforts">Harsh Prison Terms for Advocates Undermine Official Anti-Corruption Efforts</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/press-work" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Press Work</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/asset-transparency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Asset Transparency</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">In yet another example of the Chinese authorities’ undermining their own stated goal to fight corruption by punishing citizens calling for disclosure of official assets, a court in Jiangxi Province today sentenced three advocates to prison terms ranging from six and a half years to three years. The...</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/li-sihua" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Li Sihua</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 19 Jun 2014 21:25:58 +0000 tw 10237 at https://www.hrichina.org Statement by Liu Ping’s Family https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/statement-liu-pings-family <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="2014-06-19T00:00:00-07:00">June 19, 2014</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/statement-liu-pings-family">Statement by Liu Ping’s Family</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/asset-transparency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Asset Transparency</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 June 19, 2014, the Yushui District People’s Court in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province, sentenced three asset transparency advocates to prison terms ranging from six and a half years to three years. Liu Ping (刘萍) and Wei Zhongping (魏忠平) were sentenced to six and a half years in prison for “picking...</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/li-sihua" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Li Sihua</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 19 Jun 2014 21:23:34 +0000 Anonymous 10236 at https://www.hrichina.org Verdict in the Case of Three Asset Transparency Advocates https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/verdict-case-three-asset-transparency-advocates <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="2014-06-19T00:00:00-07:00">June 19, 2014</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/verdict-case-three-asset-transparency-advocates">Verdict in the Case of Three Asset Transparency Advocates</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/asset-transparency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Asset Transparency</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 Yushui District People’s Court in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province convicted three asset transparency advocates and New Citizens Movement participants on June 19, 2014. Liu Ping ( 刘萍 ) and Wei Zhongping ( 魏忠平 ) were sentenced to six and a half years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles...</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/li-sihua" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Li Sihua</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:28:59 +0000 tw 10233 at https://www.hrichina.org Detention Notice of Wang Aizhong https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/detention-notice-wang-aizhong <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="2014-05-29T00:00:00-07:00">May 29, 2014</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/detention-notice-wang-aizhong">Detention Notice of Wang Aizhong</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/arbitrary-detention" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Arbitrary Detention</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 Aizhong (王爱忠) was criminally detained on May 29, 2014 on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles,” following a police search on his home the same afternoon. Wang, a Guangdong human rights defender and successful businessman, is a prominent member of the Southern Street Movement.</div> </div> </div> Wed, 04 Jun 2014 22:42:17 +0000 Anonymous 9969 at https://www.hrichina.org A Citizen Who Attacks the Order of a System of Slavery is Innocent—Ding Jiaxi’s First Instance Trial Defense Statement https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/citizen-who-attacks-order-system-slavery-innocent-ding-jiaxis-first-instance-trial <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="2014-04-16T00:00:00-07:00">April 16, 2014</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/citizen-who-attacks-order-system-slavery-innocent-ding-jiaxis-first-instance-trial">A Citizen Who Attacks the Order of a System of Slavery is Innocent—Ding Jiaxi’s First Instance Trial Defense Statement</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/asset-transparency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Asset Transparency</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">In this statement , also written for public dissemination, Ding Jiaxi's lawyer Sui Muqing (隋牧青) likens China to a system of slavery: “When people's words and deeds are constantly shackled and constrained by all kinds of unspoken rules and fears, when their words and deeds are faulted at every turn...</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/ding-jiaxi" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ding Jiaxi</a></div> </div> </div> Wed, 23 Apr 2014 21:09:31 +0000 Anonymous 9535 at https://www.hrichina.org Four More New Citizens Movement Advocates Convicted, Sentenced to Between Two and Three-and-a-Half Years https://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/four-more-new-citizens-movement-advocates-convicted-sentenced-between-two-and <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="2014-04-18T00:00:00-07:00">April 18, 2014</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/case-update/four-more-new-citizens-movement-advocates-convicted-sentenced-between-two-and">Four More New Citizens Movement Advocates Convicted, Sentenced to Between Two and Three-and-a-Half Years</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/case-update" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Case Update</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/asset-transparency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Asset Transparency</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">Four citizen activists involved in public calls for high-ranking officials to reveal their assets in 2013 have each been found guilty of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” Two of them— Ding Jiaxi ( 丁家喜 ) and Zhao Changqing ( 赵常青 ) — were accused of planning street actions 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/ding-jiaxi" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ding Jiaxi</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 18 Apr 2014 20:04:00 +0000 tw 9482 at https://www.hrichina.org Draft Defense Statement for the Trial of Zhang Baocheng https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/draft-defense-statement-trial-zhang-baocheng <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="2014-04-16T00:00:00-07:00">April 16, 2014</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/draft-defense-statement-trial-zhang-baocheng">Draft Defense Statement for the Trial of Zhang Baocheng</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/asset-transparency" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Asset Transparency</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">This is the draft defense statement by one of Zhang Baocheng’s former lawyers, prepared for the original trial on January 27, 2014. In that trial, in protest of procedural problems, Zhang dismissed his lawyers and forced an adjournment of the trial. (The new trial took place on April 8, and Zhang...</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/zhang-baocheng" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Zhang Baocheng</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:04:35 +0000 tw 9463 at https://www.hrichina.org Error | Human Rights in China 中国人权 | HRIC

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