Citizen Activism

Lin Zhao

An undated photo of Lin Zhao, born in 1932, pen-name of Peng Lingzhao. Lin was labeled a rightist in 1957 when she was 25 after she made remarks publicly showing sympathy towards rightist schoolmates. Later she wrote articles for an unofficial publication and sent a long petition to Mao Zedong...

July 21, 2001

China Rights Forum

Access to Justice

Lin Zhao

On trial for commemorating June Fourth victims

Jiang Qishengs defense Last December, more than a year after his trial, Jiang Qisheng was finally informed of his sentence, four years in prison for issuing an open letter suggesting peaceful ways for people to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 1989 June Fourth massacre. He is currently...

January 23, 2001

China Rights Forum

Access to Justice

Tong Shidong & Liao Shihua

October 21, 2000

China Rights Forum

Access to Justice

Chen Meng

Man who Exposed "Blacklist" Ill in Prison China Rights Forum , Summer 1999 On April 19, Human Rights in China and Human Rights Watch issued an appeal for the release of Chen Meng.

March 31, 1999

China Rights Forum