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Three Documents Related to the Case of Buddhist Leader Wu Zeheng
[Wu Zeheng] After proposing, in 1998 and 1999, government reforms, including greater government transparency, establishing non-Party oversight bodies, and ending corruption, Wu Zeheng, a Guangdong-based Buddhist leader, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on the charges of "illegal business" and "...
September 22, 2011
Document
Wu Zeheng
Lü Gengsong’s Trial Verdict
[Lü Gengsong] Zhejiang rights defender Lu Gengsong was arrested on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power” on August 24, 2007, for publishing articles critical of the government. The court convicted and sentenced him to four years in prison and one year of deprivation of political rights...
February 5, 2008
Document
A Thank-you Note to the World Voices Festival of International Literature and Mr. Rushdie
Because Salman Rushdie wrote The Satanic Verses , Iran's Ayatolla Khomeini tried to kill him by putting a $5,000,000 reward on his head. This was in the 1980s, when I was still a young poet, and it was the first time I had heard his name. I was deeply shocked. Even though I cannot cross the ocean...
April 25, 2011
Open Letter
Liao Yiwu
Jasmine Revolution Rally on Beijing’s Wangfujing Street
In one of the first Jasmine Revolution rallies in China, people came out to "stroll, surround, and watch." A large number of uniform and plainclothes police was present. Organizers have called for rallies every Sunday , with the next one scheduled for 2:00 p.m., February 27.
February 20, 2011
Photograph
Letter to President Obama
Dear President Obama, I am a Chinese intellectual, a mother who lost her beloved son in the June Fourth Massacre in Beijing 20 years ago. First, I would like to congratulate you on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize this year, and I look forward to your outstanding contributions to maintaining world...
November 3, 2009
Public Appeal
Liu Xiaobo
My Self-Defense
Liu Xiaobo Translation by HRIC, based on a translation by Wen Huang. [Chinese / 中文]
April 9, 2010
China Rights Forum
Liu Xiaobo
I Have No Enemies: My Final Statement
Liu Xiaobo Translation by HRIC, based on a translation by J. Latourelle. December 23, 2009 In the course of my life, for more than half a century, June 1989 was the major turning point. Up to that point, I was a member of the first class to enter university when college entrance examinations were...
April 9, 2010
China Rights Forum
Liu Xiaobo
Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court -- Criminal Verdict
Criminal Verdict Translation by HRIC December 25, 2009 (2009) No. 3901 Public Prosecution Organ: Beijing Municipal People’s Procuratorate Branch No. 1
April 9, 2010
China Rights Forum
Liu Xiaobo
Concerning Liu Xiaobo’s Appeal against the Charge of Inciting Subversion of State Power
Defense Statement of the Second Instance Translation by HRIC. January 28, 2010 BEIJING MO SHAOPING LAW FIRM 1 The Southwest Yard Zhongshan Park Beijing 100031 PRC Tel/Fax: 86-10-6605-8311 Zip code: 100031 e-mail: shaoping@public.bta.net.cn To the first department of the Criminal Division of Beijing...
April 9, 2010
China Rights Forum
Liu Xiaobo
Beijing Municipal High People’s Court Appeal Decision
Translation by HRIC. Beijing Municipal High People’s Court Criminal Division, Final Verdict No. 64 (2010) Original Public Prosecution Organ: Beijing Municipal People’s Procuratorate Branch No. 1
April 9, 2010
China Rights Forum
Liu Xiaobo

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