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Letter Calling for Help from Wife of Lawyer Yu Wensheng (His “Personal Notice” Attached)
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...
October 12, 2017
Citizens' Square
Yu Wensheng
Lawyer Sui Muqing’s Statement on Lawyer Huang Qi’s Case
Sichuan human rights activist Huang Qi’s defense lawyer, Sui Muqing, had agreed on a time to examine the procuratorate’s case files, but the day before, the procuratorate gave notice that they had canceled the review due to a business trip. Given that the previous time they had illegally refused to...
October 17, 2017
Citizens' Square
Huang Qi
Unusual “Steamed Bun Case” Retried in Zhaoyuan, Shandong; Court Assigns Released Social Prisoner to Bring Defendant to Court
Zhaoyuan, Shandong netizen Wang Jiangfeng, who was sentenced to two years for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” after publishing comments on the Internet calling Mao Zedong “Bandit Mao,” Xi Jinping “Steamed Bun Xi,” and so on, received a “Written Decision for Retrial” on the effective date...
July 24, 2017
Citizens' Square
Wang Jiangfeng
Hong Kong Three Years On: A Spirit Undaunted
September 28, 2017: The Umbrella Movement, Three Years On Civic groups in Hong Kong commemorate the third anniversary of the Umbrella Movement, which called for universal suffrage and an end to political interference from mainland China. The tens of thousands of protestors who participated in the...
October 2, 2017
Continuing Liu Xia’s House Arrest Is No Different from Committing a Slow Murder
[Translation by Human Rights in China] Chinese original was published by Radio Free Asia. On August 18, two videos of Liu Xia ( 刘霞 ) , the widow of Liu Xiaobo ( 刘晓波 ) , began circulating online. These clips appear to have been made and released by Chinese authorities with the purpose of letting the...
September 1, 2017
China Rights Forum
Liu Xia
Liu Feiyue Faces an Additional Charge Brought by Suizhou Police
Wen Donghai—defense lawyer of Liu Feiyue, head of Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch and activist from Hubei—found out, after attending a meeting with the procuratorate that on August 8, 2017 Liu’s case of “inciting subversion of state power” has been transferred again to the Suizhou Procuratorate,...
August 16, 2017
Citizens' Square
Liu Shaoming Detained for Two Years Without a Sentence for “Inciting Subversion of State Power” for Advocating for Freedom of Speech and Labor Rights
It has been two years since labor rights activist Liu Shaoming was detained, and over a year since his trial. Still, the court has yet to issue a verdict. Though initially in good health, Liu has experienced abdominal pain since October 2016, and the pain has intensified this year, a worrisome sign...
May 28, 2017
Citizens' Square
Wu Gan’s Secret Trial: More Than 20 Supporters Detained, Foreign Journalists Taken Away
Fujian rights defender Wu Gan (screenname “the Butcher”) was tried at the Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court for “inciting subversion of state power” in a closed hearing on the morning of August 14. The areas around the court were heavily guarded, more than 20 supporters were picked up in...
August 15, 2017
Citizens' Square
Tufu (Wu Gan)
An Elegy for Liu Xiaobo
[Translation by Human Rights in China] 他死了，这又能改变什么 阳光明亮，阿尔卑斯山巅的残雪在远方 如闪烁的鱼鳞，他的骨灰被抛向闪烁的大海 如鱼鳞，我们对他的追忆 也鱼鳞般渐行渐远么？ 这又能改变什么，他死了 He died, and what can it change In bright sunshine, the distant remnant snow at the summit of the Alps Flickers like fish scales. His ashes tossed into the flashing sea Like...
August 21, 2017
Citizens' Square
Liu Xiaobo
Yang Tianshui is Granted Medical Parole for Brain Tumor, Friend Urges Donations for Treatment
In 2005, Jiangsu dissident Yang Tiansui was sentenced to 12 years in prison. As he was completing his prison term, he was diagnosed as having a brain tumor and has been granted medical parole. The authorities have refused to let Yang leave China to seek medical treatment abroad. As his family is...
August 16, 2017
Citizens' Square
Jiang Tianyong’s Lawyers Have Been Denied Meeting Requests; Zhang Lei Writes to Jiang
Chen Jinxue and Zhang Lei, lawyers retained by Jiang Tianyong’s family to represent Jiang, went to the detention center to request a meeting with the detained human rights attorney. The detention center claimed that Jiang had already retained two lawyers, hence the authorities said they could not...
June 15, 2017
Citizens' Square
Letter from Jiang Tianyong’s Lawyers Demanding Meeting with Client
Jiang Tianyong's defense lawyer Chen Jinxue sent a letter to the sub-bureau of the Changsha Municipal Public Security Bureau requesting for the fifth time to meet with Jiang. Previously, Chen and Jiang’s other defense lawyer, Qin Chenshou, had asked eight times to see their client. The Public...
June 6, 2017
Citizens' Square
Law-Abiding Citizens Kidnapped and Blackmailed by Chinese Mafia Linked to Zhangjiakou Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Committee Members
In a letter to Human Rights in China, Zhang Bo, a mainland Chinese living in the United States, outlines the abduction, blackmail, and injury his brother Zhang Jian and his wife suffered for attempting to recover money from construction work they were owed. In the account, Zhang Bo alleges that...
May 23, 2017
Citizens' Square
Poem: “The Path of Darkness”
This poem by Liu Xia, written in 2010 for the then detained Liu Xiaobo, was circulated online on July 14, 2017, the day after Liu Xiaobo died of liver cancer. [Translation by Human Rights in China] Chinese Original I know, one day, sooner or later You’ll leave me And walk alone down the path of...
July 24, 2017
Citizens' Square
Liu Xia
Mother of Sichuan Activist Huang Qi Fears He May Die in Custody
Human Rights in China has learned from reliable sources that after Liu Xiaobo died in custody, the mother of Huang Qi ( 黄琦 ) , the detained founder of 64 Tianwang Human Rights Center, became especially concerned that her seriously ill son may also die in detention. Huang was detained in November...
July 18, 2017
HRIC Bulletin
Huang Qi

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