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Tan Zuoren was sentenced to 5 years in prison

09 February 2010 at 08:03 by Shao, Jiang
Normal 0 0 1 27 158 1 1 194 11.773 0 0 0 Normal 0 0 1 21 123 1 1 151 11.773 0 0 0 Tan Zuoren was sentenced to 5 years in prison, plus 3 years' deprivation of political rights for his quake investigation and essays he wrote about the 1989 demonstrations in Tiananmen Square that ended in a deadly military cr

China Human Rights Briefing 4 February 2010

05 February 2010 at 09:05 by Shao, Jiang
Headlines Chongqing Workers' Rights Activist Administratively Detained Shanghai Activist Liu Yiliang Seized by Police, Held for Two Days as Warning Appeals Hearing for Li Zhuang Concludes Following Surprising Change of Plea Jiangsu Court Hears Anti-Discrimination Lawsuit against Family Planning Bureau Arbitrary Detention Chongqing Workers' Rights Act

AI URGENT ACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER RISKS TORTURE

04 February 2010 at 17:32 by Shao, Jiang
Zhao Lianhai, a man seeking justice for families affected by a tainted milk powder scandal in 2008, was detained on 13 November and is now in custody awaiting trial in Beijing. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Zhao Lianhai had been in custody for nearly three months before he was able to meet with his lawyer for the first time, on 2 ...

China Human Rights Briefing 3 February 2010

04 February 2010 at 10:26 by Shao, Jiang
Headlines Author Liao Yiwu Once Again Prevented from Leaving China Two Jiangsu Residents Seriously Injured in Forced Eviction Liu Xiaobo Nominated for Peace Prize by Prominent International Figures Freedom of Movement Author Liao Yiwu Once Again Prevented from Leaving China Well-known Sichuan author and poet Liao Yiwu (廖亦武) was in

China Human Rights Briefing 2 February 2010

03 February 2010 at 10:00 by Shao, Jiang
Headlines Beijing's Yitong Law Firm Remains Closed after Ten Months Lawyer Li Zhuang's Appeals Hearing Held in Chongqing Four More Petitioners Discovered to Be Detained in Guangxi Legal Rights Beijing's Yitong Law Firm Remains Closed after Ten Months Beijing's Yitong Law Firm (北京忆通律师事务û

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