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Dec 23 2011 9:08AM
Veteran Democracy Activist Chen Wei Gets 9 Years for Speech Crime

Earlier today, the Suining Intermediate People’s Court in Sichuan Province heard the case against veteran activist Chen Wei (陈卫) for “inciting subversion of state power.” At the conclusion of the 2.5 hour hearing, the court rendered a...

Dec 22 2011 9:08AM
China: Authorities must drop charges against human rights activist

Amnesty International today called on Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Chen Wei, a human rights advocate set to stand trial on 23 December on charges of “inciting subversion of state power” over essays he...

Dec 22 2011 6:22AM
China Human Rights Briefing December 14-20, 2011

Veteran activist and “Jasmine Crackdown” detainee Chen Wei will be tried for “inciting subversion” on December 23, following the footsteps of prominent activists including Gao Zhisheng and Liu Xiaobo, whose trials took place right...

Dec 20 2011 11:13AM
Nose to grindstone: back to the blog

Sorry, where have I been, what excuses can I offer? I have not written anything on my blog for ages. Here I am again and my New Year's Resolution is to update my blog regularly. Notice that I am not saying how often. What is my blog...

Dec 17 2011 6:04AM
Disappeared Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Ordered “Back to Prison” Highlights Law’s Arbitrariness in China

Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 16, 2011) – The human rights lawyer and activist Gao Zhisheng (高智晟), who has been missing for the past 20 months, reportedly has been put “back in jail,” according to a brief English-language...