China Human Rights Briefing April 3-10, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News Beijing Activists Ni Yulan, Dong Jiqin Sentenced: On April 10, activists Ni Yulan and Dong Jiqin, who now have been detained for one year, were sentenced. Ni was given (read more…)
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Beijing human rights activist and legal advocate Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) has been convicted of “creating a disturbance” and “fraud” and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. Ni’s husband, Dong Jiqin (董继勤), also convicted of “creating a disturbance,” was sentenced to two years in prison.
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China Human Rights Briefing December 28, 2011-January 3, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Beijing Court Tries Activist and Husband, No Verdict Announced: On December 29, the Xicheng District People’s Court tried activist Ni Yulan and her husband, Dong Jiqin, for (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing December 21-27, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Longtime Activists Get Heavy Prison Sentences: Over the past week, Sichuan activist Chen Wei and Guizhou activist Chen Xi were each given a lengthy prison sentence in another clear sign (read more…)
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Former Lawyer, Handicapped from Torture, is Criminally Detained (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 14, 2011) Housing rights activist and former lawyer Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) has been criminally detained in Beijing for “creating a disturbance,” CHRD learned today. No information is currently available regarding the fate of her husband Dong (read more…)
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