CECC Record Number: 2004-05226 Ethnic Group: Han
Detention Status: DET Sex: M
Issue Category: spch Age at Detention: 44
Main Name: Zhao Changqing Religion:
Chinese Characters (Main Name): 赵常青 Occupation: teacher
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Additional Name(s): Residence Province: Beijing Shi (prov.)
Pinyin Name: Residence Prefecture: Beijing Shi Muni. Urb. Area (pref.)
Residence County: Shijingshan Dist.
Imprisonment or Detention Details
Date of Detention: 2013/04/17
Current Prison: Beijing No. 3 PSB Det. Ctr.
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Province Where Imprisoned (or Detained): Beijing Shi (prov.)
Prefecture Where Imprisoned (or Detained): Beijing Shi Muni. Urb. Area (pref.)
County Where Imprisoned (or Detained): Daxing Dist.
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Legal Process: chg Formal Arrest Date: 2013/05/24
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Short Summary
According to Chinese Human Rights Defenders, (18 April 13; 20 April 13; 23 April 13; 24 May 13), on April 17, 2013, security officials in Beijing municipality detained rights activist Zhao Changqing after searching and confiscating a number of items from his house, including a computer and video camera. On April 18, authorities informed Zhao’s wife that he was being criminally detained at Beijing No. 3 Detention Center on suspicion of “illegal assembly”. Zhao had previous taken part in demonstrations in Beijing calling on officials to publically disclose their financial assets. On May 24, 2013, Beijing No. 1 Procuratorate Office formally approved the arrest of Zhao on charges of “illegal assembly” (CL, art.296). Authorities previously sentenced Zhao to 5 years’ imprisonment in 2003 for “inciting subversion of state power” and 3 years’ imprisonment in 1998 for “endangering state security.” In 1997, Zhao ran for a local people’s congress in Shaanxi. Zhao is a signatory of Charter 08 and a member of the Independent Chinese Pen Center.
