{"id":41269,"date":"2014-08-01T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T13:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=41269 "},"modified":"2014-08-01T13:26:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T13:26:00","slug":"41269-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=41269","title":{"rendered":"[CHRB] Accused Murder Suspects Severely Beaten; Several Activists\u2019 Trials Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"
China Human Rights Briefing<\/div>
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July 25 – 30, 2014<\/div>
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Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment & Punishment<\/div>
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Petitioners Severely Beaten in Detention, Held on Suspicion of Killing Policeman<\/div>
Freedom of Peaceful Assembly & Association<\/div>
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Trials Beginning for 4 Activists Detained in 2013 Crackdown on Civil Liberties<\/div>
Reprisals Against Human Rights Activists<\/div>
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5 Jiangsu Activists Face Trial Over Black Jail Rescue<\/div>
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Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment & Punishment<\/div>
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Petitioners Severely Beaten in Detention, Held on Suspicion of Killing Policeman<\/div>
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Petitioner Zhang Xiaoyu (\u5f20\u5c0f\u7389) and her husband, Xu Youchen (\u8bb8\u6709\u81e3), were severely beaten by police in Henan Province after they were detained on suspicion of killing a policeman. According to Rights Defense Network (RDN), lawyer Liu Shuqing (\u5218\u4e66\u5e86) was able to meet the couple and confirmed that Zhang has nearly lost her eyesight as a result of a police assault in Jiaozuo City, while Xu sustained serious injuries to his face, including many abrasions. Lawyer Liu has requested that Zhang be released on medical grounds. The couple, veteran petitioners who have been detained in black jails many times and also been sent to Re-education through Labor, is currently held at Jiaozuo City Detention Center.<\/div>
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On July 17, Jiaozuo police had abducted Zhang and Xu in Beijing, where the couple was petitioning, and took them back to their hometown, according to Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch (CRLW). Back in Jiaozuo on the same day, they were taken to Zhucun Police Station. Their son, Xu Tianlong (\u8bb8\u5929\u9f99) was told that his parents were detained for stabbing a policeman at the Jiaozuo police station. Lawyers’ request to move the case to another district to avoid conflict of interest was rejected.<\/div>
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The couple’s case has been fraught with procedural irregularities. The body of the policeman allegedly killed by the couple was rushed to be cremated on July 21, only four days after he died, making it impossible to re-examine the exact time and cause of death. On the same day, after demanding to meet Zhang, lawyer Chang Weiping (\u5e38\u73ae\u5e73) was summoned and interrogated by police for 12 hours. Police named the lawyer an important witness in the case, effectively preventing him from representing Zhang. Lawyer Chen Taihe (\u9648\u6cf0\u548c) and lawyer Liu Shuqing were subsequently denied visits to Zhang. The attorneys now handling the case, Li Jinxing (\u674e\u91d1\u661f) and Liu Hao (\u5218\u6d69), were beaten up by a group of unidentified men outside of the Jiaozuo City Detention Center on July 30.[1]<\/div>
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Petitioner Zhang Xiaoyu (\u5f20\u5c0f\u7389), who has recently been detained, has suffered severe damage to her eyes from a police beating. (Image: CRLW)<\/div>
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Freedom of Peaceful Assembly & Association<\/div>
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Trials Beginning for 4 Activists Detained in 2013 Crackdown on Civil Liberties<\/div>
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Trials and pre-trial proceedings are finally taking place or are set to start for four activists detained about a year ago during the crackdown on free assembly, association, and expression.<\/div>
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The cases of Anhui-based activist Zhou Weilin (\u5468\u7ef4\u6797) and Shanghai writer-activist Li Huaping (\u674e\u5316\u5e73) have just gone to trial, reports RDN. Zhou’s trial opened on July 28 at the Shushan District People’s Court, which also heard Li’s case on July 30 but did not issue any verdict. Both trials were essentially closed to the public, as authorities barred supporters from entering the courthouse. Seized in the summer of 2013, Zhou and Li were later criminal detained on suspicion of “disrupting order of a public place.” In April 2013, they had helped organize rallies outside a primary school after authorities in Hefei City in Anhui had barred Annie Zhang (\u5f20\u5b89\u59ae), a daughter of dissident Zhang Lin (\u5f20\u6797),from attending school, citing her household registration in another city. Zhou Weilin turned to rights activism after losing his left hand in a factory accident. He has focused his advocacy on the persecution of activists, labor rights, and rights of persons with disabilities. Li Huaping, an influential commentator who writes online under the name “Norwegian Wood,”has been linked to the New Citizens’ Movement.[2]<\/div>
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In Guangdong Province, a pre-trial meeting will be held on August 1 for detained activist and legal advisor Guo Feixiong (\u90ed\u98de\u96c4, whose real name is Yang Maodong (\u6768\u8302\u4e1c) and activist Sun Desheng (\u5b59\u5fb7\u80dc), confirms RDN. Seized in August 2013 and arrested the next month, Guo is facing a charge of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order of a public place.” He was a leading figure in a protest about press freedom held in front of the Southern Weekly headquarters in January 2013, and also in a campaign calling on the government to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Charged with the same offense, Sun was criminally detained about a year ago and placed under residential surveillance in September 2013, and had reportedly taken part in a campaign calling for political, legal, and anti-graft reforms.[3]<\/div>
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Reprisals Against Human Rights Activists<\/div>
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5 Jiangsu Activists Face Trial Over Black Jail Rescue<\/div>
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Five Jiangsu activists—Ms. Ding Hongfen (\u4e01\u7ea2\u82ac) and four men, Qu Fengsheng (\u77bf\u5cf0\u76db), Shen Aibin (\u6c88\u7231\u658c), Shen Guodong (\u6c88\u679c\u4e1c), and Yin Xijin (\u6bb7\u9521\u91d1)—have been indicted for “intentional destruction of property” in apparent retaliation for uncovering a black jail and rescuing detainees there in June 2013, reports RDN. Wuxi City authorities indicted them on May 29, and a trial date has yet to be announced. The five activists were seized after alerting police to illegal detentions of petitioners in a Wuxi guesthouse, among them a 82-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man (see report). The activists have been accused of damaging guesthouse property, including the door to the room where the freed individuals were locked up. The five activists are currently detained at Wuxi City No. 1 and No. 2 Detention Centers. CHRD previously reported that police tortured Shen Aibin in an attempt to coerce a confession (see report).[4]<\/div>
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For more information, please contacts:<\/div>
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Renee Xia, International Director (Mandarin, English), +1 240 374 8937, reneexia@chrdnet.com<\/div>
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David Zhao, Researcher and Media Outreach (Mandarin, English, Cantonese), +852 61252921, davidzhao@chrdnet.com<\/div>
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Victor Clemens, Research Coordinator (English), +1 209 643 0539, victorclemens@chrdnet.com<\/div>
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[1] “Zhang Xiaoyu May Become Permanently Blind Without Prompt Treatment, Lawyer Applies for Medical Parole” (\u5f20\u5c0f\u7389\u5982\u4e0d\u53ca\u65f6\u6cbb\u7597\u6216\u81f4\u6c38\u4e45\u6027\u5931\u660e\u5f8b\u5e08\u5401\u53d6\u4fdd\u5019\u5ba1), July 28, 2014, Rights Defense Network (RDN); “Henan Petitioner Zhang Xiaoyu Files Administrative Suit at Supreme People’s Court” (\u6cb3\u5357\u8bbf\u6c11\u5f20\u5c0f\u7389\u5411\u6700\u9ad8\u6cd5\u9662\u63d0\u8d77\u884c\u653f\u8d77\u8bc9), July 6, 2011, RDN; “Henan Petitioner Zhang Xiaoyu Under Police Custody Upon Returning Home, Accused of Stabbing” (\u6cb3\u5357\u8bbf\u6c11\u5f20\u5c0f\u7389\u56de\u4e61\u540e\u88ab\u63a7\u5236\u8b66\u65b9\u79f0\u5979“\u6345\u4eba\u4e86”), July 19, 2014, Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch (CRLW); “Urgent Appeal: Lawyers Li Jinxing and Liu Hao Attacked by Huge Group of Unidentified Men Outside Jiaozuo Detention Center” (\u7d27\u6025\u5173\u6ce8\uff1a\u674e\u91d1\u661f\u3001\u5218\u6d69\u5f8b\u5e08\u5728\u7126\u4f5c\u770b\u5b88\u6240\u95e8\u524d\u906d\u5927\u6279\u4e0d\u660e\u8eab\u4efd\u4eba\u5458\u56f4\u5835\u6bb4\u6253), July 30, 2014, RDN; “Whole Story of Case of Jiaozuo, Henan Petitioner Couple Zhang Xiaoyu and Xu Youchen” (\u6cb3\u5357\u7126\u4f5c\u8bbf\u6c11\u5f20\u5c0f\u7389\u3001\u8bb8\u6709\u81e3\u592b\u5987\u6848\u7684\u6765\u9f99\u53bb\u8109), July 21, 2014, RDN; “Liu Hongxia: Report Analysis on Zhang Xiaoyu’s Petitioning and Grievances” (\u5218\u7ea2\u971e\uff1a\u5f20\u5c0f\u7389\u4e0a\u8bbf\u51a4\u5c48\u5206\u6790\u62a5\u544a), July 22, 2014, RDN.<\/div>
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[2] “Trial of ‘Norwegian Wood’ Li Huaping Opens Today, More Than 30 Citizens Denied Attendance” (“\u632a\u5a01\u68ee\u6797”\u674e\u5316\u5e73“\u805a\u6270”\u6848\u4eca\u5f00\u5ead\uff0c30\u4f59\u516c\u6c11\u524d\u5f80\u65c1\u542c\u88ab\u62d2), July 30, 2014, RDN; “Update: Pre-trial Meeting for Zhou Weilin Case to Take Place on July 28 in Hefei, Trial for Li Huaping Begins July 30” (\u5feb\u8baf\uff1a\u5468\u7ef4\u6797\u68487\u670828\u65e5\u5728\u5408\u80a5\u53ec\u5f00\u5ead\u524d\u4f1a\u8bae\u674e\u5316\u5e73\u68487\u670830\u65e5\u5f00\u5ead), July 24, 2014, RDN;“Urgent Appeal: Li Huaping (aka Norwegian Wood) Criminal Detained in Changsha, Hunan” (\u7d27\u6025\u5173\u6ce8\uff1a\u632a\u5a01\u68ee\u6797\u674e\u5316\u5e73\u5728\u6e56\u5357\u957f\u6c99\u88ab\u5211\u62d8), August 10, 2013, RDN.<\/div>
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[3]“Update: Pre-trial Meeting for Guo Feixiong, Sun Desheng Case to Take Place on August 1” (\u5feb\u8baf:\u90ed\u98de\u96c4\u3001\u5b59\u5fb7\u80dc\u68488\u67081\u65e5\u5c06\u53ec\u5f00\u5ead\u524d\u4f1a\u8bae\u5f00\u5ead\u5728\u5373), July 25, 2014, RDN; “Indictment of Guo Feixiong and Sun Desheng” (\u90ed\u98de\u96c4\u5b59\u5fb7\u80dc\u6848\u6cd5\u9662\u8d77\u8bc9\u4e66), July 8, 2014.<\/div>
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[4] “Calls for Release of Ding Hongfen and Shen Aibin at First Anniversary of Wuxi Black Jail Rescue” (\u7eaa\u5ff5\u51b2\u51fb\u65e0\u9521\u9ed1\u76d1\u72f1\u4e00\u5468\u5e74\uff0c\u547c\u5401\u91ca\u653e\u4e01\u7ea2\u82ac\u548c\u6c88\u7231\u658c), June 22, 2014, RDN; “Ding Hongfen, Others Involved in Wuxi Black Jail Rescue Prosecuted for Damaging Property” (\u65e0\u9521\u4e01\u7ea2\u82ac\u7b49\u9ed1\u76d1\u72f1\u6551\u4eba\u6848\uff0c\u68c0\u5bdf\u9662\u4ee5\u6bc1\u574f\u8d22\u4ea7\u7f6a\u516c\u8bc9), July 27, 2014, RDN.<\/div>
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