Further information on UA: 357/11 Index: ASA 17/005/2012 Issue Date: 8 February 2012

Falun Gong practitioner, Zhou Xiangyang (周向阳), is said to be close to death in prison hospital. He is on a hunger strike and urgently needs to be released on medical parole. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 10/12 Index: ASA 17/003/2012 Issue Date: 19 January 2012

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A man sentenced to death in China for drugs offences, Lau Fat-wai, is currently having his case reviewed by the Supreme People's Court. If the Supreme People's Court upholds his death sentence, he could be executed within a week of the court's decision. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 50/11 Index: ASA 17/002/2012 Issue Date: 6 January 2012

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Chinese activist Chen Wei sentenced to nine years [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 230/11 Index: ASA 17/049/2011 Issue Date: 22 December 2011

Wang Lihong, a human rights activist, has been released. She was released on 20 December from Beijing Chaoyang Detention Centre.

Wang Lihong, a widely-known human rights activist, was released from prison on 20 December after having served her sentence. She is now staying in the suburbs of Beijing, China. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 277/11 Index: ASA 17/044/2011 Issue Date: 23 September 2011

A Pakistani man, Syed Zahid Hussain Shah was executed by lethal injection on 21 September after the Supreme People’s Court in Beijing had approved his death sentence.

Syed Zahid Hussain Shah was sentenced to death in March 2010 for drug trafficking in Shanghai and his verdict was upheld in November 2010. His family travelled to China to plea for mercy to the Chinese leaders on humanitarian grounds, but their pleas were rejected. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA 114/11 Index: ASA 17/040/2011 Date: 9 September 2011

Liu Zhenggang, a designer, has been released. He was released on 24 June on medical grounds. He remains under surveillance at his home in Beijing, China.
Liu Zhenggang, a designer working at internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei’s design firm, was released from detention on 24 June. He is now at his home in Beijing, China and is under surveillance. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 117/11 Index: ASA 17/035/2011 Issue Date: 07 July 2011.

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Ni Yulan, housing rights activist and former lawyer, and her husband Dong Jiqin have been formally arrested on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. They could now be tried at any time and could face up to five years in prison. This is a crucial time to pressure the Chinese authorities to immediately release the couple. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 114/11 Index: ASA 17/019/2011 Issue Date: 14 April 2011

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Ai Weiwei, an internationally known Chinese artist and critic of the government; Wen Tao,his friend and assistant; Zhang Jingsong, his cousin and driver; Hu Mingfen, his accountant; and Liu Zhenggang, a designer, are all detained incommunicado in China at unknown locations. They are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 92/11 Index: ASA 17/014/2011 Issue Date: 29 March 2011

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Ding Fangguan (known as Gu Chuan), 30, a writer and human rights activist, was detained on 19 February. He has been held incommunicado since. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. His wife Li Xinai, 28, and their two children are under illegal house arrest in the family home in Beijing. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 50/11 Index: ASA 17/010/2011 Issue Date: 1 March 2011

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In an apparent attempt to prevent “Jasmine Revolution” inspired demonstrations, over 100 activists in China have been detained or placed under surveillance by the police since 19 February. Five activists in criminal detention are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]