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Press Release: Wife of Jailed "Barefoot Lawyer" Chen Guangcheng Addresses Open Letter to President Hu Jintao
Watching the Olympic torch pass through Linyi City, Shandong Province on July 21, Yuan Weijing (袁伟静) composed an open letter to President Hu Jintao, calling on him to remember the plight of her husband, jailed "barefoot lawyer" Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) and lamenting that she and her daughter remain under constant surveillance. In her letter released to Human Rights in China this week, Yuan describes her deep sense of isolation, even as state media and the nation celebrate the approach of the Olympic Games.... More >>
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Press Statement: Crackdown Worsens on Eve of Beijing Games
Just over two weeks before the Olympic Games open in Beijing, Chinese authorities continue to intensify their efforts, under the banner of a "peaceful Olympics" (平安奥运), to suppress rights activists and other individuals speaking out against repression.
"The current state of affairs is intolerable," said Human Rights in China Executive Director Sharon Hom. "Under the banner of a 'peaceful Olympics,' authorities continue to employ contradictory and...
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Beijing 2008 Olympics Resources
![[IR2008: HRIC Olympics Campaign]](http://ir2008.org/img/utils/logo-small.gif) Since 2002, HRIC has published resources examining various issues surrounding the Beijing Olympics.
The resources include in-depth articles covering the promises and guiding principles laid out in the "Beijing Olympic Action Plan"; the public relations and marketing firms helping to present and brand Beijing for the Games; security at the Games; the Olympics merchandise market; and more.
Also included are graphics and charts on the Beijing civility campaign; FAQs for journalists going to Beijing; Olympics venue construction; who's who in the Beijing 2008 Olympics; and more.
Visit IR2008.org for more information on HRIC's Olympics campaign, and how you can take action!
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HRIC July Take Action: Support Religious Freedom and Cultural Rights for Ethnic Minorities
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a renowned and popular Tibetan Buddhist leader, remains in prison serving a life sentence for "crimes of terror and incitement of separatism." Prior to his arrest, he was active in promoting Tibetan education and culture in his home region, the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The persecution of religious leaders like Tenzin Delek Rinpoche is part of a broader effort to suppress religious practices by ethnic minorities in China, particularly in the Tibetan... More >>
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Case Update: Activist Hua Huiqi and Family Beaten
Human Rights in China has learned that during the evening of July 1, 2008, police from the Chongwen District Branch Office of the Public Security Bureau (PSB) and the State Security Bureau in Beijing, accompanied by more than 30 additional people, forced open the door of Beijing-based house church activist Hua Huiqi (华惠棋), threatening him and beating his family members.
According to Hua Huiqi, the officers came into the apartment yelling "we're...
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The June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square Crackdown: Resources
June 4, 2008, marks the 19th anniversary of the Chinese government's violent crackdown on student, democracy, and worker activists in Tiananmen Square.
Nineteen years after the violent June 4, 1989 crackdown on students and other citizens peacefully calling for greater openness and democracy in China, an untold number of people remain in prison for "crimes" relating to their activism.
For more information on the June Fourth crackdown:
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Action Bulletin: Activist Hu Jia Serving 3 1/2-year Jail Sentence
Long-time HIV/AIDS activist and rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳) was convicted by the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court of "inciting subversion of state power," and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. The court also ordered him to be deprived of his political rights for one year following his release from prison.
This Action Bulletin, updated on July 14, 2008, provides information surrounding his situation, including:
- Key Facts;
- HRIC's Advocacy and Media Work on the Issue; and
- What you can do to get involved.
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Action Bulletin: The Earthquake in China
The powerful earthquake that struck southwest China on May 12, 2008, has killed tens of thousands of people and left millions more without homes. The toll of dead, missing, and injured is still rising daily, and Human Rights in China (HRIC) extends its deepest sympathies to all who lost friends, family, and homes in the disaster.
During this critical time, domestic and international responses have been overwhelming. This Action Bulletin provides an overview of the efforts thus far, including:
It also provides details on how you can help or contribute to the relief efforts. More >>
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HRIC Report Details State Secrets System
![[State Secrets Report Cover]](http://hrichina.org/public/resources/SS.Report.Cover.small.jpg) China's states secrets system is dangerous to the health of people not only in China but also worldwide, and undermines healthy governance and rule of law.
By sweeping a broad range of information under the umbrella of "state secrets," the system withholds the very information that civil society and the government need to find solutions to the challenges facing China today... More >>
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Updated monthly. The HRIC Monthly Brief provides a selection of recent news summaries on topics including media censorship, protests and petitions, human rights defenders, and labor, reflecting current trends in dissent, activism, and legal reform. The summaries in the Monthly Brief are compiled from information available in the public domain, as well as HRIC sources.
[ Read June 2008 ]
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