2011 crackdown on dissidents in China

Arrests of dissidents of mainland Chinese people's rights January 2020 The 2011 crackdown on dissidents in China refers to the arrest of dozens of mainland Chinese rights lawyers, activists and grassroots agitators in a response to the 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests.Tania Branigan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/31/china-crackdown-on-activists-arrests-disappearances Crackdown in China spreads terror among dissidents The Guardian 31 March 2011 23 April 2011 London https://web.archive.org/web/20110406223826/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/31/china-crackdown-on-activists-arrests-disappearances 6 April 2011 liveEimer David https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8447908/China-arrests-dissident-as-crackdown-continues.html China arrests dissident as crackdown continues The Daily Telegraph 13 April 2011 23 April 2011 London https://web.archive.org/web/20110426072629/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8447908/China-arrests-dissident-as-crackdown-continues.html 26 April 2011 liveSui-Lee Wee https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-dissent-idUSTRE73E1HB20110415 China detains rights lawyer, sends man to labor camp Reuters 15 April 2011 23 April 2011 Since the start of the protests in mid-February 2011, at least 54 Chinese activists were arrested or detained by authorities in the biggest crackdown on dissent since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5je3ZgbedCbix0LQxKZVpiHivajsg?docId=CNG.a3f8092c66918f0cedb929502b657e94.421 https://archive.today/20130124160954/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5je3ZgbedCbix0LQxKZVpiHivajsg?docId=CNG.a3f8092c66918f0cedb929502b657e94.421 dead 2013-01-24 AFP: Australian FM: Bring China into system 24 January 2013https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/world/asia/16briefs-ART-china.html The New York Times Edward Wong China: 54 Detained in Crackdown 15 April 2011 Human rights groups claimed that some of them were charged with crimes. Among those arrested were bloggers who criticise the government such as Ai Weiwei, lawyers who pursue cases against the government, and human rights activists. Arrests At least 54 leading activists were arrested or detained by authorities including: Ai Weiwei (艾未未), prominent dissident, had expressed his sympathy with the 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests: Amid Boxun's online campaign, Ai had posted on his Twitter account on 24 February: "I didn’t care about jasmine at first, but people who are scared by jasmine sent out information about how harmful jasmine is often, which makes me realize that jasmine is what scares them the most. What a jasmine!"Twitter (8 April 2011).https://twitter.com/aiww/status/40606428100177920 Ai's studio was raided by police, who took away computer equipment; a number of his entourage were also arrested by police.Tania Branigan Ai Weiwei's detention in China causes growing global concern 5 April 2011 The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/apr/05/eu-us-china-ai-weiwei 19 April 2011 London He was arrested on 3 April.Keith B. Richburg https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinese-artist-ai-wei-wei-arrested-in-latest-government-crackdown/2011/04/03/AFHB5PVC_story.html Chinese artist Ai Weiwei arrested in latest government crackdown The Washington Post 3 April 2011 6 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120224124541/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinese-artist-ai-wei-wei-arrested-in-latest-government-crackdown/2011/04/03/AFHB5PVC_story.html 24 February 2012 live The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on 7 April that Ai was under investigation for 'economic crimes'. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei held for 'economic crimes' 7 April 2011 BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12994785 Tania Branigan Ai Weiwei arrest: Chinese lawyer and designer are latest to disappear 15 April 2011 The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/15/ai-weiwei-lawyer-designer-disappear 20 April 2011 live London https://web.archive.org/web/20110419000943/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/15/ai-weiwei-lawyer-designer-disappear 19 April 2011 On 20 April Ai was appointed visiting professor of the University of the Arts in Berlin. Detained artist Ai offered Berlin university post 20 April 2011 Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-china-dissident-idUSTRE73J3VH20110420 Chen Wei (陈卫), 42, a leading human rights activist in central Sichuan province, on the morning of 20 February was charged with "subversion of state power" and "inciting subversion of state power".David Pierson Online call for protests in China prompts crackdown 26 February 2011 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-china-crackdown-20110227,0,4764714.story?track=rss 26 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110301161758/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-china-crackdown-20110227,0,4764714.story?track=rss 1 March 2011 live Chen Wei was sentenced in late December to nine years in prison. Chen Xi, 57, (no relation to Chen Wei) was sentenced in late December to ten years in prison in Guiyang, Guizhou, on charges linked essays he published online and after he campaigned for independent candidates to win seats in elections to the local People's Congress.Hennock, Mary, "China jails dissident Chen Xi for 10 years", The Guardian, 26 December 2011 04.23 EST. Retrieved 26 December 2011. Cheng Li (成力), performing artist. Ding Mao (丁矛), an activist, was arrested between 25 and 28 March. Dong Jiqing, husband of housing rights lawyer Ni Yulan Gu Chuan, critical writer; Guo Gai (郭盖), performing artist; Guo Weidong (郭卫东), a businessman and blogger, was charged with "inciting subversion".AFP 2011-03-13 China arrests more activists for urging protests Emirates247 https://www.emirates247.com/news/world/china-arrests-more-activists-for-urging-protests-2011-03-13-1.367480 2024-08-01 Hu Mingfeng, accountant of Ai Weiwei; Hua Chunhui (华春辉), sent to Re-education through Labor;Agence France-Presse https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g4nKelbFrJLXxRwSgHddRh8dScuQ?docId=CNG.339fc2df9b43da9680cd9933ecbd37aa.4d1 https://archive.today/20120904065117/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g4nKelbFrJLXxRwSgHddRh8dScuQ?docId=CNG.339fc2df9b43da9680cd9933ecbd37aa.4d1 dead 4 September 2012 AFP: 'Jasmine' activists in China labour camps: group 12 April 2011 23 April 2011 Huang Xiang (黄香), performing artist; Jiang Tianyong (江天勇), a human rights activist and lawyer, was detained by police on 19 February 2011, when he was grabbed and thrown into a waiting van. On 20 February, police in Beijing went to the home of Jiang Tianyong's brother, where Jiang was temporarily staying, and confiscated his laptop computer. On 21 February they returned and searched Jiang's room, confiscating a desktop computer and other items. Jiang was released on 19 April 2011. Jiang earlier was tortured in prison.Gillian Wong China releases prominent rights lawyer who disappeared in crackdown 20 April 2011 The Canadian Associated Press https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hB0QTz8Reat_mArh9zNeWsEN_F3w?docId=6617357 20 April 2011 June 2024 medicmedic Jiao Guobiao, a crusader activist against the Central Propaganda Department, was detained on 12 September 2012 in Beijing during the run-up to the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Jin Mingri, senior pastor of the free church called Zion Church in Beijing was shortly detained to be prevented from attending Lausanne Conference in South Africa. He is a graduate of Beijing University, Nanjing Seminary, and Fuller Theological Seminary.http://ppd.cecc.gov/QueryResultsDetail.aspx?PrisonerNum=8195 Congressional-Executive Commission on China Political Prisoner Database (PPD) 7 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181357/http://ppd.cecc.gov/QueryResultsDetail.aspx?PrisonerNum=8195 21 July 2011 deadhttps://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/china_705/interview/extended.html PBS Frontline: Jesus in China PBS 7 May 2011 Jin Tianming, senior pastor of the free church called Shouwang Church in Beijing was shortly detained and later released into house arrest.http://ca.news.yahoo.com/us-renews-concerns-over-china-clampdown-203106918.html US renews concerns over China clampdown – Yahoo! News Ca.news.yahoo.com 23 April 2011http://www.france24.com/en/20110417-china-detains-underground-church-followers-group China detains underground church followers: group FRANCE 24 17 April 2011 23 April 2011 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Lan Jingyuan (兰靖远), arrested and released on bail to await trial; Li Hai (李海), critical writer; Li Hong, sentenced to six years in prison Li Shuangde (李双德), is a citizen lawyer and an activist based in Chengdu. He operates a legal aid center in Chengdu, and provides legal aid to citizens who cannot afford to hire a lawyer. He has been harassed on numerous occasions in the past by local officials. He was detained in March 2011, and sentenced in June 2011 to four months in jail on charges of credit card fraud. He was released on 22 July 2011.fr Détentions, condamnations et disparitions en Chine 12 April 2011 ArtMediaAgency http://www.artmediaagency.com/7377/detentions-condamnations-et-disparitions-en-chine/ 19 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110420010502/http://www.artmediaagency.com/7377/detentions-condamnations-et-disparitions-en-chine/ 20 April 2011 Human Rights in China, "Sichuan Barefoot Lawyer Speaks Out against Trumped-up Charge https://web.archive.org/web/20110817064253/http://hrichina.org/content/5481 17 August 2011 ," 22 July 2011 Li Tiantian, human rights lawyer; Li Tie, writer, sentenced to ten years in prison for subversion of state power, also alleged to be a member of the China Social Democracy Party;"China Sentences Another Prominent Activist to Prison" article by Michael Wines in The New York Times 19 January 2012 Li Xianbin, sentenced to ten years in prison Liang Haiyi, from Harbin, was arrested after posting information on the 2011 protests on a chat room.Foster Peter https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8346855/Online-activists-calling-for-Jasmine-revolution-arrested-in-China.html Online activists calling for Jasmine revolution arrested in China The Daily Telegraph 25 February 2011 23 April 2011 London https://web.archive.org/web/20110310221726/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8346855/Online-activists-calling-for-Jasmine-revolution-arrested-in-China.html 10 March 2011 live Liu Huiping (刘慧萍), human rights activist;es China releases prominent rights lawyer who disappeared in crackdown 1 April 2011 Agencia EFE Reuters https://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5gAPLGcWlFy2XpULSc2LHVJYkamxQ?docId=1499742 https://archive.today/20130124172743/http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5gAPLGcWlFy2XpULSc2LHVJYkamxQ?docId=1499742 dead 24 January 2013 20 April 2011 Liu Shihui, human rights lawyer; Liu Xianbin on 25 March was sentenced to 10 years in prison for "slandering the Communist Party" and subversion.https://www.economist.com/asia/2011/04/07/on-the-defensive Banyan: On the defensive The Economist 7 April 2011 23 April 2011https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/world/asia/04china.html?src=twrhp The New York Times Andrew Jacobs Ai Weiwei, Dissident Chinese Artist, Is Detained 3 April 2011 Liu Xiaoyuan, an activist lawyer, on 15 April was taken away by officers who identified themselves as being from Beijing's public security bureau. They questioned him about cases he had worked on before and which had to do with his friend Ai Weiwei. Ai had asked Liu to represent him in case he would be taken away. He was released in the evening of 19 April. Liu Zhengang, works for design and architecture company of Ai Weiwei's wife; Liu Zhengqing, critical writer; Ma Liangfu, from Inner Mongolia, was sentenced to re-education through labor in 2012.2014-01-09 China abolishes its labour camps and releases prisoners https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10561434/China-abolishes-its-labour-camps-and-releases-prisoners.html 2024-07-12 The TelegraphMay 16, 2012 China Human Rights Briefing May 9-14, 2012 https://www.nchrd.org/2012/05/china-human-rights-briefing-may-9-14-2012/ July 12, 2024 China Human Rights Defenders Mao Hengfeng from Shanghai, who campaigned against a strict one-child policy was taken from her home to a labor camp.Sui-Lee Wee http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-55131420110224 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082509/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-55131420110224 dead 5 March 2016 Chinese dissident sent to labour camp again In.reuters.com 24 February 2011 23 April 2011 thumb|Ni Yulan, in prison tortured and forced into a wheelchair, left homeless and arrested again in April 2011 Ni Yulan (倪玉兰), a critical lawyer working for victims of land eviction cases, was arrested together with her husband. Only a year prior, she had been released from an earlier detention of two years. Due to torture in prison, she needed a wheelchair. After her release a year ago, she had to live in a tent, since she was a victim of land eviction herself.Peter Ford, "Why Chinese activist Ni Yulan lost nearly everything", Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2010. thumb|Blogger Ran Yunfei charged with inciting subversion of state power Quan Lianzhao (全连昭), activist; Ran Yunfei (冉云飞), a former leader of the student movement 1989, who has served years in prison, today a well-known blogger and writer from Sichuan, was arrested on charges of "inciting subversion of state power".Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/28/china-arrests-blogger-ran-yunfei China arrests blogger Ran Yunfei | World news The Guardian 28 March 2011 23 April 2011 London https://web.archive.org/web/20110419204121/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/28/china-arrests-blogger-ran-yunfei 19 April 2011 live Sun Desheng (孙德胜), activist; Tang Jingling (唐荆陵), Guangzhou-based human rights lawyer.https://www.npr.org/2011/04/11/135305676/china-cracks-down-on-christians-at-outdoor-service China Cracks Down on Christians at Outdoor Service NPR 11 April 2011 23 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110504215713/http://www.npr.org/2011/04/11/135305676/china-cracks-down-on-christians-at-outdoor-service 4 May 2011 live Tang Jitian, human rights lawyer; Teng Biao (滕彪), of the Open Constitution Initiative, was reported missing / incommunicado.Organizers urge sustained street protests in China 23 February 2011 Mercury News AP http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17457973?nclick_check=1 26 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110815124708/http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17457973?nclick_check=1 15 August 2011 live Bbc.co.uk. "bbc.co.uk." 逾百中国维权人士被捕失踪. Retrieved on 21 February 2011. Wei Qiang (魏强) a former art student who has worked at Ai Weiwei's studio, has been sentenced to two years of re-education through labour for attending a pro-democracy protest.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/world/hard-labour-for-ais-student/news-story/0740ba3fde47bef6747dd8ea82a2ae09 Hard labour for Ai's student The Australian 14 April 2011 23 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110501123506/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/hard-labour-for-ais-student/story-e6frg6so-1226038714876 1 May 2011 subscription live Wen Tao, journalist of Global Times, friend of Ai Weiwei; Wu Lebao (吴乐宝), Chinese dissident, friend of Ai Weiwei. Wu was close to Ai before the Chinese Jasmine Revolution happened, and was suspected of leading Chinese Jasmine Revolution with Ai Weiwei. Wu was interrogated and detained over three months;https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tortured-11162011112747.html Jasmine Activist 'Tortured' Radio Free Asia 16 November 2011zh http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2011/08/201108230325.shtml 蚌埠当局误把吴乐宝当'散花（茉莉花）天女' Boxun.com 23 August 2011zh https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident-02152013095232.html 吴乐宝成功抵澳大利亚 Radio Free Asia 25 February 2013 Yang Qiuyu (杨秋雨), campaigner for the rights of petitioners, took pictures of a site mentioned in connection with the 'Jasmine Revolution', was seized by police at Xidan in Beijing and without trial was sent to a Labour Camp. Ye Du, a critical writer, was arrested;Jian Ma China's sunflower revolutionary 14 April 2011 TorontoStar https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/975047--china-s-sunflower-revolutionary 20 April 2011Jian Ma de Im Namen der Kerne 19 April 2011 WeltOnline https://www.welt.de/print/die_welt/debatte/article13211142/Im-Namen-der-Kerne.html 20 April 2011 Yu Yunfeng, from Harbin, was sentenced to re-education through labor. Zhang Jinsong, cousin and driver of Ai Weiei; Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫), a longtime activist and a founder of the China Democracy Party, was arrested and accused of "inciting subversion of state power."China arrests dissident in crackdown, human rights group says 13 April 2011 CNN http://articles.cnn.com/2011-04-13/world/china.dissident.arrests_1_china-arrests-chinese-human-rights-defenders-china-democracy-party?_s=PM:WORLD 19 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110422072524/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-04-13/world/china.dissident.arrests_1_china-arrests-chinese-human-rights-defenders-china-democracy-party?_s=PM%3AWORLD 22 April 2011 Zhui Hun (追魂), performing artist. Renee Xia, the international director of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, commented on 26 February 2011: "The numbers point to a bad situation that is only getting worse. In the matter of a few days, we have seen more cases of prominent lawyers subjected to prolonged disappearances, more criminal charges that may carry lengthy prison sentences for activists, more home raids, and a heavier reliance on extralegal measures."; In addition, according to Phelim Kine of Human Rights Watch, three people, Lan Ruoyu, Tan Yanhua, and Zhang Haibo, are believed to be still missing by September 2011. A total of about 17 people from the above list remain in detention, prison, or re-education through labor. An unknown number of people remain held in house detention.June 2023 Supervision and summoning Up to 200 people are subject to reinforced supervision or house arrest.http://tagesschau.vo.llnwd.net/d3/audio/2011/0407/AU-20110407-1518-2501.ogg China warns not to interfere with detention of Ai Weiwei Tagesschau 7 April 2011 9 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110723063056/http://tagesschau.vo.llnwd.net/d3/audio/2011/0407/AU-20110407-1518-2501.ogg 23 July 2011 Since mid February, more than a hundred people have been summoned or questioned by police.Tania Branigan China's jasmine revolution: police but no protesters line streets of Beijing 27 February 2011 The Guardian UK https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/27/china-jasmine-revolution-beijing-police 27 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110228094035/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/27/china-jasmine-revolution-beijing-police 28 February 2011 live On the morning of 19 February, National Security officers in Yichang City, Hubei Province arrived at the home of activist Shi Yulin 石玉林, summoning him for questioning. While Shi was being interrogated, officers searched his home, confiscating a computer. Shi recently had taken efforts to support Shandong human rights defender Chen Guangcheng 陈关诚.Hubei Democracy and Human Rights Activist Shi Yulin Summoned by Police, Home Searched 湖北民主维 权人士石玉林被警察传唤抄家 19 February 2011 New Century News http://www.newcenturynews.com/Article/china/201102/20110219143911.html 16 April 2011 Commentary The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances expressed "serious concern at the recent wave of enforced disappearances".AFP https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hGiEfvJwSOIXSI_n6ahA7GIbhadw?docId=CNG.df8b4b9dbec22272702ca1de92279174.ad1 https://archive.today/20130124192517/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hGiEfvJwSOIXSI_n6ahA7GIbhadw?docId=CNG.df8b4b9dbec22272702ca1de92279174.ad1 dead 24 January 2013 AFP: UN rights panel raps China over 'disappeared' 8 April 2011 23 April 2011 According to Amnesty International more than 100 activists, lawyers and writers have been detained or have simply disappeared—some of them just for using the words "Jasmine Revolution" in a Twitter feed.http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,755114,00.html Ai Weiwei Under Arrest: Europeans Call for Release of Chinese Artist – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International Der Spiegel 5 April 2011 Spiegel.de 23 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110422201845/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0%2C1518%2C755114%2C00.html 22 April 2011 live According to Chinese Human Rights Defenders, "this is the harshest crackdown [...] in the past 15 years. Every day, someone is disappeared, taken away, detained or charged."Saiget Robert https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hKPU5BVUP4J49gn97kKb3az1GFtg https://archive.today/20120731164102/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hKPU5BVUP4J49gn97kKb3az1GFtg dead 31 July 2012 AFP: Government critics under fire in China crackdown 30 March 2011 23 April 2011 See also 709 crackdown, a crackdown on lawyers and human rights activists in 2015 Weiquan movement Human rights in China List of Chinese dissidents References 30em Crackdown on dissidents Category:Protests in China Category:Internet censorship in China Category:Political and cultural purges Category:Chinese democracy movements Category:Political repression in China Category:Communist repression