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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2009)April 26, 201012. Xie Fulin ( ), a democracy activist from Changsha City, Hunan Province, and 林林谢树福谢 his brother Xie Shulin ( ), were sentenced to six years in prison by Changsha'sFurong District Court for “stealing electricity” on March 26, 2010. After the verdict,a police source told the Xie family that the case was related to Xie Fulin’s rightsactivism. The brothers were formally arrested for “theft” on August 24, 2009 after adispute between their neighborhood and the local power company. Besides being amember of the banned online group Pan-Blue Alliance of Chinese Nationalists, Xiehas been petitioning for years and has also advocated for the rights of fellowpetitioners.林谢14. Yuan Xianchen ( ), a human rights activist and “barefoot lawyer” from JixiCity, Heilongjiang Province, was found guilty on March 4 of “inciting subversion ofstate power” and sentenced to four years in prison and five years’ deprivation ofpolitical rights. This verdict comes nearly two months after Yuan was tried by theJixi City Intermediate People’s Court on January 12. See: http://www.crdnet.org/Article/Class9/Class10/200903/20090306133405_14109.html臣显袁 Human Rights Defenders Arrested in 2009 and Awaiting the Outcome ofProsecution (19)1. Fan Yanqiong ( ), a human rights defender from Fuzhou City, Fujian Province,was taken into police custody on June 26 after she posted articles online allegingofficial misconduct and cover-ups in the case of a young woman’s death in MinqingCounty, Fujian Province. She was formally arrested on July 31 and charged with“making false accusations,” and tried on November 11. As of the time of writing, Fanand co-defendants Wu Huaying and You Jingyou (see below) were still awaiting averdict in their trial. On December 30, she was visited by lawyers Liu Xiaoyuan ( 琼燕范刘and Jiang Yunfu ( 姜who reported that her health remains extremelypoor (she is having difficulty walking and suffers from serious kidney and heartdiseases) despite improved care in the detention center. Officials at the MaweiDistrict Detention Center have applied for permission to release her on bail formedical treatment, but higher authorities have not approved the request. For moreinformation, see: http://www.crdnet.org/Article/Class9/Class10/200911/20091111152933_18239.html2. Hu Yulan ( 兰胡玉 ), Sichuan activist and wife of Liu Zhengyou ( 刘兰), was 有formally arrested on December 7 for “fraud” after being criminally detained onNovember 27. She is currently being held in the Zigong City Detention Center. Aswith her husband's case, it is believed that the charge of "fraud" is groundless and isbeing used as a pretext by police seeking to retaliate against the couple for theirrights-defense activities. In the past few years, Liu and Hu have helped local正52) 原晓), 福运
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2009)April 26, 2010petitioners file complaints, turning their home into a non-governmental “letters andvisits office.” As of the time of writing, they had yet to be tried. For more informationon the detention of Hu Yulan and Liu Zhengyou, please see http://www.crdnet.org/Article/Class9/Class10/200912/20091209035939_18763.html.3. Bao Junsheng ( ), Huang Xiaomin ( ), Xing Qingxian ( ), Lu), ), ), 黄晓敏幸清贤陆大椿严文汉曾荣康生俊鲍 Daqun (, 杨久荣陆Yan Wenhan (), 刘继伟严Zeng Rongkang () 曾理曾Yang Jiurong丽徐崇 ( female), Liu Jiwei ( Zeng Li ( and Xu Chongli ( ,female) were seized in Chengdu, Sichuan, following a protest outside of ChengduIntermediate People’s Court on February 23 and 24. The ten have been arrested andcharged with "assembling a crowd to disrupt social order." The activists were allpresent at the demonstration, some taking part and others reporting. Huang, Lu, andYan all volunteer for the human rights group Tianwang Human Rights Center, whileXin volunteers for the nascent Chengdu-based human rights group Rights Defense inAction. The activists were tried in April 2010, but the court has yet to issue a verdict.For more information, see: http://www.crdnet.org/Article/Class9/Class10/200903/20090324112919_14466.html丽徐曾刘杨13. Liu Zhengyou ( ), a land rights activist from Zigong, Sichuan, was seizedfrom his home on November 11 and criminally detained on suspicion of "fraud." Hewas formally arrested on December 7 along with his wife, Hu Yulan, and his casewas transferred to the Ziliujing District Procuratorate in Zigong City, Sichuan, onJanuary 19, 2010. It is believed that the charges against the two are groundless, andare being used as a pretext by police seeking to retaliate against Liu and Hu for theirrights-defense activities. See: http://www.crdnet.org/Article/Class9/Class10/200911/20091113040718_18261.html有正刘 14. Tang Aimin ( Hu Weimin ( ), workers’ representatives at a silkfactory in Tongliang County, Chongqing, were detained on February 15 fororganizing a sit-in for workers seeking pensions and medical insurance following thefactory’s closure. Tang and Hu were criminally detained on suspicion of “gatheringcrowds to disturb social order” and then formally arrested on March 20.民胡唐16. Wang Diangang ( ), a Shandong teachers’ representative, was detained onsuspicion of illegal possession of state secrets on March 6 after authorities in QufuCity, Shandong searched his home. Earlier, in January, Qufu authorities had detainedWang for seven days for disrupting social order. The state secrets reportedly found inWang’s home were documents regarding the teachers. He is being held at the QufuPublic Security Bureau Detention Center.刚殿王 53民唐爱民 ),民胡卫
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