In Custody: People Imprisoned in Connection with Journalism Or the Internet

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In Custody: People Imprisoned in Connection with Journalism or the Internet

The official directive from China's Propaganda Bureau this past November prohibiting the reporting of incidents of unrest indicates how threatened the Chinese authorities feel by the dissemination of accurate information regarding current events. Likewise indicative is the rash of detentions of journalists and writers at the end of 2004. While many of these detentions were temporary, they have had an intimi- dating effect on writers, and a number of those detained remain in custody awaiting formal charges. On the 2004 index of press freedom issued by Reporters sans Frontieres, China is exceeded only by North Korea and Myanmar in its censorship and persecution of journalists, and tops the list of countries imprisoning journalists. The list below employs a broad definition of journalism to include a wide range of activities related to free expression and access to information. Even so, the list cannot claim to be comprehensive, and there is no doubt but that many more people are languishing in prison for no crime greater than the peaceful expression of their views.

Sources: HRIC, Independent Chinese PEN Center, Human Rights Watch, Reporters sans Frontìeres, Committee to Protect Journalists, International PEN, Amnesty International

Abbreviations: CDP—China Democracy Party; CDF—Chinese Democratic Federation; WAF—Workers Autonomous Federation; FLUC—Free Labor Union of China; CFDP—China Freedom and Democracy Party; RTL—Reeducation Through Labor; PSB—Public Security Bureau

DATE OF DETENTION/ NAME LOCATION ARREST BACKGROUND SENTENCE OFFENSE PRISON Chen Renjie Fujian Jul-83 In September 1982 Chen, Aug-83, life propaganda and incitement Lin Youping and Chen Biling to encourage the overthrow published a pamphlet entitled of the people's democratic Freedom Report and distributed dictatorship around 300 copies in Fuzhou. Authorities accused them of contact with Taiwanese spy organizations. Chen Biling was executed. Lin Youping Fujian Jul-83 See Chen Renjie above 1983, death propaganda and incitement with reprieve Yu Dongye Hunan 23-May-89 An art critic with Liuyang 20 years counterrevolutionary Hunan Province News, Yu was arrested with propaganda others and No. 1 Prison after defacing the giant portrait sabotage of Mao that overlooks Tianan- men Square. He is reported to have gone insane as a result of torture in prison. Chen Yanbin Beijing 13-Sep-90 b. 1964. Chen, a former 5-Mar-91, organizing a Beijing No. 2 university student, was 15 years counterrevolutionary group Prison arrested with Zhang Yafei while operating Tielu, an underground publication about the 1989 crackdown at Tiananmen Square. Chen was also accused of organizing and leading the Chinese Revolutionary Democratic Front. Zhang has completed his prison term and been released. Hu Shigen Beijing 27-May-92 A lecturer at Beijing Language 14-Dec-94, organizing and leading Beijing No. 2 Institute, Hu was arrested for 20 years counter-revolutionary group Prison, Beijing for founding the Liberal and counter-revolutionary Democratic Party of China propaganda instigation (LDPC) and the Free Labor Union of China, and also for drafting documents for LDPC and articles that commemorate the June 4th victims in 1989. hn hnun ua 2-u-8b 94 rgnlyatahr 2-e-8 upyn nelgnet HunanNo.1 supplyingintelligenceto 27-Dec-98, b.1954. Originallyateacher. XinjiangNo.3 and incitingnational disunity, 21-Jul-98 10-Mar-99, Anethnic Uighurhistorian Hunan Zhang Shanguang 6-Feb-98 BeijingPSB Xinjiang leakingstatesecrets Tohti Tunyaz 23-Nov-00, b.1937.Amissile expert, Jan-98 engaginginspeculationand Beijing 7-Feb-96, Fan andYang Jianguo In1994, Hua Di No.4Prisonof 7-Feb-96 incitementof separatism Hebei 6-Dec-96, Fan Yingshang Anowner ofMongolian Dongguan 10-Dec-95 InnerMongolia revealing statesecrets 15-Apr-97, Hada b.1961.Amusicianand detained Guangdong Chen Meng W hse)Xnu esAec,W iecmue. vresPrison PRISON BeijingNo.2 overseas lifecommuted. leakingstatesecrets Wu XinhuaNews Agency, OFFENSE SENTENCE Apr-93, b.1960.Aneditoratthe BACKGROUND 26-Oct-92 ARREST Beijing LOCATION (Wu Shishen) Wu Shisen NAME DETENTION/ OF DATE 4Mr9,priiati h 99 2yasPrison 12years cameacrossanofficialdocu- inthe1989 participant 25-May-95 democracymovement. Chen arrested formally 14-Mar-95, rilso tncrltos Region Autonomous Prison XinjiangUighur outside China organizations and beganorganizing workers crimes counterrevolutionary 10years afterbeingimprisonedfor tory foreignpersons inafac- Zhang went towork Urumqi, Prison, history. stealingstatesecretsfor Center and onethnicseparation onethnicrelations articles tive materialsandpublishing 11years forcollectingsensi- arrested Tohtiand writer, Tunyaz was Detention lower sentenceafterretrial. Huareceiveda ber 1999, inNovem- tenced to15years family funeral.Originallysen- 1998fora China inJanuary to whenhereturned arrested defense system.Hewas aboutChina'smissile articles he wrote While overseas, ated withStanfordUniversity. crackdown andbecameaffili- in theU.S.after1989 10years Hua obtainedpoliticalasylum ChiFeng arrest. profiteering authorizations. Yang avoided purchasing fake printing Authorities accusedthemof Huati 15years copies ofthemagazine printed morethan60,000 InnerMongolia, (SMDA). andespionage chief of 15years as thefounderandeditor-in- Academic Bookstoreaswell 1995. in January whereitwas published media, China andsentittooverseas to blacklisted fromentry ment detailing"reactionaries" sentence wouldbecommuted. Mongolian DemocracyAlliance ing andleadingtheSouthern andforfound ground journal for publishingthisunder- Hadawas arrested Mongolia, announced thatWu's life theauthorities ember 2004, a HongKong reporter. InNov- 10-Jul-05. Congressto to the14thParty leader JiangZemin'sspeech Dueforrelease an advancecopy ofParty Wu was chargedwithleaking (Popular Topics). The Voice of Southern of Southern Remen

REGULAR FEATURES 89 CHINA RIGHTS FORUM NO. 1, 2005 DATE OF DETENTION/ NAME LOCATION ARREST BACKGROUND SENTENCE OFFENSE PRISON Zhang Shanguang, cont. under the Association to Protect Workers’ Rights. Arrested after being inter- viewed by Radio Free Asia regarding worker protests. Gao Qinrong Shanxi Detained b. 1955. A reporter with the 4-May-99, bribery, embezzlement, Jinzhong 4-Dec-98, official Xinhua News Agency, 12 years pimping Prison, formally arrested Gao was arrested after report- Qi County, 26-Dec-98 ing on a corrupt irrigation Shanxi scheme in Shanxi Province. The article raised widespread interest after it was published on May 27, 1998 in an inter- nal reference edition of People's Daily. Yue Tianxiang Gansu Jan-99, A former employee of the 5-Jul-99, incitement to subvert state Tianshiu City Transport 10 years power Agency, and a member of the CDP, Yue published Zhongguo Gongren Guancha (China Worker's Monitor), a journal supporting workers' rights. Yue was arrested with col- leagues Wang Fengshan and Guo Xinmin, who have since been released. Zhu Yufu Zhejiang detained A member of the Jiangsu 9-Nov-99, incitement to subvert state Zhejiang No. 1 May-99, branch of CDP, Zhu estab- 7 years power Prison formally arrested lished the magazine Zaiye 21-Jun-99 Dang (Opposition Party) with Mao Qingxiang, Xu Guang and Wu Yilong and circulated pro- democracy writings online. Wu Yilong Zhejiang 26-Apr-99 See Zhu Yufu. 9-Nov-99, incitement to subvert state Zhejiang No. 1 8 years power Prison Mao Qingxiang Zhejiang 19-Jun-99 b. 1949. See Zhu Yufu. 9-Nov-99, incitement to subvert state Zhejiang No. 1 12 years power Prison Gao Hongming Beijing 29-Jun-99 CDP member involved with Aug-99, incitement to subvert state the China Human Rights 8 years power Watch Newsletter. Zha Jianguo Beijing 29-Jun-99 CDP member involved with Aug-99, incitement to subvert state the China Human Rights 9 years power Watch Newsletter. Qing Yongmin Beijing 29-Jun-99 CDP member involved with Dec-98, incitement to subvert state the China Human Rights 11 years power Watch Newsletter. An Jun Henan detained b. 1955. Founder of the 19-Apr-00, incitement to subvert state Henan No. 1 16-Jul-99, China Corruption Monitor 4 years power Prison, Kaifeng formally arrested group, An Jun wrote essays 17-Aug-99 and articles on corruption. Zhang Ji Heilongjiang Oct-99 b. 1979. A student at Qiqihar 8-Nov-99 disseminating reactionary University, Zhang was accused documents via the Internet of distributing news and information regarding the Falun Gong. Li Jian Xinjiang Nov-99 Editor of Commerce in Xinjiang newspaper, reportedly arrested for publishing a reader's letter accusing local authorities of corruption. Gu Linna Guangdong 25-Nov-99 b. 1961. A radio journalist 14-Jun-00, undermining implementation and writer, Gu lost her job 4 years of the law using an evil cult ogYnogBiigJn0 .17.A wr-inn 1-e-1 usinganillegal cultto 13-Dec-01, b.1972.An award-winning SihuiPrison, Jan-01 state incitementtosubvert endof2001, Beijing Dalian Amanager ofaforeigncapi- Dong Yanhong revealing statesecrets, 16-Dec-00 5-Sep-01, Macao whore- b.1955. Journalist state incitementtosubvert state incitement tosubvert Zhang Yuhui detained 13-Jun-01, Liu b.1961.Ashopkeeper, Liaoning ? 26-Sep-00 Jiang Weiping b.1972.Creatorofonly ChengduPSB Xinjiang detained state incitementtosubvert Liu Weifang 9-May-03, Jilin b.1964.Huangestablished Zhang Haitao 12-Jul-00 Sichuan Huang Qi Transferred state incitementtosubvert Nov-01, journalist b.1941.Aformer 16-Dec-99 Sichuan Feng Daxun AELCTO RETBCGON ETNEOFNEPRISON OFFENSE SENTENCE BACKGROUND ARREST LOCATION Gu Linna, NAME DvdTu)fso tGaghus 3yaseconomiccrimes 13years fessoratGuangzhou's revealing statesecrets, Jan-02, Anassociateresearchpro- 24-Jun-00 Shenzhen (David Tsui) Xu Zerong cont. DETENTION/ OF DATE omlyarse tosi 98aotacru-pwrCenter Detention power state incitementtosubvert tioncaseinvolving themayor 8years inHongKong publica- ported 3-Jan-01 tionsin1998aboutacorrup- arrested formally 4-Dec-00, power China-basedWeb siteonthe 11-Oct-00 Falun Gong. arrested formally 29-Jul-00, participating inapresscon- participating inGuangzhouafter arrested andwas of Falun Gong, after shebecameamember e ieadfelne Guangdong Province ing anddisseminating infor- thelaw undermine Wang Xuefeiafterdownload- MengJunand Wang Xin, BiqingCity, Yao Yue,with LiuWenyu, Dongwas along arrested sity, 5 years member atTsinghuaUniver- andstaff calligraphy artist Epoch Times ties ontheWeb siteofthe power critical oftheChineseauthori- writing andeditingarticles Zhangwas for arrested writer, 10years a Web siteandfreelance tal company andaneditorof quently reducedto6years. of Dalian.Sentencesubse- Center power Detention social issues. politicalsystemand leaders, criticizingChina's “lgwf” 3years underthename on theInternet No.2 posted anumberofessays CountyCoal fainted incourt. power whenhe 2001, Feb. 13, trial went intorecesson June 4thcrackdown.Huang's missingafterthe on persons 5years Detention whichpostedinformation site, CentertoGong the 6-4tianwang.com Web Dongxing for hisacademicresearch. fromNeijiang power ber 1999. inNeijiangDecem- workers protesting machinetool afterinterviewing arrested 3years Feng was and aCDPmember, ference onthegroup'sbehalf. after usinghistoricalmaterials Quarterly journal, co-founded aHongKong-based Hong Kong publicationsand for wrote freelancearticles Xu resident ofHongKong, and Zhongshan University China SocialSciences . 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REGULAR FEATURES 91 CHINA RIGHTS FORUM NO. 1, 2005 DATE OF DETENTION/ NAME LOCATION ARREST BACKGROUND SENTENCE OFFENSE PRISON Dong Yanhong, cont. mation through the Internet about the Falun Gong. Liu Wenyu Beijing Jan-01 b. 1973. A professor of elec- 13-Dec-01, using an illegal cult to tric power at Tsinghua Univer- 3 years undermine the law sity. See Dong Yanhong. Yao Yue Beijing Jan-01 b. 1973. A microelectronics 13-Dec-01, using an illegal cult to researcher at Tsinghua Uni- 12 years undermine the law versity, and wife of Liu Wenyu. See Dong Yanhong. Meng Jun Beijing Jan-01 b. 1973. An electronics pro- 13-Dec-01, using an illegal cult to fessor at Tsinghua University. 10 years undermine the law See Dong Yanhong. Wang Xin Beijing Jan-01 An academic at Tsinghua 13-Dec-01, using an illegal cult to University. See Dong Yanhong. 9 years undermine the law Wang Xuefei Shanghai Jan-01 A graduate student at a 13-Dec-01, using an illegal cult to Shanghai City University. See 11 years undermine the law Dong Yanhong. Lü Xinhua Hubei detained b. 1972. Born into a poor 30-Dec-01, incitement to subvert state Wuhan No. 2 10-Mar-01, family in the countryside, Lü 4 years power Detention formally arrested wrote articles about rural Center 20-Apr-01 unrest and official corruption on various overseas Internet Web sites. Yang Zili Beijing 13-Mar-01 b. 1973. Yang, along with 28-May-03, incitement to subvert state Zhang Honghai, Xu Wei and 8 years power Jin Haike, formed the Xin Qingnian Xuehui (New Youth Study Group) and operated a Web site, Yang's Garden of Thought (Yangzi de Sixiang Jiayuan), featuring essays, poems and reports on political and social issues. Zhang Honghai Beijing 13-Mar-01 See Yang Zili. 28-May-03, incitement to subvert state 8 years power Xu Wei Beijing 13-Mar-01 b. 1974. A reporter with 28-May-03, incitement to subvert state Xiaofei Ribao (Consumer 10 years power Daily). See Yang Zili. Jin Haike Beijing 13-Mar-01 See Yang Zili. 28-May-03, incitement to subvert state 10 years power Chi Shouzhu Jilin 18-Apr-01 b. 1956. A worker in ? Lingyuan Changchun, Chi was arrested Prison, while in possession of politi- Liaoning cal articles downloaded from Province overseas Web sites. He had only recently been released from 10 years' imprisonment for his participation in the 1989 democracy protests. Wang Sen Sichuan 30-Apr-01 A CDP member, Wang posted 30-May-02, incitement to subvert state Dazhou allegations on the Internet 10 years power Municipal PSB that a medical center in the Detention southwestern city of Dachuan Center was selling tuberculosis medicine, which had been donated by the International Red Cross, at inflated prices. Zhu Ruixiang Hunan 7-May-01 b. 1951. A lawyer and former 14-Sep-01, incitement to subvert state editor with Shaoyang Radio 3 years power Station, Zhu was arrested after forwarding to twelve of Tao Haidong Xinjiang 9-Jul-02 b. 1957. Previously served Feb-03, incitement to subvert state Urumqi Urumqi state incitementto subvert Feb-03, b.1957.Previously served state incitementto subvert 9-Jul-02 24-Jul-02, policeman b.1962.Aformer Xinjiang detained Tao Haidong Gansu whereabouts No.1 Li Dawei state incitement tosubvert 10-Sep-03, current Anownerofa foreigntrading detained A30-year-oldrailroadworker, Hebei XinfengGinCottonFactory, 2002 Cai Lujun Guangxi ? Fang Guokun b.1982.Anelectricianatthe 22-Dec-01 Jiangsu (Lu Wanbin) ? Lu Wenbin Shandong assistant b.1971.Aformer state incitement tosubvert 2-Jun-01 13-Dec-01, Shenzhen b.1972. ACDPmember, Wang Zhenyong 9-May-01 Shandong Wang Jinbo AELCTO RETBCGON ETNEOFNEPRISON OFFENSE SENTENCE BACKGROUND ARREST LOCATION Zhu Ruixiang, NAME agJal p-2Apraetrsdn fte 3My0,epoae illegally entering espionage, 13-May-04, residentofthe Apermanent Apr-02 Yang Jianli cont. DETENTION/ OF DATE 4Ar0,i inhi ibcm oi 1yaspower afterdownloading arrested 11years Centerof Libecameapoli- inTianshui, 22-Apr-02 iticaldissidentandwas arrested formally Detention 14-Apr-02, power 3years company andafreelance Caiwas for arrested writer, 8-Apr-03 arrested 21-Feb-02, ciiis dtro ok Detention Dadaowan power discussiongroups. Internet Race 7years Heibei City, Imaginings ofaNew Human activities. Editorofabook, RTLforpolitical 3 years sites ontohiscomputer. Shijiazhuang June 4thmaterialsfromWeb gate laborstrikes. unknown dent articles. writing andpublishingdissi- the Internet. ofFalunpersecution Gongon regarding ing anarticle Fang was afterpost- arrested Dafeng City. Huainan Textile in Factory tests attheprivatized pro- gating massiveworker Lu was afterinvesti- arrested for the and specialcorrespondent the Internet. No.1Prison about theFalun Gongthrough and distributinginformation fordownloading arrested Wang was sity inChongqing, Univer- Southwestern Normal at professor ofpsychology ment ofJune4th. power tions callingforareassess- essays organiza- tooverseas was aftere-mailing arrested 4years sites.He a numberofInternet Wang hadpostedessays on from theauthorities. was increased onre-quest butthesentence months, nally sentencedtoonly9 Hewasthe government. origi- websitean overseas criticizing from his friendssomearticles friend's passport toinvesti- friend's passport Chineseterritory after enteringChinaundera Weekly). Hewas arrested magazine China andeditedtheonline 5years Foundation for 21st Century Yang establishedthe U.S., , and participant in andparticipant , Textile Daily Yibao (China newspaper, Center Province

REGULAR FEATURES 93 CHINA RIGHTS FORUM NO. 1, 2005 DATE OF DETENTION/ NAME LOCATION ARREST BACKGROUND SENTENCE OFFENSE PRISON Tao Haidong, cont. Accused of slandering Party officials. Zhang Wei Chongqing 19-Jul-02 Zhang was arrested after 25-Dec-02, illegal publishing publishing and selling two 6 years underground newspapers, Shishi Zixun (Current Events) and Redian Jiyao (Hot Topics), which included materials downloaded from the Internet. Zuo Shangwen Chongqing 19-Jul-02 Business associate of Zhang 25-Dec-02, illegal publishing Wei (above). 5 years Abdulghani Xinjiang 26-Jul-02 A 40-year-old writer, teacher, Jun-03, 9 years leaking state secrets overseas Memetemin translator and advocate for Xinjiang's Uighur ethnic group, Memetemin was convicted on the basis of articles he translated for the German- based East Turkistan Infor- mation Center, and for re- cruiting additional reporters for ETIC. Chen Shaowen Hunan detained b. 1962. Originally employed awaiting trial using the Internet to subvert 6-Aug-02, at a hardware company, Chen state power formally arrested was a freelance writer who in Sep-02 posted many essays and articles regarding China's social problems on overseas Web sites such as Huang Hua Gang and Minzhu Luntan. Liang Changying Guangxi 5-Sep-02 A teacher and Falun Gong 25-Jul-03, practitioner, Liang was 5-1/2 years arrested after posting an article regarding persecution of Falun Gong on the Internet. Jiang Lijun Liaoning 6-Nov-02, Believed to be a close con- 28-Nov-03, incitement to subvert state Beijing formally arrested federate of Internet activists 4 years power Qincheng 14-Dec-02 Liu Di, Li Yibin and Ouyang Yi. Prison Signatory of open letter to the 16th Party Congress. Zhao Changqing Xi'an 7-Nov-02 A freelance writer and a for- 4-Aug-03, incitement to subvert state Weinan Prison, mer secondary school teacher, 5 years power Shaanxi Zhao was arrested after writing Province and publishing on internet an open letter for political reform to the 16th Party Congress. Sang Jiancheng Shanghai 10-Nov-02 A retired worker, Sang was 6-Jan-03, incitement to subvert state Shanghai arrested for writing and pub- 3 years power lishing on internet an open letter for political reform to the 16th Party Congress. He Depu Beijing detained A freelance writer and formally 6-Nov-03, incitement to subvert state Beijing 14-Nov-02, a worker at Beijing Academy 8 years power No. 2 Prison arrested of Social Secience, He Depu 30-Jan-03 was arrested for leading the CDP and for writing and publishing dissident articles. He also wrote and published an open letter for political reform to the 16th Party Congress. Dai Xuezhong Shanghai Dec-02 One of the 192 signatories 2-Jan-03, of the open letter to the 16th 3 years RTL Party Congress. u oghn ii 1-u-3 .16.Hniapdb 1-c-3 nieett uvr tt Changchun state incitement tosubvert state incitementtosubvert 14-Oct-03, b.1967. Handicappedby a 11-Dec-03, 13-Jun-03, employee of Aformer Jilin Aug-03 Luo Yongzhong 12-Jun-03, Sichuan A25-year-old unemployed May-03 Li Zhi ? Beijing identified A17-year-oldgirl Chongqing Huang Qunwei state incitementtosubvert 27-Mar-03 16-Nov-03, Henan b.1963. Luowas arrested 13-Mar-03 Zheng ? state incitementtosubvert ? Chongqing ZhangYuxiang was detained 8-Dec-03, professor, A32-year-oldbiology Luo Changfu 12-Mar-03 19-Feb-04, Apr-03 AFalun Gongpractitioner Nanjing Zhang Yuxiang Xi'an 19-Feb-04, 2003 AFalun Gong practitioner, Chongqing 19-Feb-04, Yan Jun AFalun Gong practitioner 2003 19-Feb-04, Yin Yan AFalun Gongpractitioner Chongqing 2003 and libelingthegovernment Chen Shumin Chongqing 19-Feb-04, 2003 AFalun Gongpractitioner, Chongqing Yan Qiuyan Lu Zengqi 2003 Chongqing Li Jian AELCTO RETBCGON ETNEOFNEPRISON OFFENSE SENTENCE RTL 3years Oneofthe192signatories BACKGROUND detained ARREST Shanghai LOCATION Han Lifa NAME DETENTION/ OF DATE -u-3hmefb okn taso tentionCenter No.3PSBDe- power atashop himselfby working 3years 7-Jul-03 andsupporting lameleg, arrested formally Congress. 17-Mar-03 6Dc0,anopenlettertothe16th ChineseCommunistParty arrested formally 26-Dec-02, ahosmncplfnne er power Sichuan officialsofcorruption. overseas Web siteaccusing after postinganessay onan 8years Liwas arrested department, Dazhao's municipalfinance SARS over theInternet. regarding tional information” 3years “spreading falseandsensa- No.2Prison Huangwas for arrested man, Sini. underthepenname Internet messages"onthe harmful afterposting"socially arrested tohave been News Service by theofficialChina reported power only by herlastnamewas for thereleaseofLiuDi. 3years Boxun.com Web sitecalling onthe after postingarticles essayistInternet LiuDi. fordetainedstudent support expressing ing onlinearticles in JiangsuProvince afterpost- and taken toaguesthouse power censorship. regarding June4thandmedia 2years lishing essays ontheInternet Yan was afterpub- arrested above. 5years See LiJian, accused ofhelpingLuZenqi. above. 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REGULAR FEATURES 95 CHINA RIGHTS FORUM NO. 1, 2005 DATE OF DETENTION/ NAME LOCATION ARREST BACKGROUND SENTENCE OFFENSE PRISON Luo Yongzhong, cont. selling beer and cigarettes in Changchun, Luo posted more than 150 articles on the Internet, and was arrested after an article criticizing the government's handling of SARS. Huang Jinqiu Jiangsu 13-Sep-03 A veteran journalist, Huang 27-Sep-04, incitement to subvert state Changzhou began posting essays on the 12 years power Detention Boxun Internet Web site Center, Jiangsu under the name Qing Shuijun Province (Lord Clearwater), and in January 2003 stated his in- tention to found the China Patriotic Democracy Party. He was arrested soon after returning to China from Malaysia, where he had been studying journalism under a scholarship at the Central Academy of Art. Du Daobin Hubei detained A civil servant, Du was 11-Jun-04, incitement to subvert state 28-Oct-03, arrested on the basis of 26 3 years, power formally arrested essays he posted on the suspended for 12-Nov-03 Internet in 2002 and 2003 4 years under regarding official policies and house arrest social issues. Kong Youping Liaoning Nov-03 Kong was arrested for posting 16-Sep-04, incitement to subvert state articles and poems on an 15 years power overseas Web site criticizing corruption and supporting the CDP. Ning Xianhua Liaoning Nov-03 Ning was arrested after post- 16-Sep-04, incitement to subvert state ing articles on the Internet 12 years power supporting the CDP. Li Minying Guangzhou Mar-04 Editor of Nanfang Dushi Bao 19-Mar-04, bribery (Southern Metropolitan Daily), 11 years Li was detained along with reduced to deputy editor-in-chief 6 years Yu Huafeng after a series of controversial articles were published in the newspaper. Editor-in-chief Cheng Yizhong, detained on March 20, was released on August 27, 2004. Li's sentence was reduced to 6 years on June 15, 2004. Yu Huafeng Guangzhou Mar-04 Deputy editor-in-chief and 19-Mar-04, corruption general manager of Nanfang 12 years Dushi Bao. See Li Minying, reduced to above. Yu's sentence was 8 years reduced to 8 years on June 15, 2004. Ma Yalian Shanghai 19-Mar-04 Ma posted articles on official 19-Mar-04, harassment of petitioners 18 months RTL on the legal Web site chineselawyer.com.cn and on the Epoch Times Web site. Liu Shui Shenzhen 2-May-04 A 37-year-old freelance jour- May-04, soliciting prostitutes Xili Detention nalist for Nangang Dushi Bao 2 years RTL Center, and Shenzhen Evening News, Shenzhen Liu was arrested after posting hn i nu 9Jn0 eea fte18 eo-awaiting trial Aveteranofthe 1989democ- 29-Jan-05 Anhui Zhang Lin hn hnyoHnnSp0 e hn inu bv.24-Dec-04 SeeZhangQianfu.abpve. Sep-04 libel Henan 24-Dec-04, Zhang Zhengyao Zhang A70-year-oldwriter, Sep-04 Henan awaiting trial Zhang Qianfu Alegalscholarandwriter, 14-Dec-04 Fujian Li Boguang awaiting trial A36-year-oldpoetandfree- 24-Nov-04 National illegallyproviding state Shanxi awaiting trial Anews assistant atthe Shi Tao 17-Sep-04 Shanghai Zhao Yan AELCTO RETBCGON ETNEOFNEPRISON OFFENSE SENTENCE BACKGROUND ARREST LOCATION Liu Shui. NAME cont. DETENTION/ OF DATE with an article hepostedon with anarticle been chargedinconnection seas.” Heisbelieved tohave the chargesunderwhichhe was on givennoinformation but is incriminaldetention, Zhang's wifewas toldthathe Webtion onoverseas sites. social conditionsforpublica- regarding China'scurrent has writtenmany essays ZhangLin racy movement, is beingheld. . Court libel attheChengzhouPeople's subsequently convicted of of Mao'sdeath.Bothwere memorating theanniversary com- publishing anarticle 3years charged withsubversion after andoriginally Zhengyao was withZhang arrested whereabouts. his and elsewhere toreport ordered peasantsinFujian stating thatpolicehad includingoneinarticle sites, onWeb number ofarticles peasant rights.Liposteda (above) inadvocatingfor ZhaoYanwith journalist closely Li Boguangworked inMaythe Internet 2004. " 2004with December 14, chargedon been formally Shi Tao tohave was reported andWebpapers sites, Shangbao for lance journalist Commission. Military Beijing Bureauof Tiananmen crackdown. Internet regardingthe1989 Internet sensitive materialonthe York Times resignation fromtheCentral ing thenews ofJiangZemin's forallegedlyreveal- arrested Reform andeditorat reporter leaking statesecretsover- aaie hows etr Beijing Center, Zhaowas magazine, and othernews- n omr Bureau and aformer The New Dangdai China 3 years ert ofrinr Security secrets toforeigners Detention

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