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China: Lawyers and Activists Detained Or Questioned by Police Since 9 July 2015 China: Lawyers and Activists detained or questioned by police since 9 July 2015 Amnesty International has collated the list based on various sources and attempted to confirm all information. However, verification remains difficult and not all the information may be up to date. Note: In China, "summoned" refers to a particular procedure detailed in Criminal Law article 92 by which an individual regarded as a "criminal suspect" can be interrogated at a designated place but need not be arrested or formally detained. Total number of lawyers and activists targeted: 248 Total number of lawyers, and activists is still missing or in police custody: 28 (Last update: 4.30pm Beijing time, 13 October 2015) Date Status Chinese name English Name Occupation City/ Province Gender As of 22 September No. Placed under residential surveillance, at an unknown Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law 1 9 July 2015 4am Taken away 王宇 Wang Yu Beijing F location on suspicion of Firm “inciting subversion of state power”. Placed under residential surveillance at an unknown 2 9 July 2015 12am Taken away 包龙军 Bao Longjun Lawyer, Husband of Wang Yu Beijing M location on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power” on 26 August 2015. Tianjin Police handed him over 9 July 2015 12am; to Bao's sister on 10 July; his 3 17 July 2015 9am; 包卓轩 Bao Zhuoxuan Son of Wang Yu and Bao Longjun Ulanhot/Beijing M Not in police custody** passport was confiscated by 6 October 2015 police; summoned by police; taken away by uniformed 1 officials in Mongla, Myanmar 4 10 July 2015 7am Taken away 周世锋 Zhou Shifeng Lawyer, Head of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing M In police custody Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law 5 10 July 2015 8am Taken away 李姝云 Li Shuyun Beijing F Whereabouts unknown Firm Placed under residential surveillance, at an unknown Criminally detained on Legal Assistant of Zhou Shifeng, location on suspicion of 6 10 July 2015 8am suspicion of "picking quarrels 刘四新 Liu Sixin Beijing M Staff of Fengrui Law Firm "inciting subversion of state and provoking trouble power" on 18 September 2015 7 10 July 2015 8am Taken away 王芳 Wang Fang Accountant of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing F Whereabouts unknown 10 July 2015 Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law 8 Taken away 黄力群 Huang Liqun Beijing M In police custody morning Firm Placed under residential surveillance, at an unknown Criminally detained on location on suspicion of 10 July 2015 Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law 9 suspicion of “picking quarrels 王全璋 Wang Quanzhang Beijing M “picking quarrels and morning Firm and provoking trouble”. provoking trouble” and “inciting subversion of state power”. 10 July 2015 李金星 Li Jinxing Not currently in police 10 Office raided by the police Lawyer Beijing M afternoon ）又名伍雷（ ( a.k.a Wu Lei) custody In police custody. Tianjin City Public Security Bureau Hexi Sub-Branch rejected his 11 10 July 2015 2pm Taken away 李和平 Li Heping Lawyer Beijing M lawyer’s request to meet him, and refused to disclose where and why he was detained. 2 Placed under residential surveillance, at an unknown Detained on suspicion of 10 July 2015 location on suspicion of 12 "picking quarrels and provoking 隋牧青 Sui Muqing Lawyer Guangdong M evening "inciting subversion of state trouble" power" on 11 July 2015 at 9pm 10 July 2015 Not currently in police 13 Questioned by police 覃永沛 Qin Yongpei Lawyer Nanning M evening custody 10 July 2015 Not currently in police 14 Questioned by police 李威达 Li Weida Lawyer Hebei M evening custody 10 July 2015 Not currently in police 15 midnight； 13 July Questioned by police 王海军 Wang Haijun Lawyer Hunan custody 2015 10 July 2015 Not currently in police 16 Questioned by police 李大伟 Li Dawei Activist Gansu M midnight custody Placed under residential surveillance at an unknown Criminally detained on 赵威 Zhao Wei location on suspicion of 17 10 July 2015 suspicion of "picking quarrels Legal Assistant of Li Heping Beijing F ）又名考拉（ (a.k.a Kao La) “inciting subversion of state and provoking trouble" power” on 18 September 2015. 10 July 2015 Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Not currently in police 18 Taken away 刘晓原 Liu Xiaoyuan Beijing M Afternoon Firm custody 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 19 Questioned by police 郭雄伟 Guo Xiongwei Lawyer Hunan M midnight custody 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 20 Questioned by police 吕方芝 Lü Fangzhi Lawyer Hunan M midnight custody 10 July 2015 Not currently in police 21 midnight; 28 July Questioned by police 游飞翥 You Feizhu Lawyer Chongqing M custody 2015 6pm 3 10 July 2015 Not currently in police 22 Questioned by police 游忠洪 You Zhonghong Brother of You Feizhu Chongqing M midnight custody 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 23 Questioned by police 张雪忠 Zhang Xuezhong Lawyer Shanghai M midnight custody 12 July 2015 Summoned by police; Not currently in police 24 midnight; 13 July 王成 Wang Cheng Lawyer Zhejiang M Questioned by police custody 2015 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 25 Summoned by police 常伯阳 Chang Boyang Lawyer Henan M midnight custody 11 July 2015 Questioned by police; Not currently in police 26 midnight; 12 July 文东海 Wen Donghai Lawyer Hunan M Summoned by police custody 2015 evening 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 27 Questioned by police 曾维昶 Zeng Weicheng Lawyer Yunan M midnight custody 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 28 Questioned by police 邹丽惠 Zou Lihui Lawyer Fujian F midnight custody 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 29 Questioned by police 薛荣民 Xue Rongmin Lawyer Shanghai M midnight custody 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 30 midnight; 15 July Questioned by police 杨金柱 Yang Jinzhu Lawyer Hunan M custody 2015 am 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 31 Taken away 秦雷 Qin Lei Lawyer Shanghai M midnight custody 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 32 Questioned by police 钟颖 Zhong Ying Lawyer Shanghai F midnight custody 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 33 Questioned by police 任全牛 Ren Quanniu Lawyer Henan M midnight custody 4 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 34 Questioned by police 孟猛 Meng Meng Lawyer Henan M midnight custody 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 35 Questioned by police 姬来松 Ji Laisong Lawyer Henan M midnight custody 11 July 2015 Not currently in police 36 Questioned by police 刘文华 Liu Wenhua Lawyer Yunan M midnight custody 11 July 2015 37 Questioned by police 张凯 Zhang Kai Lawyer Beijing M In police custody* midnight Taken away on 11 July 2015 at 9pm; Placed under residential surveillance on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power" 11 July 2015 9pm; and "disturbing court order" 38 13 July 2015 Taken away 谢阳 Xie Yang Lawyer Hunan M at an unknown location on afternoon 12 July. Changsha City Public Security Bureau rejected his lawyer's request to meet with him because Xie is suspected of state security crimes. Not currently in police 39 11 July 2015 7am Questioned by police 胡林政 Hu Linzheng Lawyer Hunan M custody 10 July 2015 Questioned by police; Taken 40 afternoon; 12 July 谢燕益 Xie Yanyi Lawyer Guangdong M In police custody away and his home was raided 2015 pm 10 July 2015 Not currently in police 41 Questioned by police 刘卫国 Liu Weiguo Lawyer Shangdong M afternoon custody 10 July 2015 Not currently in police 42 Questioned by police 马卫 Ma Wei Lawyer Tianjin M afternoon custody 5 Placed under residential Monk Wangyun surveillance, at an unknown 10 July 2015 望云和尚 (又名性惠法 （a.k.a. Monk 43 Taken away Monk HRD, Supporter of Wu Gan Chengdu M location on suspicion of morning 師、林斌) Xinghui, Lin "inciting subversion of state Bin） power" Placed under residential surveillance, at an unknown 10 July 2015 Gou Hongguo 44 Taken away 勾洪国 （又名）戈平 Activist, supporter of Wu Gan Tianjin M location on suspicion of afternoon (a.k.a. Ge Ping) "inciting subversion of state power" on 14 July 2015 Criminally detained on 10 July 2015 suspicion of "picking 45 Taken away 刘永平 Liu Yongping Activist, supporter of Wu Gan Beijing M Afternoon quarrels and provoking trouble" 10 July 2015 Not currently in police 46 Taken away 周庆 Zhou Qing Driver of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing M Morning custody Not currently in police 47 10 July 2015 Taken away 罗茜 Luo Xi Lawyer Hunan M custody Not currently in police 48 11 July 2015 4am Taken away 李发旺 Li Fawang Activist M custody Not currently in police 49 11 July 2015 Taken away 魏德丰 Wei Defeng Legal Assistant of Xie Yang Hunan M custody 10 July 2015 Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Not currently in police 50 Questioned by police 张维玉 Zhang Weiyu Beijing M Morning Firm custody 10 July 2015 Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Not currently in police 51 Questioned by police 江天勇 Jiang Tianyong Beijing M Morning Firm custody 11 July 2015 Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Not currently in police 52 Summoned by police 刘士辉 Liu Shihui Guangdong M 11:30am Firm custody 6 Taken away, his home was Not currently in police 53 11 July 2015 raided on 11 July, 17 July and 郑恩宠 Zheng Enchong Lawyer Shanghai M custody 7 August 2015 Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Not currently in police 54 12 July 2015 Taken away 周立新 Zhou Lixin Guiyang M Firm custody 55 10 July 2015 Lost contact 胡石根 Hu Shigen Activist Beijing M Whereabouts unknown Placed under residential surveillance, at his home in 11 July 2015 56 Taken Away 徐知汉 Xu Zhihan Activist Shangdong M Zhengzhou, on suspicion of 4:55am "inciting subversion of state power" Not currently in police 57 Date unknown Questioned by police 左培生 Zuo Peisheng Lawyer Beijing M custody Not currently in police 58 Date unknown Questioned by police 倪玉兰 Ni Yulan Barefoot Lawyer Beijing F custody Questioned by police; Not currently in police 59 12 July 2015am 舒向新 Shu Xiangxin Lawyer Shandong M Questioned by police custody Not currently in police 60 Date unknown
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