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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. Total number of lawyers and activists targeted: 148 Total number of lawyers and activists is still missing or in police custody: 25 (Last update: 4.30pm Beijing time, 14 July 2015 ) City/ Date Status Chinese name English Name Occupation Gender As of 14 July No. Province 1 9 July 2015 4am Taken away 王宇 Wang Yu Lawyer, lawyer of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing F In police custody 2 9 July 2015 12am Taken away 包龙军 Bao Longjun Lawyer, Husband of Wang Yu Beijing M In police custody Tianjin Police handed him over to Bao's sister on 10 July; his 3 9 July 2015 12am 包卓轩 Bao Zuoxuan Son of Wang Yu and Bao Longjun Beijing M Not in police custody passport was confiscated by police 4 10 July 2015 7am Taken away 周世锋 Zhou Shifeng Lawyer, Head of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing M In police custody 5 10 July 2015 8am Taken away 李姝云 Li Shuyun Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing F In police custody Legal Assistant of Zhou Shifeng, 6 10 July 2015 8am Taken away 刘四新 Liu Sixin Beijing M In police custody Staff of Fengrui Law Firm 7 10 July 2015 8am Taken away 王芳 Wang Fang Accountant of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing F Whereabouts unknown 1 8 10 July 2015 morning Taken away 黄力群 Huang Liqun Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing M In police custody 9 10 July 2015 morning Take away 王全璋 Wang Quanzhang Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing M In police custody 10 July 2015 李金星 Li Jinxing 10 Office raided by the police Lawyer Beijing M Not in police custody afternoon ）又名伍雷（ ( a.k.a Wu Lei) 11 July 2015 11 Taken away 李和平 Li Heping Lawyer Beijing M In police custody afternoon Place under residential surveillance, Detained on suspicion of "picking at an unknown location on suspicion 12 10 July 2015 evening 隋牧青 Sui Muqing Lawyer Guangdong M quarrels and provoking trouble" of "inciting subversion of state power" on 11 July 2015 at 9pm 13 10 July 2015 evening Questioned by police 覃永沛 Qin Yongpei Lawyer Nanning M Not currently in police custody 14 10 July 2015 evening Questioned by police 李威达 Li Weida Lawyer Hebei M Not currently in police custody 10 July 2015 15 midnight； 13 July Questioned by police 王海军 Wang Haijun Lawyer Hunan Not currently in police custody 2015 10 July 2015 16 Questioned by police 李大伟 Li Dawei Lawyer Gansu M Not currently in police custody midnight 赵威 Zhao Wei 17 10-Jul-15 Taken away Legal Assistant of Li Heping Beijing F Whereabouts unknown ）又名考拉（ (a.k.a Kao La) 10 July 2015 Reported being followed and 18 刘晓原 Liu Xiaoyuan Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing M Not currently in police custody Afternoon then contact was lost 11 July 2015 19 Questioned by police 郭雄伟 Guo Xiongwei Lawyer Hunan M Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 20 Questioned by police 吕方芝 Lü Fangzhi Lawyer Hunan M Not currently in police custody midnight 2 10 July 2015 21 Questioned by police 游飞翥 You Feizhu Lawyer Chongqing M Not currently in police custody midnight 10 July 2015 22 Questioned by police 游忠洪 You Zhonghong Brother of You Feizhu Chongqing M Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 23 Questioned by police 张雪忠 Zhang Xuezhong Lawyer Shanghai M Not currently in police custody midnight 12 July 2015 Summoned by police; 24 midnight; 13 July 王成 Wang Cheng Lawyer Zhejiang M Not currently in police custody Questioned by police 2015 11 July 2015 25 Summoned by police 常伯阳 Chang Boyang Lawyer Henan M Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 Questioned by police; 26 midnight; 12 July 文东海 Wen Donghai Lawyer Hunan M In police custody Summoned by police 2015 evening 11 July 2015 27 Questioned by police 曾维昶 Zeng Weicheng Lawyer Yunan M Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 28 Questioned by police 邹丽惠 Zou Lihui Lawyer Fujian F Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 29 Questioned by police 薛荣民 Xue Rongmin Lawyer Shanghai M Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 30 Questioned by police 杨金柱 Yang Jinzhu Lawyer Hunan M Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 31 Taken away 秦雷 Qin Lei Lawyer Shanghai M Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 32 Questioned by police 钟颖 Zhong Ying Lawyer Shanghai F Not currently in police custody midnight 3 11 July 2015 33 Questioned by police 任全牛 Ren Quanniu Lawyer Henan M Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 34 Questioned by police 孟猛 Meng Meng Lawyer Henan M Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 35 Questioned by police 姬来松 Ji Laisong Lawyer Henan M Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 36 Questioned by police 刘文华 Liu Wenhua Lawyer Yunan M Not currently in police custody midnight 11 July 2015 37 Questioned by police 张凯 Zhang Kai Lawyer Beijing M Not currently in police custody midnight Taken away on 11 July 2015 at 11 July 2015 6am; 9pm; Placed under residential 38 13 July 2015 Taken away 谢阳 Xie Yang Lawyer Hunan M surveillance on suspicion of "inciting afternoon subversion of state power" at an unknown location on 13 July, 39 11 July 2015 7am Questioned by police 胡林政 Hu Linzheng Lawyer Hunan M Not currently in police custody 10 July 2015 40 Questioned by police 谢燕益 Xie Yanyi Lawyer Guangdong M Not currently in police custody afternoon 10 July 2015 41 Questioned by police 刘卫国 Liu Weiguo Lawyer Shangdong M Not currently in police custody afternoon 10 July 2015 42 Questioned by police 马卫 Ma Wei Lawyer Tianjin M Not currently in police custody afternoon 43 10 July 2015 morning Taken away 望云和尚 Monk Wangyun Monk HRD, Supporter of Wu Gan Chengdu M In police custody 10 July 2015 44 Taken away 戈平 Ge Ping Activist, supporter of Wu Gan Tianjin M Whereabouts unknown afternoon 45 Taken away 刘永平 Liu Yongping Activist, supporter of Wu Gan Beijing M Whereabouts unknown 10 July 2015 4 Afternoon 46 10 July 2015 Morning Taken away 周庆 Zhou Qing Driver of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing M Not currently in police custody 47 10-Jul-15 Taken away 罗茜 Luo Xi Lawyer Hunan M Not currently in police custody 48 11 July 2015 4am Taken away 李发旺 Li Fawang Activist M Not currently in police custody 49 11-Jul-15 Taken away 魏德丰 Wei Defeng Legal Assistant of Xie Yang Hunan M Whereabouts unknown 50 10 July 2015 Morning Questioned by police 张维玉 Zhang Weiyu Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing M Not currently in police custody 51 10 July 2015 Morning Questioned by police 江天勇 Jiang Tianyong Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Firm Beijing M Not currently in police custody 11 July 2015 52 Summoned by police 刘士辉 Liu Shihui Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Firm Guangdong M Whereabouts unknown 11:30am 53 11 July 2015 Taken away, his home was raided 郑恩宠 zheng Enchong Lawyer Shanghai M Whereabouts unknown 54 12 July 2015 Taken away 周立新 Zhou Lixin Lawyer, Lawyer of Fengrui Law Firm Guiyang M Not currently in police custody 55 10 July 2015 Lost contact 胡石根 Hu Shigen Activist Beijing M Whereabouts unknown 56 11 July 2015 4:55am Taken Away 徐知汉 Xu Zhihan Activist Shangdong M Whereabouts unknown 57 Date unknown Questioned by police 左培生 Zuo Peisheng Lawyer Beijing M Not currently in police custody 58 Date unknown Questioned by police 倪玉兰 Ni Yulan Barefoot Lawyer Beijing F Not currently in police custody 59 12 July 2015am Questioned by police 舒向新 Shu Xiangxin Lawyer Shandong M Not currently in police custody 60 Date unknown Questioned by police 徐红卫 Xu Hongwei Lawyer Shandong M Not currently in police custody 5 61 Date unknown Questioned by police 付永刚 Fu Yonggang Lawyer Shandong M Not currently in police custody 62 Date unknown Questioned by police 王玉琴 Wang Yuqin Lawyer Shandong F Not currently in police custody 63 Date unknown Questioned by police 熊东梅 Xiong Dongmei Lawyer Shandong F Not currently in police custody 64 Date unknown Questioned by police 刘金湘 Liu Jinxiang Lawyer Shandong F Not currently in police custody 65 Date unknown Questioned by police 王学明 Wang Xueming Lawyer Shandong M Not currently in police custody 66 Date unknown Questioned by police 熊伟 Xiong Wei Lawyer Shandong M Not currently in police custody 67 Date unknown Questioned by police 张海 Zhang Hai Lawyer Shandong M Not currently in police custody 68 Date unknown Questioned by police 冯延强 Feng Yanqiang Lawyer Shandong M Not currently in police custody 69 11 July 2015 10pm Questioned by police 梁澜馨 Ling Lanxin Lawyer Hebei F Not currently in police custody 70 Date unknown Questioned by police 刘连贺 Liu Lianhe Lawyer Tianjin M Not currently in police custody 71 11 July 2015 Questioned by police 马连顺 Ma Lianshun Lawyer Henan M Not currently in police custody 72 Date unknown Questioned by police 张俊杰 Zhang Junjie Lawyer Henan M Not currently in police custody 73 Date unknown Questioned by police 王秋实 Wang Qiushi Lawyer Heilongjiang M Not currently in police custody 74 Date unknown Questioned by police 李天天 Li Tiantian Lawyer Shanghai F Not currently in police custody 75 11 July 2015 10pm Questioned by police 张磊 Zhang Lei Lawyer Suzhou M Not currently in police custody 76 11 July 2015 8pm Questioned by police 陈宗瑶 Chen Zongyao Lawyer Zhejiang M Not currently in police custody 77 Date unknown Questioned by police 袁裕来 Yuan Yulai Lawyer Zhejiang M Not currently in police custody 6 78 11 July 2015 10pm Questioned by police 吕州宾 Lü Zhoubin Lawyer Zhejiang M Not currently in police custody 79 Date unknown Questioned by police 王万琼 Wang Wanqiong Lawyer Sichuan F Not currently in police custody 80 Date unknown Questioned by police
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