In Custody: Following Is a List of People Currently in Cus- Abbreviations: WAF - Workers Tody for Crimes Related to Labor Activism
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In custody: Following is a list of people currently in cus- Abbreviations: WAF - Workers tody for crimes related to labor activism. The Autonomous Federation; FLUC - Free Labor A list of prisoners list is drawn from information provided by Union of China; CDP - China Democracy the following organizations: HRIC, Human Party; CFDP - China Freedom and in custody for Rights Watch, China Labour Bulletin, China Democracy Party; RTL - reeducation Labor Watch, Amnesty International, through labor; CCP - Chinese Communist labor-related activites International Labour Organization, National Party; ACFTU - All China Federation of Labor Committee, International Trade Unions Confederation of Free Trade Unions NAME CITY DETEN- BACKGROUND TRIAL OFFENSE SENTENCE CURRENT TION DATE DATE SITUATION Leng Changchun, 10-Jun-89 b. 1960. Imprisoned for organizing 27-Nov-90 counter- 8 years paroled in 1994 for Wanbao Jilin peaceful protests by 10,000 workers revolu- medical reasons Province of Changchun First Automotive tionary Factory in May and June 1989. After crimes release in 1994, continued to publish open letters calling for reassessment of June 4th and formation of inde- pendent labor unions, for which he has been repeatedly arrested and detained. Yao Changsha, Jun–89 A manual laborer, Yao joined the Oct–89 robbery 15 years Hunan Provincial Guisheng Hunan Changsha WAF during the 1989 and No. 6 Prison, Province protests. After a dispute with taxi driv- assault Longxi. Reported er while helping WAF leaders escape mentally ill as a from China after June 4th, Yao and result of ill-treat- others were charged with "robbery ment. and assault." Yao's charge was sub- sequently changed to "looting." Guo Hunan 9-Jun-89 Manual laborer and leader of Yueyang Sep-91 hooligan- 13 years Hunan Provincial Yunqiao Province City WAF. Arrested while leading a ism No. 2 Prison, protest by 10,000 workers after June Hengyang 4th. Sentenced to death in September 1989, but sentence commuted to life in 1991. Eight other defendants sen- tenced to prison terms of 7 to 15 years. Chen Hunan Jun-89 Employee of Xiangtan Machinery 1989 hooligan- 15 years due for release Gang Province Factory in Hunan. Accused of vandal- ism November 2007 izing the home of a factory official who prevented a factory protest. Initially sentenced to death, but sen- tence commuted to 18 years in prison after a strike by fellow work- ers, and later reduced. Two co-defen- dants, Liu Zhihua and Peng Shi, had life sentences reduced, and have been released. NAME CITY DETEN- BACKGROUND TRIAL OFFENSE SENTENCE CURRENT TION DATE DATE SITUATION Liang Beijing 1989 Cadre at Beijing Light Vehicle Jan-90 counter- 15 years Beijing Yanqing NO.1, 2003 Qiang Company and member of Beijing WAF. revolu- Prison. Due for Arrested for writing "reactionary" arti- tionary release May 2004 cles for Beijing WAF and Beijing crimes Students Autonomous Federation dur- ing the 1989 protests. Hu Beijing 27-May-92 b. 1954. Former lecturer at Beijing 16-Dec-94 counter- 20 years. Beijing No. 2 Shigen Foreign Languages Institute, and a revolu- Prison. Reported leader of FLUC. In 1991 established tionary liver, heart, and CHINA RIGHTS FORUM the CFDP with Wang Guoqi. Drafted crimes stomach ailments, papers calling for democratic reform hearing problems. and independent labor unions. 105 Arrested for June 4 memorial activities in 1992. Liu Beijing 28-May-92 b. 1954. Worker at the Yitong 16-Dec-94 counter- 15 years Beijing No. 2 Jingsheng Chemical Plant. Involved in establish- revolu- Prison. Suffers ing CFDP and FLUC. tionary from hypertension crimes and gastric illness. REGULAR FEATURES Wang Beijing 27-Sep-92 b. 1962. Printer and co-founder of 16-Dec-94 counter- 11 years Beijing No. 2 Guoqi FLUC and CFDP. revolu- Prison. tionary crimes Kang Beijing 27-Sep-92 b. 1964. Former doctor at Beijing 16-Dec-94 counter- 17 years Beijing No. 2 Yuchun Anding Hospital. Member of FLUC and revolu- Prison. Reported CFDP. Arrested for June 4 memorial tionary heart problems, ill- activities. crimes treated in prison. Wang Shanghai 27-Apr-93 b. 1954. Manual laborer, sentenced Shanghai An Kang Miaogen to two and a half years of RTL as pres- PSB Hospital. ident of Shanghai WAF in 1989. Reported in filthy Continued to call for independent conditions with trade unions after release in 1991. inadequate food Forcibly committed to psychiatric and water. treatment in May 1993 on fears he would disrupt the Asian Games. Li Bifeng Mianyang 8-Mar-98 b. 1965. Former tax official. Served 5 24-Aug-98 commer- 7 years Chuandong Prison, City, years' imprisonment for participation cial fraud Dazu County, Sichuan in 1989 pro-democracy movement. Sichuan Province Also a member of an underground Christian church. Arrested after send- ing reports to HRIC and others on worker protests in Mianyang City in July 1997. NAME CITY DETEN- BACKGROUND TRIAL OFFENSE SENTENCE CURRENT TION DATE DATE SITUATION Zhang Hunan 21-Jul-98 b. 1954. Originally a teacher. After 27-Dec-98 supplying 10 years Hunan No. 1 Prison, Shanguang Province completing 7-year sentence for intelli- Yuanjiang City. counter-revolutionary crimes in 1996, gence to Suffers from tuber- Zhang worked in a factory, but was orgs culosis, heart and soon laid off. He organized hundreds outside intestinal illnesses, of laid-off workers and established China and ill-treated in the Association to Protect Workers' prison. Rights. Arrested after Radio Free Asia interview on worker protests. He Chaohui Hunan Aug-98 b. 1961. Originally employed at 29-Jun-99 endanger- 10 years Chenzhou Prison Province Chenzhou Railway Bureau. Organ- ing state ized worker protests and released safety information to overseas groups in 1997 and 1998. Formed group to support Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Yue Tianshui 11-Jan-99 Laid off from Tianshui City Transport 5-Jul-99 subver- 10 years Tianshui No. 2 Tianxiang City, Company in 1995 with pay in ar-rears. sion Prison Gansu In Sept. 1998 began participating in Province CDP's Gansu branch. Arr-ested in January 1999 after establishing jour- nal Chinese Workers’ Monitor with Guo Xinmin and Wang Feng-shan, and petitioning Jiang Zemin. Guo and Wang were sentenced to 2 years in prison and have been released. Liao Shihua Hunan 10-Jun-99 b. 1949. Worker at Changsha Auto- 22-Dec-99 incite- 6 years Changsha No. 1 Province motive Electronics Factory and mem- ment to Detention Center ber of CDP. Led mass worker protests overthrow in October 1998 and June 1999. state power Wang Neijiang Oct-99 Collier at Damuhe coal mine in Damu unknown Changchun City, County. Arrested during violent con- Sichuan frontations with police after closure of the mine in 1999. Subsequent whereabouts of Wang and 6 others, Wang Fanghua, Wang Heping, Wang Liguo, Wang Qun, Zhang Jun, and Zhu Wanghong, remain unknown. Xu Jian Baotou, Dec-99 Former employee of Neimengu No. 2 Jul-00 incite- 4 years Chifeng No. 2 Inner Main Machinery Factory in Baotou ment to Prison, Inner Mon- Mongolia City, and a registered legal practi- overthrow golia. Denied treat- tioner. Helped workers distribute state ment for hepatitis leaflets on worker rights. power and hypertension. Feng Daxun Neijiang 16-Dec-99 b. 1941. Former journalist. Arrested 1-Nov incite- 3 years After sentencing City, after speaking with protesting ment to transferred from Sichuan machine tool workers in December overthrow Neijiang Dongxing 1999. state Detention Center to power Gong County Coal Mine. NAME CITY DETEN- BACKGROUND TRIAL OFFENSE SENTENCE CURRENT TION DATE DATE SITUATION Huang Qi Chengdu 30-Mar-00 b. 1964. In late December 1999 14-Aug-01 subver- undis- unknown City, reported on his Tianwang web site sion closed NO.1, 2003 Sichuan that more than 200,000 fishermen had been forced to have preventative surgery, spurring official investigation. Site was closed down in March 2000 and Huang was arrested in June. Original trial in February 2001 post- poned after Huang fainted in court. The retrial was not open to the public. Li Jiaqing Henan 7-Aug-00 Paper factory engineer. Organized an 13-Feb-01 gathering undis- last known to be CHINA RIGHTS FORUM independent workers' congress at a crowd closed held in Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Paper Mill in October to disrupt No. 2 Detention 1999 to prevent proposed merger. social Center 107 Arrested with 20 others after months order of petitions and protests in early 2000. Trial adjourned after 200 work- ers protested outside the courthouse. Wang Sen Dazhou 30-Apr-01 b. 1966. CDP member based in 30-May-02 subver- 10 years Dazhou Municipal City, Chengdu. Arrested with Hu Mingjun sion Public Security Sichuan and Zheng Yongliang after organizing Bureau Detention REGULAR FEATURES protests by workers of the Dazhou Center Iron and Steel Factory in December 2000. Only Zheng has been released. Hu Chengdu, 29-May-01 b. 1963. See Wang Sen, above. 30-May-02 subver- 11 years Not stated. Mingjun Sichuan sion Probably same as Wang Sen. Li Shaoyang 6-May-01 b. 1950. Sentenced to 13 years in 20-Sep-01 incite- 10 years Hunan Province No. Wangyang City, prison after organized protests and ment to 1 Prison. Suffers Hunan established Shaoyang WAF in 1989. over- from lung and heart Province Following early release in June 2000, throw disease and unable Li was arrested again after hunger state to walk unaided. strike to demand medical treatment power for ailments caused by imprisonment. Li's sister, Li Wanglin, was sentenced to three years' RTL for aiding his protest. Cai Jilin City, 21-Dec-01 A labor activist and doctor at the local current where- Guangye Jilin military hospital, Cai was detained abouts unknown Province briefly after photographing protests by workers laid off from the Jilin Chemical Industrial Company in April 2001.