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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 intimidating 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 Frontieres, 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 Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Chen Renjie Fujian In September 1982 Chen, Lin Youping and Chen Biling published a pamphlet entitled Freedom Report and distributed around 300 copies in Fuzhou. Authorities accused them of contact with Taiwanese spy organizations. Chen Biling was executed. Jul-83 Aug-83, life propaganda and incitement to encourage the overthrow of the people's democratic dictatorship   Lin Youping Fujian See Chen Renjie above Jul-83 1983, death with reprieve propaganda and incitement   Yu Dongye Hunan An art critic with Liuyang News, Yu was arrested with after defacing the giant portrait of Mao that overlooks Tiananmen Square. He is reported to have gone insane as a result of torture in prison. 23-May-89 20 years counterrevolutionary propaganda others and sabotage Hunan Province No. 1 Prison Chen Yanbin Beijing b. 1964. Chen, a former university student, was 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. 13-Sep-90 5-Mar-91, 15 years organizing a counterrevolutionary group Beijing No. 2 Prison Hu Shigen Beijing A lecturer at Beijing Language Institute, Hu was arrested for for founding the Liberal Democratic Party of China (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. 27-May-92 14-Dec-94, 20 years organizing and leading counter-revolutionary group and counter-revolutionary propaganda instigation Beijing No. 2 Prison, Beijing Wu Shisen (Wu Shishen) Beijing b. 1960. An editor at the Xinhua News Agency, Wu was charged with leaking an advance copy of Party leader Jiang Zemin's speech to the 14th Party Congress to a Hong Kong reporter. In November 2004, the authorities announced that Wu's life sentence would be commuted. 26-Oct-92 Apr-93, life commuted. Due for release 10-Jul-05. leaking state secrets overseas Beijing No. 2 Prison Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Chen Meng Guangdong b. 1961. A musician and participant in the 1989 democracy movement. Chen came across an official document detailing "reactionaries" blacklisted from entry to China and sent it to overseas media, where it was published in January 1995. detained 14-Mar-95, formally arrested 25-May-95 15-Apr-97, 12 years revealing state secrets Dongguan Prison Hada Inner Mongolia An owner of Mongolian Academic Bookstore as well as the founder and editor-in-chief of The Voice of Southern Mongolia, Hada was arrested for publishing this underground journal and for found ing and leading the Southern Mongolian Democracy Alliance (SMDA). 10-Dec-95 6-Dec-96, 15 years incitement of separatism and espionage No. 4 Prison of Inner Mongolia Fan Yingshang Hebei In 1994, Fan and Yang Jianguo printed more than 60,000 copies of the magazine Remen Huati (Popular Topics). Authorities accused them of purchasing fake printing authorizations. Yang avoided arrest. 7-Feb-96 7-Feb-96, 15 years engaging in speculation and profiteering   Hua Di Beijing b. 1937. A missile expert, Hua obtained political asylum in the U.S. after the 1989 crackdown and became affiliated with Stanford University. While overseas, he wrote articles about China's missile defense system. He was arrested when he returned to China in January 1998 for a family funeral. Originally sentenced to 15 years in November 1999, Hua received a lower sentence after retrial. Jan-98 23-Nov-00, 10 years leaking state secrets Beijing PSB Detention Center Tohti Tunyaz Xinjiang An ethnic Uighur historian and writer, Tohti Tunyaz was arrested for collecting sensitive materials and publishing articles on ethnic relations and on ethnic separation history. 6-Feb-98 10-Mar-99, 11 years inciting national disunity, and stealing state secrets for foreign persons Xinjiang No. 3 Prison, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Zhang Shanguang Hunan b. 1954. Originally a teacher. Zhang went to work in a factory after being imprisoned for counterrevolutionary crimes and began organizing workers under the Association to Protect Workers’ Rights. Arrested after being interviewed by Radio Free Asia regarding worker protests. 21-Jul-98 27-Dec-98, 10 years supplying intelligence to organizations outside China Hunan No. 1 Prison Gao Qinrong Shanxi b. 1955. A reporter with the official Xinhua News Agency, Gao was arrested after reporting on a corrupt irrigation scheme in Shanxi Province. The article raised widespread interest after it was published on May 27, 1998 in an internal reference edition of People's Daily. Detained 4-Dec-98, formally arrested 26-Dec-98 4-May-99, 12 years bribery, embezzlement, pimping Jinzhong Prison, Qi County, Shanxi Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Yue Tianxiang Gansu A former employee of the Tianshiu City Transport 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 colleagues Wang Fengshan and Guo Xinmin, who have since been released. Jan-99 5-Jul-99, 10 years incitement to subvert state power   Zhu Yufu Zhejiang A member of the Jiangsu branch of CDP, Zhu established the magazine Zaiye Dang (Opposition Party) with Mao Qingxiang, Xu Guang and Wu Yilong and circulated prodemocracy writings online. detained May-99, formally arrested 21-Jun-99 9-Nov-99, 7 years incitement to subvert state power Zhejiang No. 1 Prison Wu Yilong Zhejiang See Zhu Yufu. 26-Apr-99 9-Nov-99, 8 years incitement to subvert state power Zhejiang No. 1 Prison Mao Qingxiang Zhejiang b. 1949. See Zhu Yufu. 19-Jun-99 9-Nov-99, 12 years incitement to subvert state power Zhejiang No. 1 Prison Gao Hongming Beijing CDP member involved with the China Human Rights Watch Newsletter. 29-Jun-99 Aug-99, 8 years incitement to subvert state power   Zha Jianguo Beijing CDP member involved with the China Human Rights Watch Newsletter. 29-Jun-99 Aug-99, 9 years incitement to subvert state power   Qing Yongmin Beijing CDP member involved with the China Human Rights Watch Newsletter. 29-Jun-99 Dec-98, 11 years incitement to subvert state power   Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status An Jun Henan b. 1955. Founder of the China Corruption Monitor group, An Jun wrote essays and articles on corruption. detained 16-Jul-99, formally arrested 17-Aug-99 19-Apr-00, 4 years incitement to subvert state power Henan No. 1 Prison, Kaifeng Zhang Ji Heilongjiang b. 1979. A student at Qiqihar University, Zhang was accused of distributing news and information regarding the Falungong. Oct-99 8-Nov-99 disseminating reactionary documents via the Internet   Li Jian Xinjiang Editor of Commerce in Xinjiang newspaper, reportedly arrested for publishing a reader's letter accusing local authorities of corruption. Nov-99       Gu Linna Guangdong b. 1961. A radio journalist and writer, Gu lost her job after she became a member of Falungong, and was arrested in Guangzhou after participating in a press conference on the group's behalf. 25-Nov-99 14-Jun-00, 4 years undermining implementation of the law using an evil cult   Feng Daxun Sichuan b. 1941. A former journalist and a CDP member, Feng was arrested after interviewing protesting machine tool workers in Neijiang in December 1999. 16-Dec-99 Nov-01, 3 years incitement to subvert state power Transferred from Neijiang Dongxing Detention Center to Gong County Coal Mine Xu Zerong (David Tsui) Shenzhen An associate research pro- fessor at Guangzhou's Zhongshan University and resident of Hong Kong, Xu wrote freelance articles for Hong Kong publications and co-founded a Hong Kong-based journal, China Social Sciences Quarterly. Xu was arrested after using historical materials for his academic research. 24-Jun-00 Jan-02, 13 years revealing state secrets, economic crimes   Huang Qi Sichuan b. 1964. Huang established the 6-4tianwang.com Web site, which posted information on persons missing after the June 4th crackdown. Huang's trial went into recess on Feb. 13, 2001, when he fainted in court. 12-Jul-00 9-May-03, 5 years incitement to subvert state power Chengdu PSB No. 2 Detention Center Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Zhang Haitao Jilin b. 1972. Creator of only China-based Web site on the Falungong. detained 29-Jul-00, formally arrested 11-Oct-00 unknown incitement to subvert state power   Liu Weifang Xinjiang b. 1961. A shopkeeper, Liu posted a number of essays on the Internet under the name “lgwf” criticizing China's leaders, political system and social issues. 26-Sep-00 13-Jun-01, 3 years incitement to subvert state power   Jiang Weiping Liaoning b. 1955. Journalist who reported in Hong Kong publications in 1998 about a corruption case involving the mayor of Dalian. Sentence subsequently reduced to 6 years. detained 4-Dec-00, formally arrested 3-Jan-01 5-Sep-01, 8 years revealing state secrets, incitement to subvert state power Dalian Detention Center Zhang Yuhui Macao A manager of a foreign capital company and an editor of a Web site and freelance writer, Zhang was arrested for writing and editing articles critical of the Chinese authorities on the Web site of the Epoch Times. 16-Dec-00 end of 2001, 10 years incitement to subvert state power Sihui Prison, Biqing City, Guangdong Province Dong Yanhong Beijing b. 1972. An award-winning calligraphy artist and staff member at Tsinghua University, Dong was arrested along with Liu Wenyu, Yao Yue, Wang Xin, Meng Jun and Wang Xuefei after downloading and disseminating information through the Internet about the Falungong. Jan-01 13-Dec-01, 5 years using an illegal cult to undermine the law   Liu Wenyu Beijing b. 1973. A professor of electric power at Tsinghua University. See Dong Yanhong. Jan-01 13-Dec-01, 3 years using an illegal cult to undermine the law   Yao Yue Beijing b. 1973. A microelectronics researcher at Tsinghua University, and wife of Liu Wenyu. See Dong Yanhong. Jan-01 13-Dec-01, 12 years using an illegal cult to undermine the law   Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Meng Jun Beijing b. 1973. An electronics professor at Tsinghua University. See Dong Yanhong. Jan-01 13-Dec-01, 10 years using an illegal cult to undermine the law   Wang Xin Beijing An academic at Tsinghua University. See Dong Yanhong. Jan-01 13-Dec-01, 9 years using an illegal cult to undermine the law   Wang Xuefei Shanghai A graduate student at a Shanghai City University. See Dong Yanhong. Jan-01 13-Dec-01, 11 years using an illegal cult to undermine the law   Lu Xinhua Hubei b. 1972. Born into a poor family in the countryside, Lu wrote articles about rural unrest and official corruption on various overseas Internet Web sites. detained 10-Mar-01, formally arrested 20-Apr-01 30-Dec-01, 4 years incitement to subvert state power Wuhan No. 2 Detention Center Yang Zili Beijing b. 1973. Yang, along with Zhang Honghai, Xu Wei and 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. 13-Mar-01 28-May-03, 8 years incitement to subvert state power   Zhang Honghai Beijing See Yang Zili. 13-Mar-01 28-May-03, 8 years incitement to subvert state power   Xu Wei Beijing b. 1974. A reporter with Xiaofei Ribao (Consumer Daily).See Yang Zili. 13-Mar-01 28-May-03, 10 years incitement to subvert state power   Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Jin Haike Beijing See Yang Zili. 13-Mar-01 28-May-03, 10 years incitement to subvert state power   Chi Shouzhu Jilin b. 1956. A worker in Changchun, Chi was arrested while in possession of political articles downloaded from overseas Web sites. He had only recently been released from 10 years' imprisonment for his participation in the 1989 democracy protests. 18-Apr-01 unknown   Lingyuan Prison, Liaoning Province Wang Sen Sichuan A CDP member, Wang posted allegations on the Internet that a medical center in the southwestern city of Dachuan was selling tuberculosis medicine, which had been donated by the International Red Cross, at inflated prices. 30-Apr-01 30-May-02, 10 years incitement to subvert state power Dazhou Municipal PSB Detention Center Zhu Ruixiang Hunan b. 1951. A lawyer and former editor with Shaoyang Radio Station, Zhu was arrested after forwarding to twelve of his friends some articles from an overseas website criticizing the government. He was originally sentenced to only 9 months, but the sentence was increased on request from the authorities. 7-May-01 14-Sep-01, 3 years incitement to subvert state power   Wang Jinbo Shandong b. 1972. A CDP member, Wang had posted essays on a number of Internet sites. He was arrested after e-mailing essays to overseas organizations calling for a reassessment of June 4th. 9-May-01 13-Dec-01, 4 years incitement to subvert state power Shandong No. 1 Prison Wang Zhenyong Shenzhen b. 1971. A former assistant professor of psychology at Southwestern Normal University in Chongqing, Wang was arrested for downloading and distributing information about the Falungong through the Internet. 2-Jun-01 unknown     Lu Wenbin (Lu Wanbin) Jiangsu b. 1982. An electrician at the Xinfeng Gin Cotton Factory, and special correspondent for the Textile Daily newspaper, Lu was arrested after investigating massive worker protests at the privatized Huainan Textile Factory in Dafeng City. 22-Dec-01 unknown   current whereabouts unknown Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Fang Guokun Guangxi A 30-year-old railroad worker, Fang was arrested after posting an article regarding persecution of Falungong on the Internet. 2002       Cai Lujun Hebei An owner of a foreign trading company and a freelance writer, Cai was arrested for writing and publishing dissident articles. detained 21-Feb-02, arrested 8-Apr-03 incitement to subvert state power No. 1 Detention Center of Shijiazhuang City, Heibei Province   Yang Jianli   A permanent resident of the U.S., Yang established the 21st Century Foundation for China and edited the online magazine Yibao (China Weekly). He was arrested after entering China under a friend's passport to investigate labor strikes. Apr-02 espionage, illegally entering Chinese territory     Li Dawei Gansu b. 1962. A former policeman in Tianshui, Li became a poliitical dissident and was arrested after downloading June 4th materials from Web sites onto his computer. detained 14-Apr-02, formally arrested 22-Apr-02 incitement to subvert state power     Tao Haidong Xinjiang b. 1957. Previously served 3 years RTL for political activities. Editor of a book, Imaginings of a New Human Race, and participant in Internet discussion groups. Accused of slandering Party officials. 9-Jul-02 incitement to subvert state power Urumqi Dadaowan Detention Center   Zhang Wei Chongqing Zhang was arrested after publishing and selling two underground newspapers, Shishi Zixun (Current Events) and Redian Jiyao (Hot Topics), which included materials downloaded from the Internet. 19-Jul-02 illegal publishing     Zuo Shangwen Chongqing Business associate of Zhang Wei (above). 19-Jul-02 illegal publishing     Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Abdulghani Memetemin Xinjiang A 40-year-old writer, teacher, translator and advocate for Xinjiang's Uighur ethnic group, Memetemin was convicted on the basis of articles he translated for the Germany-based East Turkistan Information Center, and for recruiting additional reporters for ETIC. 26-Jul-02 leaking state secrets overseas     Chen Shaowen Hunan b. 1962. Originally employed at a hardware company, Chen was a freelance writer who posted many essays and articles regarding China's social problems on overseas Web sites such as Huang Hua Gang and Minzhu Luntan. detained 6-Aug-02, formally arrested in Sep-02 using the Internet to subvert state power     Liang Changying Guangxi A teacher and Falungong practitioner, Liang was arrested after posting an article regarding persecution of Falungong on the Internet. 5-Sep-02       Jiang Lijun Liaoning Believed to be a close confederate of Internet activists Liu Di, Li Yibin and Ouyang Yi. Signatory of open letter to the 16th Party Congress. 6-Nov-02, formally arrested 14-Dec-02 incitement to subvert state power Beijing Qincheng Prison   Zhao Changqing Xi'an A freelance writer and a former secondary school teacher, Zhao was arrested after writing and publishing on internet an open letter for political reform to the 16th Party Congress. 7-Nov-02 incitement to subvert state power Weinan Prison, Shaanxi Province   Sang Jiancheng Shanghai A retired worker, Sang was arrested for writing and publishing on internet an open letter for political reform to the 16th Party Congress. 10-Nov-02 incitement to subvert state power Shanghai   He Depu Beijing A freelance writer and formally a worker at Beijing Academy of Social Secience, He Depu 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. detained 14-Nov-02, arrested 30-Jan-03 incitement to subvert state power Beijing No. 2 Prison   Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Dai Xuezhong Shanghai One of the 192 signatories of the open letter to the 16th Party Congress. Dec-02       Han Lifa Shanghai One of the 192 signatories of an open letter to the 16th Chinese Communist Party Congress. detained 26-Dec-02, formally arrested 17-Mar-03       Li Jian Chongqing A Falungong practitioner, Li was convicted with four others in connection with information posted on the Internet regarding the treatment of another Falungong practitioner on the Internet. 2003 libeling the government and spreading fabricated stories     Lu Zengqi Chongqing A Falungong practitioner and executive of a technology company. See Li Jian, above. 2003       Yan Qiuyan Chongqing A Falungong practitioner accused of helping Lu Zengqi publish articles on the Internet. See Li Jian, above. 2003       Chen Shumin Chongqing A Falungong practitioner and head of the technology company where Lu Zenqi worked. See Li Jian, above. 2003       Yin Yan Chongqing A Falungong practitioner accused of helping Lu Zenqi. See Li Jian, above. 2003       Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Yan Jun Xi'an A 32-year-old biology professor, Yan was arrested after publishing essays on the Internet regarding June 4th and media censorship. Apr-03 incitement to subvert state power     Zhang Yuxiang Nanjing Zhang Yuxiang was detained and taken to a guest house in Jiangsu Province after posting online articles expressing support for detained student Internet essayist Liu Di. 12-Mar-03       Luo Changfu Chongqing b. 1963. Luo was arrested after posting articles on the Boxun.com Web site calling for the release of Liu Di. 13-Mar-03 incitement to subvert state power Chongqing No. 2 Prison   Zheng ? Henan A 17-year-old girl identified only by her last name was reported by the official China News Service to have been arrested after posting "socially harmful messages" on the Internet under the pen name Sini. 27-Mar-03       Huang Qunwei Beijing A 25-year-old unemployed man, Huang was arrested for “spreading false and sensational information” regarding SARS over the Internet. May-03       Li Zhi Sichuan A former employee of Dazhao's municipal finance department, Li was arrested after posting an essay on an overseas Web site accusing Sichuan officials of corruption Aug-03 incitement to subvert state power     Luo Yongzhong Jilin b. 1967. Handicapped by a lame leg, and supporting himself by working at a shop 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. 13-Jun-03, formally arrested 7-Jul-03 14-Oct-03, 3 years incitement to subvert state power Changchun No. 3 PSB Detention Center Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Huang Jinqiu Jiangsu A veteran journalist, Huang began posting essays on the Boxun Internet Web site under the name Qing Shuijun (Lord Clearwater), and in January 2003 stated his intention 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. 13-Sep-03 27-Sep-04, 12 years incitement to subvert state power Changzhou Detention Center, Jiangsu Province Du Daobin Hubei A civil servant, Du was arrested on the basis of 26 essays he posted on theInternet in 2002 and 2003 regarding official policies and social issues. detained 28-Oct-03, formally arrested 12-Nov-03 11-Jun-04, 3 years, suspended for 4 years under house arrest incitement to subvert state power   Kong Youping Liaoning Kong was arrested for posting articles and poems on an overseas Web site criticizing corruption and supporting the CDP Nov-03 16-Sep-04, 15 years incitement to subvert state power   Ning Xianhua Liaoning Ning was arrested after posting articles on the Internet supporting the CDP Nov-03 16-Sep-04, 12 years incitement to subvert state power   Li Minying Guangzhou Editor of Nanfang Dushi Bao (Southern Metropolitan Daily), Li was detained along with deputy editor-in-chief 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. Mar-04 19-Mar-04, 11 years reduced to 6 years bribery   Yu Huafeng Guangzhou Deputy editor-in-chief and general manager of Nanfang Dushi Bao. See Li Minying, above. Yu's sentence was reduced to 8 years on June 15, 2004. Mar-04 19-Mar-04, 12 years reduced to 8 years corruption   Ma Yalian Shanghai Ma posted articles on official harassment of petitioners on the legal Web site chineselawyer.com.cn and on the Epoch Times Web site. 19-Mar-04 19-Mar-04, 18 months RTL     Name Hometown Background Detention Date Sentence Offense Status Liu Shui Shenzhen A 37-year-old freelance journalist for Nangang Dushi Bao and Shenzhen Evening News, Liu was arrested after posting sensitive material on the Internet regarding the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. 2-May-04 May-04, 2 years RTL soliciting prostitutes Xili Detention Center, Shenzhen Zhao Yan Shanghai A news assistant at the Beijing Bureau of The New York Times and a former reporter and editor at China Reform magazine, Zhao was arrested for allegedly revealing the news of Jiang Zemin's resignation from the Central Military Commission. 17-Sep-04 awaiting trial illegally providing state secrets to foreigners National Security Bureau Detention Center, Beijing Shi Tao Shanxi A 36-year-old poet and freelance journalist for Dangdai Shangbao and other newspapers and Web sites, Shi Tao was reported to have been formally charged on December 14, 2004 with "leaking state secrets overseas.” He is believed to have been charged in connection with an article he posted on the Internet in May 2004. 24-Nov-04 awaiting trial     Li Boguang Fujian A legal scholar and writer, Li Boguang worked closely with journalist Zhao Yan (above) in advocating for peasant rights. Li posted a number of articles on Web sites, including one in article stating that police had ordered peasants in Fujian and elsewhere to report his whereabouts. 14-Dec-04 awaiting trial     Zhang Qianfu Henan A 70-year-old writer, Zhang was arrested with Zhang Zhengyao and originally charged with subversion after publishing an article commemorating the anniversary of Mao's death. Both were subsequently convicted of libel at the Chengzhou People's Court. Sep-04 24-Dec-04, 3 years libel   Zhang Zhengyao Henan See Zhang Qianfu. above. Sep-04 24-Dec-04, 3 years     Zhang Lin Anhui A veteran of the 1989 democracy movement, Zhang Lin has written many essays regarding China's current social conditions for publication on overseas Web sites. Zhang's wife was told that he is in criminal detention, but was given no information on the charges under which he is being held. 29-Jan-05 awaiting trial
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