Arrests in China
22 Jul 2008Huang Qi was arrested on 10 July for ‘illegal possession of state secrets’. He posted articles criticising the way relief was organised after the 12 May earthquake in Sichuan. ‘Few citizens trust the government because of the corruptions scandals that already occurred during similar disasters in the past’ he wrote on his website 64Tianwang. He faces a possible three-year prison sentence and has been refused access to his lawyer. His mother received formal notification of his arrest on 18 July.
Other recent arrests include: lawyer Fan Ziliang; Chen Xi, Liao Shuangyuan and Wu Yugin following their investigation into the Wengan murder case.
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Human rights defenders in China pay dearly for their courage.
Liu Jingmin, vice-president of the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee said, in April 2001: “By allowing Beijing to host the Games you will help in the development of human rights.”
What happened to the promises China made in its bid for the Olympic Games? Who will hold them to account?
Show your solidarity for China’s online dissidents and bloggers who risk censure, arrest, torture and even imprisonment for peacefully expressing speaking out online.
Help them by taking part in Amnesty International’s online Day of Protest. Check it out – http://action.uncensor.com.au/dop/