Word: jianliã
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...heard about the labor unrest in northeastern China and wanted to observe it for himself. After the PRC detained him on April 26, 2002, it had the opportunity to press what could have been a routine case against him for illegal entry. Instead, by systematically and harshly violating Jianli??s human rights and subsequently charging him with espionage, the PRC transformed his case into an international cause celebre and an ongoing irritant in U.S.-China relations. How could this happen...
...privilege last Thursday of speaking with Dr. Yang Jianli??s wife, Christina Fu of Harvard Medical School. Yang, as most students are now aware, is the Kennedy School of Government graduate and pro-democracy activist held prisoner by Chinese authorities since April 2002. Fu indicated that a belated verdict in her husband’s “trial” is expected within the next few weeks...
...recent months, the Senate and the House passed resolutions calling for Jianli??s release, and in June the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that Jianli was being held in violation of international...
...solitary confinement, but we just learned he was not allowed to exercise outside his cell, was denied access to all reading materials, and was interrogated by [People’s Republic of China] authorities over 100 times,” said Jared Genser, a legal advisor to Jianli??s family and also a KSG graduate. “Collectively, this treatment qualifies as torture under international...
...said the family has been reassured by Jianli??s lawyer in Beijing, the only outsider allowed to meet with...