Chen Wei (dissident)
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Chen Wei born 21 February 1969 in Sichuan
Suining , is a dissident and a leading human rights
activist in central Sichuan province in China. Currently he is detained by Chinese police and is held at the Suining City Detention Center.
In May 1992, Chen was arrested again for commemorating June 4 and organizing a political party, and was sentenced to five years in prison.
Since then, Chen has emerged as a leader in organizing human rights actions in Sichuan
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Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
Suining , is a dissident and a leading human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activist in central Sichuan province in China. Currently he is detained by Chinese police and is held at the Suining City Detention Center.
Biography
In 1989, he was one of the leaders of the student movement, when he was studying at the Beijing Institute of Technology, majoring in mechanical engineering. He was imprisoned in Qincheng prison and released in January 1991.In May 1992, Chen was arrested again for commemorating June 4 and organizing a political party, and was sentenced to five years in prison.
Since then, Chen has emerged as a leader in organizing human rights actions in Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
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Present situation
On the morning of 20 February 2011 he followed a police' invitation for tea but did not return. The Suining City Public Security Bureau released a document on the evening of 21 February, that he had been criminally detained for "inciting subversion of state power". Officers and security guards later searched his home, confiscating a computer, two hard drives and a USB drive. He is currently being held at the Suining City Detention Center.See also
- 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests
- China's 2011 crackdown on dissidents
- 2011 Shanghai riot2011 Shanghai riotThe 2011 Shanghai riot occurred on April 13, 2011 in Jiuting Songjiang District Shanghai in the People's Republic of China.-Incident:...