Ouyang Yi
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Ouyang Yi is a former high-school teacher, one of the managers of a pro-democracy web site, and a member of the China Democracy Party
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, Sichuan
. He was a pro-democracy activist since the late 1980s.
He was one of the managers of the web site, www.5633.com, set up in July 2002, and a member of the China Democracy Party
, an organization banned by in the People’s Republic of China.
On 7 January 2003, Ouyang was formally charged by the Public Security Bureau
with “inciting the overthrow of the State power” under article 105 of the Chinese Criminal code as amended in March 1997.
An intermediate people’s court in Chengdu in the south-west sentenced him on 16 March 2004 to two years in prison.
China Democracy Party
Democracy Party of China is a political party that started in the People's Republic of China, and was banned by the Communist Party of China . The history of the DPC and its foundation date is unclear because it has many historical paths under different groups of founders...
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Biography
Ouyang graduated from Chuanbei College of Education (川北教育学院), Sichuan Province, and was a middle school teacher in ChengduChengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, 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...
. He was a pro-democracy activist since the late 1980s.
He was one of the managers of the web site, www.5633.com, set up in July 2002, and a member of the China Democracy Party
China Democracy Party
Democracy Party of China is a political party that started in the People's Republic of China, and was banned by the Communist Party of China . The history of the DPC and its foundation date is unclear because it has many historical paths under different groups of founders...
, an organization banned by in the People’s Republic of China.
Imprisonment
Ouyang was reportedly taken into custody on 4 December 2002, for the fifth time in six years, by members of the security police who searched his home and confiscated a number of documents. He was held at the Chengdu detention centre, Sichuan Province.On 7 January 2003, Ouyang was formally charged by the Public Security Bureau
Public Security Bureau
In the People's Republic of China, a public security bureau refers to the government offices while the smaller offices are called Police posts which are similar in concept to the Japanese Kōban system) present in each province and municipality that handles policing , public security, and...
with “inciting the overthrow of the State power” under article 105 of the Chinese Criminal code as amended in March 1997.
An intermediate people’s court in Chengdu in the south-west sentenced him on 16 March 2004 to two years in prison.
Release
He was released on 4 December 2004, but is prohibited from publishing for two years and will be under close police supervision.External links
- Ouyang Yi sentenced to jail - IFEXInternational Freedom of Expression ExchangeThe International Freedom of Expression eXchange , founded in 1992, is a global network of around 90 non-governmental organisations that promotes and defends the right to freedom of expression....