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Li Heping, Attorney for Ilham Tohti, Suffering Medical Complications

March 3, 2017

It has been communicated to CCS that Li Heping, human rights attorney for Ilham Tohti, now serving time himself for human rights work, allegedly has been tortured and is suffering from medical complications as a result. Additionally, Li is also in need of adequate legal counsel. CCS has requested that he receive appropriate medical care and legal representation of his choosing. February 7, ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, Human Rights Activists, Ilham Tohti, Li Heping, Xi Jinping

Two Human Rights Lawyers Formally Charged in China

January 21, 2016

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Wang Yu, lawyer for Ilham Tohti, and Li Heping, lawyer for Chen Guangcheng, were detained by Chinese authorities in July 2015. CCS, at that time, wrote a letter requesting their release. They have now been formally arrested with charges that could result in life sentences. January 22, 2016 President Xi Jinping The State Council General’s Office 2 Fuyoujie, Xichengqu Beijingshi ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Chen Guangcheng, Human Rights Activists, Ilham Tohti, Li Heping, Wang Yu, Xi Jinping

CCS Reminds Presidents Obama and Xi Jinping to Release Wang Yu, Li Heping and Ilham Tohti

September 29, 2015

Secretary Kerry is Greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping

Encouraged by China's recent release of Chen Kegui and Guo Yushan, CCS calls upon both Presidents to facilitate the release of Chinese Human Rights attorneys, Uighur Professor Ilham Tohti and others. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Academics, Human Rights Activists, Ilham Tohti, Li Heping, Wang Yu, Xi Jinping

New York City Bar Association Writes President of China Addressing Arrests of Chinese Human Rights Lawyers

September 29, 2015

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The President of the New York City Bar Association sends a letter requesting the release of the myriad of human rights attorneys who have recently been arrested in China. Download the NY Bar Assn Letter on Chinese Attorneys ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Chinese law, Human Rights Activists, New York City Bar Association, Xi Jinping

Good News: Beijing Releases Chinese Scholar Who Helped Lawyer-Activist Chen Flee

September 21, 2015

Guo Yushan, the Chinese scholar who assisted the lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng flee from illegal detention was released from prison on September 14, 2015, according to his lawyer, Li Jin. Jin said that she did not know why Guo was released or if there was any link to Xi Jinping's United States visit. Related articles Beijing releases activist on eve of Chinese president's visit to US ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China, Good News Tagged With: Beijing, Chen Guangcheng, China, Guo Yushan, Xi Jinping

Academic Freedom is Under Assault, Well‑known Chinese Economist Tells CCS

June 2, 2015

Xia Yeliang Visiting Fellow, Cato Institute Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity

Dr. Xia Yeliang, invited speaker at the March 2015 CCS Annual Meeting, described increasing repression on Chinese academic institutions under President Xi Yinping. Arrests, spying by students, politicized funding of the humanities, all show a determination by current authorities to prevent any influence in China of Western democratic ideas on students. Dr. Xia Yeliang is a visiting fellow at ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases Tagged With: China, Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Government of the People's Republic of China, Peking University, Xi Jinping, Xia Yeliang

CCS Joins International Outcry
At Life Sentence for Ilham Tohti

September 29, 2014

After a two-day trial closed to the public, Professor Ilham Tohti, an advocate for China’s Uighur minority, was sentenced to life in prison for “separatism,” a charge he denies. In addition, the court ordered all of his assets confiscated, leaving his family in severe economic distress. The trial appears to have denied him an opportunity for proper defense, according to his lawyers, and to be ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Beijing, Ilham Tohti, Ürümqi, Xi Jinping, Xinjiang

Ilham Tohti, Arrested in January
Now Charged with Separatism

August 13, 2014

Ilham Tohti

On July 30, prosecutors announced online that Ilham Tohti, a professor at Central Minorities University in Beijing, had been formally charged with separatism, a crime which carries a potential death penalty. Tohti, an economics professor of economics and advocate for the rights of the Chinese Uighur minority, was arrested on January 15, 2014 and held incommunicado until late June. Tohti's ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Academics, Beijing, Human Rights Activists, Ilham Tohti, Uighur People, Xi Jinping

Jailed Uyghur Professor’s Family in Beijing Is Harassed by Police, Daughter Testifies

April 23, 2014

Ilham Tohti

The wife of Ilham Tohti, who was arrested and charged with separatism (see our letter), cannot access his bank account since his arrest, Tohti's daughter told the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. Tohti's young children are traumatized by police harassment, she said, especially after witnessing mistreatment of her father. CCS urges authorities to end to restrictions on Tohti's ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Academics, Beijing, China, Ilham Tohti, Xi Jinping, Xinjiang

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