Commentaries

05/28/2013 - 11:47
Before and After the Decision on the Laojiao Issue
Yan Lebin
Laogai Research Foundation’s Note: As far as we know, Mr. Yan Lebin is a veteran in the business of setting up the Laojiao regime in China. Therefore, his article is very valuable. It is noteworthy that according to his statistics, the number of Laojiao inmates reached as high as 9 million. This is just the base number and the actual... more
04/05/2013 - 14:35
A new group of leaders recently took power in China. After becoming the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in November, Xi Jinping just received another official title: President of the People’s Republic of China. This new group of leaders also includes several Politburo members, each tasked with overseeing political, military, economic and cultural affairs in China. This ruling... more
03/19/2013 - 16:46
Optimists herald China’s new president, Xi Jinping, as a liberal reformer open to the prospect of relaxing censorship controls. Xi reinforced these expectations when he recognized the need for rule of law reforms and the toleration of “sharp criticism” of official policies. Unfortunately, political realities and recent events indicate that the fifth generation of Chinese leadership will remain... more
03/13/2013 - 17:02
The Duihua Foundation reports that 1,060 individuals were indicted for “endangering state security” in 2012. This is up 9% from the previous year. It should be noted, however, that as the Chinese government does not always report arrests and indictments, the actual number is likely higher.
The crime of “endangering state security” encompasses a number of offenses, including subversion, splittism... more
03/12/2013 - 15:33


Cisco and the Machinery of Chinese Repression
      Contrary to Cisco’s claim that they “strongly support free expression and open communication on the Internet,” the networking giant helped design and aggressively marketed arguably the most oppressive censorship tool in existence. More than just restricting access to information, technology Cisco created for the Chinese government has been... more
03/11/2013 - 14:48

[导读]1976年,贵州牛郎区以追查“反革命”为名,破获所谓反革命组织36个,组织成员1359人,致死37人,折磨致残263人。事件的导火索,竟是一个地主子弟放的一个响屁。



 

 
主持“追反”运动的牛郎区委书记龙文飞(右三)在工地上参加劳动。 (麻昌贵 供图)
 

 
牛郎公社格老大队社员梁志根从大队交待班逃出后,在野外生活了42天。专案组自制的脚镣手铐在他身上留下了深深的痕迹。 (麻昌贵 供图)
 

 
牛郎公社格老大队社员梁志根。 (麻昌贵 供图)
一个屁引发的“反革命”冤案:贵州牛郎“追反”事件始末
1976 年,贵州铜仁地区松桃苗族自治县牛郎区(辖今牛郎镇、大兴镇和沙坝乡),发生了一起骇人听闻的特大冤案。该区以追查“反革命”为名,以群众运动取代公安机 关,采用五十多种酷刑,破获所谓“反革命”组织36个,“反革命”组织成员1359人,涉及贵州、湖南两省4县;... more
03/11/2013 - 14:04
 The four foreign criminals who murdered 13 Chinese sailors in 2011 on northern Thailand’s Mekong River were put to death by lethal injection on March 1.
I support the death sentence in this case and the execution of these men. The significance of this execution is three-fold. First, whoever commits a crime, whether foreign, stateless, or Chinese, which injures the Chinese state or its citizens,... more
03/07/2013 - 12:49
Repeal of “Reeducation through Labor” is Merely a “Reform” Tactic of the Chinese Communist Party
 
Harry Wu
 
 “Laojiao”—“reeducation through labor”—is a repressive regime of the Chinese Communist Party and an integral part of the laogai system.
 
In 1956, the Chinese Communist Party initiated the “Movement to Cleanse Counter-Revolutionary Elements” to further suppress counter-revolutionaries.... more
02/28/2013 - 17:19






编者按:年过八旬老人站上被告席,固然让人唏嘘不已;追究施害者责任,还受害者公道,国家对待“文革”那段特殊历史,法律正义却不应缺席。但此案实难以复制,绝大多数“文革”遗案,因超过追诉期等因素,已失去了在法律框架内解决的可能性。大量“文革”遗案不容忽视和遗忘,无论是给予法律正义还是政治和解,都是在以国家的名义和姿态抚慰受害者,也是对那段荒唐历史的最好反思。

邱日仁再也不愿意向记者回顾那段往事,在法庭上,他称自己听不清,几乎一言不发,也没有向受害者家属道歉。(刘长/图)
 
  1967年12月12日,黑夜。

  一根用来捆棉被的麻绳,套住人的脖子,两人齐拉。死者喉咙里发出一阵“咕咕”的声音,越来越弱,直至消失。

  2013年2月18日,拉绳子的其中一人、81岁的浙江瑞安农民邱日仁,作为“文革”期间故意杀人案犯罪嫌疑人,站上被告席。

  按照刑法规定,... more
02/28/2013 - 15:03

February 28, 2013
[English Translation by Human Rights in China]
Deputies to the National People’s Congress and Members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference:
It has been almost 24 years since the earthshaking June Fourth Massacre. The Fourth Generation Leadership has already ushered in the Fifth Generation, headed by Xi Jinping. In a few days, the National People's Congress... more

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