China: HRD sentenced and tortured for demanding recognition of the Tiananmen Massacre
Event- Country
- China
- Initial Date
- Apr 3, 2024
- Event Description
On April 3, Xu Guang (徐光), a 1989 student leader, was sentenced to four years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” after he demanded that the Chinese government acknowledge the Tiananmen Massacre and held a sign calling for redress at a local police station in May 2022. Xu was reportedly tortured, shackled, and mistreated while in detention.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Judicial Harassment
- Torture
- Violence (physical)
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Online
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- Right to liberty and security
- Freedom of expression
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- Perpetrator-State
- Judiciary
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 30.265115685629624
Longitude: 120.2049809703791
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 3 April 2024, pro-democracy HRD and 1989 student leader Xu Guang was sentenced to four years by a court for demanding recognition of the Tiananmen Massacre and calling for redress, reportedly tortured, shackled, and mistreated by the police while in detention in Hangzhou, China.
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