1,024 documented cases of prisoners of conscience in 11 months in China, 2019

5-11   Russia 11000/162000= new cases/active cases     https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/russia

  India 11% rise; Brazil 8% rise.

1650/12600= Chile 13% rise.  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/chile

Pakistan  16/210= 7.6%  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/pakistan

Spain  19/597=  3% rise  https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/spain

In a day or so Russia will have 2nd most cases behind USA, passing Spain.

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Zhang Xuezhong criticised the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak and calling for freedom of speech.

Zhang Xuezhong was removed from his Shanghai home on Sunday night, according to multiple sources.  His letter, posted on WeChat on Saturday and addressed to deputies of the National People’s Congress (NPC), was widely circulated online    https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3083863/chinese-scholar-calls-political-reform-criticising-tight

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Xu Zhiyong arrested  https://www.npr.org/2020/02/17/806584471/rights-activist-xu-zhiyong-arrested-in-china-amid-crackdown-on-dissent

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1-2-20   More than a dozen Chinese lawyers and activists are reportedly missing or were detained by authorities in the final days of 2019 as part of the Chinese government's year-end crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners.

Human rights groups said Thursday the latest crackdown was linked to a meeting in the eastern coast city of Xiamen in Fujian province, where participants discussed ways to transform China into a democratic country.  The space for civil liberties in China has severely shrunk since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2012 ....*2019 in Review* Missing, detained, jailed in #China: 1,024 documented cases of prisoners of conscience, as of 11/30,  https://www.dw.com/en/china-arrests-pro-democracy-activists-in-year-end-crackdown/a-51859750

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Activist Zhang Zhiru was arrested in Guangdong  1-22-2019   Wu Guijun, Zhang Zhiru, He Yuancheng, Jian Hui and Song Jiahui were all arrested on Sunday evening. Jian was arrested in Changsha, Hunan province, while the four other activists were detained in Guangdong.   https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2183209/least-five-labour-rights-activists-arrested-across-china

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Liu Juefan fears her husband Zhang Baocheng will face a heavy sentence because of the terrorism charge. Photo: AFP

7-10-2019  A Chinese anti-corruption activist who urged officials to disclose their wealth has been arrested for allegedly “promoting terrorism”