Chen Wei (dissident)

Chen Wei (Chinese: 陈卫), born 21 February 1969 in Sichuan (Chinese: 四川) Suining (Chinese: 遂宁), is a dissident and a leading human rights activist in central Sichuan province in China. Currently he is detained by Chinese police and is held at the Suining City Detention Center.

Biography

In 1989, he was one of the leaders of the student movement, when he was studying at the Beijing Institute of Technology, majoring in mechanical engineering. He was imprisoned in Qincheng prison and released in January 1991.^[1]

In May 1992, Chen was arrested again for commemorating June 4 and organizing a political party, and was sentenced to five years in prison.^[1]

Since then, Chen has emerged as a leader in organizing human rights actions in Sichuan.

Present situation

On the morning of 20 February 2011 he followed a police' invitation for tea but did not return. The Suining City Public Security Bureau released a document on the evening of 21 February, that he had been criminally detained for "inciting subversion of state power". Officers and security guards later searched his home, confiscating a computer, two hard drives and a USB drive. He is currently being held at the Suining City Detention Center.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Individuals Affected by the Crackdown Following Call for "Jasmine Revolution"". Chinese Human Rights Defenders. 15 April 2011. http://chrdnet.org/2011/04/15/individuals-affected-by-the-crackdown-following-call-for-“jasmine-revolution”/. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
2. ^ Custer, C. (29 March 2011). "Perspective…". China Geeks - Translation and Analysis of Modern China. http://chinageeks.org/2011/03/perspective/. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
3. ^ Smalls, David (15–22 February 2011). "China Human Rights Briefing February 15–22, 2011". Chinese Human Rights Defenders. http://chrdnet.org/2011/02/23/china-human-rights-briefing-february-15-22-2011/. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
4. ^ "China: More than 200 arrests to quell the "jasmine revolution" in China". AsiaNews. 2 April 2011. http://www.asianews.it/news-en/More-than-200-arrests-to-quell-the-jasmine-revolution-in-China-21187.html. Retrieved 13 April 2011. 
5. ^ Pierson, David (26 February 2011). "Online call for protests in China prompts crackdown". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-china-crackdown-20110227,0,4764714.story?track=rss. Retrieved 26 February 2011. 
6. ^ "News Flash: Suining, Sichuan Rights Activist Chen Wei Criminally Detained (快讯：四川 遂宁维权人士陈卫被刑事拘留)". boxun.com. 22 February 2011. http://boxun.com/hero/201102/chrd/9_1.shtml. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
7. ^ "No News on Tang Jitian, Jiang Tianyong, or Teng Biao, Missing for Many Days (唐吉田、江 天勇、滕彪律师失踪多日仍无消息)". boxun.com. 22 February 2011. http://boxun.com/hero/201102/chrd/8_1.shtml. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 

See also

• 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests
• China's 2011 crackdown on dissidents
• 2011 Shanghai riot

External links

• Chinese Human Rights Defenders

Persondata
Name	Chen, Wei
Alternative names
Short description	Dissident and a human rights activist
Date of birth	21 February 1969
Place of birth	Sichuan, China
Date of death
Place of death