Rights Group Details Abuse in ‘Black Jails’
A new report by Chinese Human Rights Defenders gives an in-depth look at so-called black jails, or...
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Petitioner’s Testimony Describes Black Jail Torture
At South China Morning Post, Chris Luo reports on the testimony of an Anhui petitioner in the...
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Detective Work by ‘Black Jail’ Prisoners Leads to Trial
Caixin’s Ren Zhongyuan and Yang Baolu report on the trial this month of three alleged...
Read MoreSensitive Words: Black Jails, Red Bandits
As of May 14, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function). Lawyers “Surround and Watch” Black Jails: On May 13, 11 rights defense lawyers were detained and...
Read MoreChina’s Black Jail Industry
While there have been promising signs of change for those who travel to Beijing to present their grievances, there are still cases of petitioners being detained in China’s unofficial black jails. Chinese state media report on...
Read MoreChina Denies Black Jail Sentencing
Reuters reports China has sentenced 10 people to jail for illegally detaining petitioners from another city: Those convicted were hired by authorities from Changge city in central Henan province to stop petitioners airing their...
Read MoreAl Jazeera: Inside China’s “Black Jails”
Al Jazeera’s Melissa Chan, who last week encountered plainclothes state security police when attempting to interview a high-profile lawyer about proposed changes to China’s Criminal Procedure Law, follows a mother to...
Read MoreChina’s ‘Black Jails’ Shove Complaints into the Dark
The Los Angeles Times tells the story of petitioner Shi Yaping and others like her who have been held in “black jails”: Shi arrived in Beijing months ago hoping officials would resolve her complaint that local police...
Read MoreChina Activist Speaks out from Inside ‘Black Jail’
AP managed to speak with Zheng Dajing, an activist who was detained in a so-called black jail on Friday during activities to mark China’s “Legal Publicity Day”: Zheng was being watched by a guard inside the...
Read MoreState-run Magazine Reports on Black Jails in China
The existence of “black jails,” used to detain petitioners from around the country, has long been documented by human rights groups. Now, the Chinese magazine Liaowang [Outlook], published by Xinhua, has run an...
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