2026-11-12
After being detained in a detention center for 544 days, Pastor Gao Quanfu of the Zion Light Church went on trial in an open court on November 12 on charges of "fraud." Friends and family have called on believers to attend the hearing.
2026-11-07
On November 7, the Hong Kong government issued a statement rebutting the joint criticism from ten countries regarding the sentencing of Joshua Wong, claiming it distorts facts and interferes with Hong Kong's judiciary.
2026-11-06
On November 6, the Macau Court of First Instance sentenced 69-year-old former pro-democracy legislator and long-time organizer of June 4th memorial activities, Au Kam-san, to 12 years and 6 months in prison on charges of subversion of state power, colluding with foreign organizations to endanger national security, and violating confidentiality. This is the first national security criminal case since Macau's sovereignty handover. Au was arrested in July 2025 and tried behind closed doors in September this year. His family questioned the restrictions on his choice of legal counsel, and Human Rights Watch criticized the case for violating due process.
2026-11-05
The Supreme People's Procuratorate has formally initiated a public prosecution against Ma Xingrui for suspected duty-related crimes.
2026-11-05
On November 5, the Hong Kong High Court sentenced Joshua Wong to an additional 10 years in prison for "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces" for his 2020 calls for foreign sanctions against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments. The remaining two months of his original sentence can be counted, and he must serve until November 2036.
2026-11-05
On November 5, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Coming just one day after the case of Au Kam-san in Macau on the following day, prominent pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong and Macau have been sentenced to heavy prison terms for two consecutive days.
2026-11-05
On November 5, a Hong Kong court sentenced Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison under the National Security Law, and the Hong Kong government subsequently announced that it would confiscate assets related to his crimes in accordance with the law.
2026-11-05
On November 5, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council issued a statement regarding the 10-year prison sentence handed down to Joshua Wong, condemning the Hong Kong government for harming human rights and freedom of speech in the name of national security. It noted that Wong has been detained for over 2,000 days since late 2020 and called for an end to political abuse of the legal system and the release of detained individuals.
2026-11-05
On November 5, the European External Action Service (EEAS) issued a statement criticizing the 10-year prison sentence handed down to Joshua Wong for "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces," calling the verdict politically motivated and demanding his immediate release.
2026-11-05
Following the sentencing of Joshua Wong, Freedom House and 40 other organizations issued a joint statement calling for his immediate and unconditional release, and demanded that the U.S. side raise this case during talks between Trump and Xi Jinping, specifically naming the November APEC summit in Shenzhen and the December G20 summit in Florida.
2026-11-01
On November 1, Yibao published the full text of Cheng Wanjun's 'The Endless Soul of Freedom: A Confession of a Chinese Political Prisoner.' He openly opposes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and stated he fears being harmed by 'long-arm jurisdiction.'
2026-10-20
Rights defense activist Xing Wangli (55) from Xixian County, Henan, is serving a sentence at Sanmenxia Prison. After visiting him on October 20, his wife Xu Jincui reported that he had visibly lost weight, that the skin on both hands was worn through and bleeding, and that he could barely endure the long hours of labor. His family is worried about the disability in his right hand and an old head injury, and is calling for a reduction in the intensity of his labor and attention to his health.
2026-10-17
According to a tip-off from X user @LeiYang8964, a mainland Chinese netizen was sentenced by the authorities to three years and six months in prison for the crime of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" after posting remarks on an overseas social platform that defamed and attacked the country's leaders and the national system. This incident reflects the Chinese government's severe control over and punishment of domestic netizens' speech on overseas platforms.
2026-10-16
According to Twitter user @LeiYang8964, netizen "Ayu" was previously detained for nearly a year after calling the police to have himself arrested, and has now been released. The post says Ayu was held over his own actions and has now completed his sentence and regained his freedom. The incident has drawn attention on social media, and the relevant details as well as the specific reason for calling the police remain to be further verified.
2026-10-16
According to Radio France Internationale (RFI), a woman suffering from schizophrenia posted slogans bearing phrases such as "expel the CCP" outside the door of her residence, and was found guilty of incitement by a Hong Kong court, sentenced to 3 months of treatment in a psychiatric hospital.
2026-10-14
In the Zhejiang Financial Center incident, the grandmother of Zhu Yidan, a detained rights defender and doctoral student, spoke out in a group chat, issuing 'Ten Questions of Blood and Tears.' She stated that her granddaughter has been detained for 9 months and denied bail, accused of 'conspiracy' merely for forwarding rights-defense information, and questioned where the social danger lies.
2026-10-13
Ren Zhiqiang, now 75, was arrested in 2020 for publicly criticizing Xi Jinping and sentenced to 18 years in prison the same year. He has lost his freedom for more than 6 years, and reports recently emerged that his health has deteriorated in prison, which has been verified as true.
2026-10-10
The Intermediate People's Court of Shangqiu City, Henan Province, sentenced Zhou Xianwang of Hubei to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes, finding that the total amount of bribes accepted amounted to more than 60.5 million yuan.
2026-10-05
On October 5, former Hong Kong Alliance vice chair Chow Hang-tung formally appealed her conviction for incitement to subvert state power and her sentence of 7 years and 3 months; the case has not yet been scheduled for a hearing. The Hong Kong Alliance case involved four defendants: Lee Cheuk-yan was sentenced to 7 years, Albert Ho to 5 years and 2 months, and the Alliance was fined HK$1.5 million.
2026-09-23
The US Congress and Administrative Authorities China Committee (CECC) issued a statement noting that Ilham Tuheti has been serving a life sentence for the crime of "splitting the state" for 12 years. In reality, he has been dedicated to Uyghur-Han dialogue to bridge differences, and called for Trump and Xi Jinping to pay attention to his case during their meeting.
[Follow-up · September 23, 2026] On September 23, the US Congress and Administrative Authorities China Committee (CECC) stated that as the US President and Xi Jinping are about to hold a dialogue, the Ilham Tuheti case should be placed on the agenda, and his unconditional release should become an urgent priority.
2026-09-22
On September 22, UK Prime Minister Burnham met with Trump in New York, demanding the immediate release of Jimmy Lai and asking if Trump could raise the case during his talks with Xi Jinping.
2026-09-22
On September 22, the UK representative at the UN Human Rights Council called for the repeal of Hong Kong's National Security Law and the release of British citizen Jimmy Lai, who has been sentenced.
2026-09-22
On September 22, 2026, according to China Digital Times (CDT), Chinese independent journalist and #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin was released after serving five years in prison. Huang Xueqin had previously been sentenced by the authorities on the charge of "inciting subversion of state power" for her participation in advancing China's #MeToo movement and her attention to social issues. The news of her release drew overseas public attention to the space for civil society in China and to the fighters for women's rights.
2026-09-21
On September 21, the Georgetown University Center for Asian Law and Boyden House in New York will host the English-language book launch and symposium for Xu Zhiyong's 'Beautiful China' in Washington. As the founder of the New Citizen Movement, Xu Zhiyong was sentenced to 14 years in prison in April 2023 for promoting educational equality and the public disclosure of officials' assets, and he is currently still serving his sentence.
2026-09-15
On September 15, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Shandong Province delivered a first-instance verdict, sentencing Bi Jingquan to 14 years in prison and a fine of 5 million yuan for accepting bribes totaling over 57.42 million yuan between 1995 and 2025 by abusing his official positions. Bi Jingquan previously served as Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council and Director of the State Food and Drug Administration.
2026-09-15
Bi Jingquan, former chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, was sentenced to 14 years in the first instance trial, found guilty of accepting bribes and having voluntarily confessed to most of the facts.
2026-09-11
On September 11, 2026, the Hong Kong High Court sentenced leaders of the Alliance for Patriotic Democratic Movements of Hong Kong (ADPL), Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung, and Albert Ho Chun-yan, to five, six, and seven years in prison respectively for subversion of state power. The Hong Kong SAR government and the Legislative Council subsequently issued statements firmly supporting the verdict and accusing the US, the West, and overseas organizations of slander and smearing. Police Commissioner Raymond Siu warned that there are still hidden criminals. The EU issued a statement saying the trial was politically motivated and warned of damage to Hong Kong's rule of law reputation; the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for the abolition of the penalty and demanded that the National Security Law comply with international human rights standards.
2026-08-06
Yin Jiangen, a self-media person from Zhuzhou, was arrested across provinces in August 2025 for posting criticisms of officials, including Liu Ying, the Party Secretary of Liyang Town, Hexian County, Anhui Province. On August 6, 2026, the Hexian Court sentenced him to two years and three months in prison in the first instance for the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble. Yin Jiangen disagreed and filed an appeal.
2026-09-12
Around September 12, 2026, Tietou and his team members shouted "We are innocent" in court. Supporters believe their actions challenged the authorities rather than constituting extortion, while some self-media outlets accused them of extortion.
2026-09-11
On September 11, the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong delivered its verdict in the case of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (the Alliance) inciting subversion of state power: former vice-chair Chow Hang-tung was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in prison, former chair Lee Cheuk-yan was sentenced to 7 years, and former vice-chair Albert Ho was sentenced to 5 years and 2 months. The disbanded Alliance was fined 1.5 million HKD (approximately 190,000 USD).
2026-09-03
On September 3, 2026, the US Embassy in China publicly issued a statement, accusing the Chinese side of conducting a closed-door trial and sentencing Gao Shen to three years in prison under retroactive law, and demanding that the Chinese government immediately release him.
2026-09-02
On September 2, 2026, Joshua Wong, former secretary-general of Demosisto in Hong Kong, who is currently serving a sentence, pleaded guilty in the Hong Kong High Court to one count of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, and Judge Tam Yiu-ho announced that the sentencing would be adjourned.
2026-09-02
On September 2, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty at the Hong Kong High Court to conspiracy to collude with foreign or external forces to endanger national security. The prosecution accused him and others, including Nathan Law who is in exile in the UK, of seeking foreign sanctions, blockades, and other measures against Hong Kong and China between July and November 2020.
2026-09
The influencer "Tietou" (Dong Guangming) was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Binjiang Court in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, for organizing a team to expose social darkness, including scams involving elderly health products and shortchanging at seafood markets. His team members were also sentenced. The official reason given was "extortion," but the video argues this is a fabricated charge aimed at suppressing those who reveal the truth.
2026-09
According to Hu Liren's video, U.S. President Trump raised the cases of Li Zhiying and Pastor Kim Myeong-il directly with Xi Jinping. Xi Jinping said the release of Pastor Kim could be considered, and Pastor Kim was subsequently rescued and released from prison.
2026-08-26
On August 26, 2026, a spokesperson for the US State Department issued a statement expressing serious concern over a Chinese court's three-year prison sentence for US-based artist Gao Shen on the charge of infringing upon the reputation of heroes and martyrs, and reiterated support for freedom of speech and artistic expression.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-08-25
Chinese avant-garde artist Gao Sen was arrested in August 2024 while returning to China to visit family, and on August 25, 2026 was sentenced to three years in prison on charges involving harm to the reputation and honor of the hero and martyr Mao Larou.
2026-08-25
Chinese artist Gao Shen, who lives in New York, was sentenced to three years in prison by a court in Sanhe, Hebei Province, on the charge of infringing on the reputation and honor of heroes and martyrs, drawing major concern from the U.S. State Department.
2026-08-25
On August 25, 2026, a court in Sanhe, Hebei, China, sentenced 70-year-old US-based artist Gao Min to three years in prison in a first-instance ruling on the charge of infringing the reputation and honor of heroes and martyrs. The charge stemmed from a satirical sculpture involving Mao Zedong that he created more than ten years ago.
2026-08-22
On August 22, 2026, a human rights body disclosed that the case of the 70-year-old contemporary artist Gao Xian, who was accused years ago of the crime of "infringing the reputation of heroes and martyrs" over his sculptures, will be pronounced at a court in Sanhe, Hebei, on August 25.
2026-08-22
On the evening of August 22, 2026, members of a civil group projected a large photo of Niu Tengyu and slogans onto the outer wall of the Chinese Embassy in Germany in Berlin, protesting his wrongful imprisonment and torture and demanding that the Chinese government release him immediately.
2026-08-21
Hong Kong's High Court has ruled that the Alliance and its leaders are guilty of "inciting subversion of state power," with the charges relating to the slogan "end one-party rule" in the Alliance's platform.
2026-08-21
Evergrande Group founder Xu Jiayin has been sentenced to life imprisonment, sparking widespread discussion about the fate of private entrepreneurs in China and the attitude of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) toward private capital.
2026-08-21
On August 21, 2026, the High Court of Hong Kong ruled that the disbanded Hong Kong Alliance and its former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung were guilty of the crime of incitement to subvert state power.
2026-08-21
On August 21, the High Court of Hong Kong ruled that the disbanded Alliance and its former chairman Lee Cheuk-yan and former vice-chairwoman Chow Hang-tung were guilty of incitement to subvert state power; another former vice-chairman, Albert Ho, had earlier pleaded guilty. The three will attend a mitigation hearing on the 28th, and under the Hong Kong National Security Law the maximum penalty is ten years' imprisonment.
2026-08-21
On August 21, 2026, the German and French embassies and consulates in China issued a joint statement expressing deep regret over the Hong Kong court's ruling that convicted Andy Lau and other Alliance leaders of incitement to subversion, and calling on the Hong Kong government to immediately release Chow Hang-tung.
2026-08-20
On August 20, the High Court of Hong Kong ruled that Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung are guilty of inciting subversion of state power.
2026-08-12
In its second-instance ruling, the Guangdong High People's Court rejected the appeals of Zhao Bing and others, upheld the original judgment, and for the first time explicitly described Hui Jian in the ruling as an anti-fraud figure.
Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong ·
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2026-08-11
On August 11, 2026, the New Taipei District Court in Taiwan issued a first-instance verdict, finding that Xu Chunying, a former mainland Chinese national who had served as a Taiwan People's Party cadre, colluded with Chinese Communist Party officials to interfere in Taiwan's elections and was involved in underground currency exchange, and sentenced her to 7 years in prison under the Anti-Infiltration Act and other laws.
Location: New Taipei, Taiwan ·
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2026-08-09
A Taiwan prosecutor has indicted Huang Boywei, seeking or requesting a 13-year prison sentence; the case involves allegations of purchasing the household registration and personal data of Taiwanese citizens.
2026-08-05
On August 5, Shi Jianjian, a depositor who was given a suspended sentence for the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble after legally traveling to Henan to demand her deposits, received a certificate terminating her community correction, and stated that she would file an appeal in accordance with the law and apply for state compensation.
2026-08
Evergrande Group founder Xu Jiayin was recently sentenced to life imprisonment, sparking widespread public attention. Commentators view this as marking the beginning of an era where private Chinese billionaires generally face severe legal reckoning and life imprisonment.
2026-08
The Beihai Procuratorate in Guangxi has officially indicted Pastor Jin Mingri and eight other pastors and co-workers from the Xi'an church on charges of fraud and illegal business operations, marking a continued crackdown on religious faith groups by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
2026-07-15
The U.S. State Department said the United States has raised the case of Chen Youlin directly with Chinese officials and called on China to immediately release the seismology scholar, who has been detained for more than 600 days and faces charges of espionage.
2026-07
A member of the Hong Kong University Student Union who had been arrested during the anti-extradition bill protests was released after being held for more than three years.
2026-07
Pastor Kim Min-il was detained by the Chinese government for 266 days and was released on the eve of U.S. Independence Day in 2026. At a religious group event in Washington, he expressed his hope that the Trump-Xi meeting would facilitate the release of eight colleagues still in prison, as well as house church leaders such as Pastor Gao Quanpu and Pastor Wang Yin.
2026-06-30
On June 30, a former vice chairman of the Hebei Provincial CPPCC was prosecuted for privately listening to audio materials involving serious political issues.
2026-06-03
Kim Myeong-il said that after the prosecutor's office began questioning him, he wrote a letter and announced a hunger strike lasting two days because lawyer Lee Gwi-saeng was unable to meet with him.
2026-05-18
On May 19, 2026, the High Court of Hong Kong concluded the closing arguments proceedings in the case of former Hong Kong Alliance leaders Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan, who were charged with incitement to subvert state power, and the judge announced that the ruling on the facts of the case was expected to be formally announced in mid-to-late July of the same year.
2026-05-10
On May 10, 2026, on the occasion of artist Gao Shen's 70th birthday in prison, dozens of human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Chinese Human Rights Defenders, issued a joint statement calling on the Chinese authorities to immediately release Gao Shen, who has been detained over his artistic work, and to lift the exit bans imposed on his family members.
2026-05-07
China's two former defense ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, were sentenced to death with a reprieve in first-instance trials. A military newspaper published an article emphasizing the determination to fight corruption, and outside analysts believe this may be paving the way for the trial of Zhang Youxia.
2026-05-02
Yuan Keqin, a Chinese national and former professor at Hokkaido University of Education who was detained on suspicion of espionage while returning to China and sentenced to six years in prison by the Changchun Intermediate People's Court, has now been released and is living in Changchun, Jilin Province.
2026-05
In 2026, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued a finding ruling that the Chinese government's detention of Niu Tengyu, the party involved in the Ewsu Wiki case, constituted arbitrary detention, violating his personal liberty and his right to a fair trial, and demanded his immediate release and compensation.
2025-10-14
Zhang Wanying appeared in court for the third time for a bail review. During the hearing, prosecutors publicly disclosed state security background and the flight-support chain involving Miao Fatai and others. Federal District Judge Murillo refused to overturn the detention order.
2025-04
In April 2025, Shi Tingfu told his son during a phone call that he felt weak all over every day. His health problems were previously on record.
2024-12
In December 2024, Xinhua News Agency revoked the retirement benefits of Gu Wanming, former head of its Guangdong branch. Prior to this, he had been criminally detained for issuing an open letter over the death of Li Keqiang, and was sentenced by a court to one year in prison on the charge of picking quarrels and provoking trouble.
2024-11-13
Rights campaigner Xu Zhiyong has been on a hunger strike for 40 days in protest against Lunan Prison depriving him of his right to communicate with his fiancée Li Qiaochu. Currently, Xu Zhiyong cannot meet with his lawyers, making it difficult for the outside world to know his specific physical condition.
2024-11
In November 2024, the Minhang District Court in Shanghai sentenced Gu Wanming, former head of the Xinhua News Agency's Guangdong branch, to one year in prison on the charge of picking quarrels and provoking trouble. He was criminally detained after issuing an open letter in October 2023 raising five demands over the death of Li Keqiang.
2024-09-20
A Hong Kong man produced a video using the Cultural Revolution slogan "Revolution is not a crime, rebellion is justified" and uploaded it to social media to promote it. He was charged under Article 23 of the Basic Law with "knowingly publishing seditious publications" and was sentenced to 14 months in prison by the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court on September 20.
2024
Hokkaido University professor Yuan Keqin was sentenced to six years in prison for violating the anti-espionage law.
2023-04-10
Chinese constitutional scholar and New Citizens' Movement founder Xu Zhiyong was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a court on charges of subversion of state power, marking his second imprisonment.
2022-11-03
An Yankui traveled to Malaysia with a passport and visa to attend a religious conference. In 2022, the Fenyang City Court sentenced him to one year in prison and a fine of 5000 yuan for the crime of "illegally crossing the national border." The court found that he had obtained a visa in the name of tourism while actually attending a religious conference, which constituted "fabricating the purpose of exit and entry."
2022-01
Former CCP Central Committee Inspection Team Deputy Leader Dong Hong sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.
2020-09-22
The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Ren Zhiqiang to 18 years in prison and fined him 4.2 million yuan on charges of embezzlement, bribery, misappropriation of public funds, and abuse of power by personnel of state-owned companies.
2020-09-22
Ren Zhiqiang, who was once active in Alashan SEE and published articles criticizing the supreme leader, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in September 2020 on charges including corruption and bribery.
2020-09-22
Ren Zhiqiang was sentenced to 18 years in prison for remarks criticizing epidemic prevention policies and other statements, sending shockwaves through China's entrepreneurial community.
2019
In 2019, Cheng Wanjun was reported for commenting on Xi Jinping at his workplace, subsequently sentenced to six years in prison. After completing his sentence in 2025, he left the country and arrived in Thailand.
2016-11-15
On the morning of November 15, 2016, the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court carried out the death penalty on Jia Jinglong in accordance with the execution order issued by the Supreme People's Court; he had shot and killed village Party secretary He Jianhua after his own marital home was forcibly demolished.
2016
In 2016, Ling Jihua, former director of the CCP General Office, was sentenced to life imprisonment and is still serving his sentence.
2015-11-24
On November 24, 2015, the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court sentenced Jia Jinglong to death for intentional homicide in a first-instance ruling and deprived him of political rights for life; Jia Jinglong subsequently appealed.
2014
Investigative journalist Luo Changping said Tang Can was tried and served a sentence in Hubei in early 2014, and was later secretly taken to Beijing to assist in the investigation of a major military case; the authorities did not announce it, and in 2012 there were online rumors that she had been sentenced to 15 years.
2013-09-22
Bo Xilai was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2013. The video claims he later met with Baozi (Xi Jinping) in Qincheng Prison.
2011-07-23
After hiding in Canada for twelve years, Lai Changxing was deported back to China in 2011 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
2008-11-26
On the morning of November 26, 2008, Yang Jia was executed by lethal injection in Shanghai at the age of 28. This was only five days after the Supreme People's Court issued its approval ruling, and less than a day after his mother received the ruling.
2008-11-21
On November 21, 2008, the Supreme People's Court issued a criminal ruling approving the death sentence of Yang Jia. It was only after 7 p.m. on November 25 that Wang Jingmei received this ruling, with only one night left before the execution.
2008-10-20
On October 20, 2008, the Shanghai High People's Court issued Criminal Ruling (2008) Hu Gao Xing Zhong Zi No. 131, rejecting Yang Jia's appeal, upholding the first-instance death sentence, and reporting it to the Supreme People's Court for review and approval. When the ruling was issued, Yang Jia's mother, Wang Jingmei, was still confined in a psychiatric hospital.
2008-10-13
At 9:30 a.m. on October 13, 2008, the Shanghai High People's Court opened the second-instance trial of the Yang Jia case in a closed hearing. The defense lawyer requested a new psychiatric evaluation, but the court rejected it on the spot, ruling that the grounds were insufficient. During the hearing, the prosecution and the defense debated the appearance of witnesses, the qualifications of the appraisal institution, and whether Yang Jia had been beaten at the police station.
2008-08-26
On the afternoon of August 26, 2008, the Yang Jia case was heard in first instance at the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court; the hearing was postponed to this day because of the Beijing Olympics. The court gave all the gallery seats to the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, more than 20 domestic and foreign media outlets and citizens who came to observe were turned away, and the hearing notice was only displayed on the electronic screen in front of the court. No verdict was announced that day.
Location: Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court ·
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2008-07-05
On the afternoon of July 5, 2008, the Shanghai Justice Bureau received a commission from the police, and experts from the Institute of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice arrived at the detention center that same day to complete the psychiatric evaluation of Yang Jia, concluding that he had no mental illness and possessed full criminal responsibility. An evaluation that normally takes 30 days was completed in a single day. Lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan pointed out that the evaluation procedure was seriously unlawful, and the body that conducted the evaluation was also accused of lacking forensic evaluation qualifications. During the second trial, the lawyer again applied for a re-evaluation, which was rejected by the court.
2004-03-19
On March 19, 2004, Guangdong courts sentenced Southern Metropolis Daily general manager Yu Huafeng to 12 years and Li Minying to 11 years in first instance for embezzlement, bribery and other crimes; editor-in-chief Cheng Yizhong was arrested the same day and released without charge about 4 months later, and the sentences of Yu and Li were later substantially reduced.
2002-03
In 2002, workers at the Liaoyang Ferroalloy Plant launched weeks of protests over long-term unpaid wages and losing everything after being laid off; worker representatives were subsequently arrested and sentenced on charges of illegal assembly, inciting subversion of state power, and others, on Zhu Rongji's signal.
1999-01-20
Shanghai software engineer Lin Hai was sentenced to two years in prison for providing 30,000 collected Chinese email addresses to the overseas anti-communist digital journal "VIP Reference," becoming the first person in China to be imprisoned for internet-related activities.
1998-12
In 1998, Xu Wenli, Wang Youcai, and Qin Yongmin, founders of the China Democracy Party, were sentenced for their party-building activities, marking the establishment of political parties as a taboo in China.
1996
Zhou Beifang, suspected of illegally mobilizing massive funds from Shougang to help Deng Zhifang pay off gambling debts, was sentenced by the court to death with a reprieve, while Deng Zhifang escaped legal prosecution and safely retreated behind the scenes.
1989-06-21
On June 21, 1989, Xu Guoming, Bian Hanwu, and Yan Xuerong, who had been sentenced to death in the Guangxin Road crossing incident in Shanghai, were executed. They had been sentenced to death in the first instance on June 15, and the West German ambassador to China had called for the three not to be put to death.
1989-06-20
In June 1989, the Shanghai High People's Court rejected the appeals of Xu Guoming, Bian Hanwu, and Yan Xuerong, upholding the death sentences; the three were executed on June 21. The specific date of the second instance was reported to be around June 20.
1989-06-16
On June 16, 1989, after three people in Shanghai were sentenced to death, the West German ambassador to China expressed hope that the authorities would not carry out the executions, but the three were still executed on June 21.
1989-06-15
On June 15, 1989, the Shanghai Intermediate People's Court sentenced Xu Guoming, Bian Hanwu, and Yan Xuerong to death in the first instance, to be executed immediately, with political rights stripped for life; only 9 days elapsed from the case on June 6 to the verdict.
1989-06-14
The Shanghai Intermediate Court heard the Guangxin Road level crossing case, which was broadcast live on television. The defendant, Yan Xuerong, is reportedly intellectually disabled from birth, and her unusual behavior in court sparked discussion; the trial date could not be verified, and she was sentenced to death at first instance on June 15.
1989-06
On June 15, 1989, Xu Guoming, Bian Hanwu, and Yan Xuerong were sentenced to death in the first instance by the Shanghai Intermediate People's Court for June Fourth, and were executed by firing squad on June 20, faster than in Beijing.
1950
The program states that Chen Yi was executed after being held in custody for a period, in order to answer to the local people of Taiwan.