CNHRA EVENT RECORD · CNHRA-E-889314
Chen Yunfei: Remembrance-Related Detention and Sentence in 2017
Date
2015-03-25 — 2019-03-25
Location
Chengdu, Sichuan (trial)
Event Type
Detention · Sentencing
Human Rights Issues
Freedom of Expression · Right to Liberty and Security · Right to a Fair Trial
Record ID
CNHRA-E-889314
Summary
PEN records roughly two years of pretrial custody and a four-year sentence at Chengdu’s Wuhou district court on March 31, 2017, alongside allegations of prolonged shackling and abuse.[2]
Description
PEN records roughly two years of pretrial custody and a four-year sentence at Chengdu’s Wuhou district court on March 31, 2017, alongside allegations of prolonged shackling and abuse.[2]
PEN records release on March 25, 2019, renewed detention that September over Hong Kong-related comments and another case in 2021.[2]
Developments
Detained following a victim’s grave visit
PEN records custody after Chen and others visited Wu Guofeng’s grave, followed by roughly two years of pretrial detention.[2]
Sentenced to four years
Released after completing this sentence
PEN records release after completion of the term, renewed custody that September and another case in 2021.[2]
Related People
Organizations
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Documents
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Sources
- [1]
CNHRA-S-830105Human Rights in China
Evidence location: Report and appended defendant’s final statement.
- [2]
CNHRA-S-750050PEN America
Evidence location: 2015–2017 case, March 31, 2017 sentence and statements on June Fourth remembrance.