CNHRA EVENT RECORD · CNHRA-E-834279
Yue Xin and Shen Mengyu: Jasic Solidarity and Seizures in 2018
Date
2018-07
Location
Shenzhen and Huizhou, Guangdong (accounts differ on where Yue Xin was taken away)
Event Type
Protest · Detention · Disappearance
Human Rights Issues
Freedom of Expression · Right to Liberty and Security · Labor Rights · Right to a Fair Trial
Record ID
CNHRA-E-834279
Summary
Description
Yue was taken during a police raid on supporters’ accommodation on August 24, 2018. CHRD places it in Shenzhen and Dui Hua in Huizhou.[1][3]
Yue’s campus letter describes demands to delete material and stop inquiries, pressure on her and her family, and her request for an explanation and apology.[1]
Dui Hua describes related confession videos in 2019. CHRD’s later profile marks Yue released without listing a release date.[1][3]
RFA’s August 13, 2018 report states that three unidentified men took Shen on August 11.[4]
Dui Hua describes related confession videos in 2019 and interference with campus solidarity.[3][4]
Developments
Shen Mengyu: Joins Jasic worker solidarity
Shen joined solidarity demanding workers’ release, improved conditions and organizing space.[3]
Shen Mengyu: Taken away
RFA’s August 13 report describes three unidentified men taking Shen two days earlier, followed by supporters’ public inquiries about her whereabouts.[4]
Yue Xin: Publishes Jasic solidarity letter
Yue’s open letter supported Jasic workers and addressed Xi Jinping and the Party leadership. The profile recounts Marxist and social-justice language and her stated rejection of a student revolution.[1]
Yue Xin: Taken away in Guangdong
Shen Mengyu: Videos reported in the aftermath
Dui Hua describes confession videos featuring Shen, Yue and others being shown to some students.[3]
Related People
Organizations
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Documents
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Sources
- [1]
CNHRA-S-367334Chinese Human Rights Defenders
Evidence location: Background: August 24, 2018 custody, letter and 2019 video; header says released without a release date.
- [2]
CNHRA-S-310097China Digital Times
Evidence location: Body: campus information request on April 9, 2018 and labor solidarity.
- [3]
CNHRA-S-551366Dui Hua Foundation
Evidence location: Double Solidarity and related sections: Shen Mengyu, Yue Xin, July–August 2018 organizing and seizures.
- [4]
CNHRA-S-106051Radio Free Asia
Evidence location: Body: August 11, 2018 seizure and Jasic solidarity; disputed employment descriptions are not adopted.