CNHRA EVENT RECORD · CNHRA-E-735022
Lin Zhao: Imprisonment, Prison Writing and Execution in 1968
Date
1960
Location
Shanghai
Event Type
Detention · Sentencing
Human Rights Issues
Freedom of Expression · Right to Liberty and Security · Right to a Fair Trial
Record ID
CNHRA-E-735022
Summary
Duke’s account of Xi Lian’s research records Lin’s arrest in 1960 and execution in Shanghai on April 29, 1968. The biography draws on surviving prison writings and interviews with friends, classmates and former prisoners.[1]
Description
Duke’s account of Xi Lian’s research records Lin’s arrest in 1960 and execution in Shanghai on April 29, 1968. The biography draws on surviving prison writings and interviews with friends, classmates and former prisoners.[1]
Hoover records the donation by Lin’s sister, Peng Lingfan, of diaries and open letters from 1965–1968 and family photographs. The collection opened in 2009.[2]
Developments
Arrested
Duke’s account of Xi Lian’s research dates Lin’s arrest to 1960. In prison she continued letters, diaries and poetry about her experiences, political reform and Christian faith.[1]
Executed
Duke’s account of Xi Lian’s research records Lin’s execution in Shanghai on April 29, 1968. Her family later preserved some prison letters and diaries.[1]
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Sources
- [1]
CNHRA-S-414527Duke Divinity School
Evidence location: Body: 1960 arrest, April 29, 1968 execution, and prison writings.
- [2]
CNHRA-S-429964Hoover Institution
Evidence location: Provenance and surviving prison diaries and letters.