CNHRA EVENT RECORD · CNHRA-E-647421
Xiong Yan: Post-1989 Detention and Departure in 1992
Date
1989 — 1992-06
Location
Beijing (custody); United States (after departure)
Event Type
Detention · Other
Human Rights Issues
Freedom of Expression · Right to Liberty and Security · Right to a Fair Trial
Record ID
CNHRA-E-647421
Summary
HRW’s 2004 profile records nineteen months in detention followed by release and departure from China in June 1992.[1]
Description
HRW’s 2004 profile records nineteen months in detention followed by release and departure from China in June 1992.[1]
Developments
Detained after the student movement
HRW records nineteen months’ detention over student-movement activity, loss of academic standing and difficulty finding employment.[1]
Leaves China
Xiong left for the US. HRW’s 2004 profile describes later study of literature, criminal justice and religion and army service in 1994–1996.[1]
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Sources
- [1]
CNHRA-S-177220Human Rights Watch
Evidence location: Profile: Peking University student, nineteen months in custody, June 1992 departure and later studies and military service.
- [2]
CNHRA-S-897442Amnesty International
Evidence location: Section 7, Zone municipale de Beijing, printed p.38: Xiong’s detention in Beijing and Qincheng.