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CNHRA EVENT RECORD · CNHRA-E-131322

Zhang Zhixin: Political Expression, Execution and Rehabilitation

张志新：文革中的政治表达、处决与平反

Date

1975

Location

Liaoning

Event Type

Sentencing

Human Rights Issues

Freedom of Expression · Right to Liberty and Security · Right to a Fair Trial

Record ID

CNHRA-E-131322

Summary

Caixin’s retrospective records Zhang’s arrest on September 18, 1969 and execution on April 4, 1975.[1]

Description

Caixin’s retrospective records Zhang’s arrest on September 18, 1969 and execution on April 4, 1975.[1]

After the Cultural Revolution, family petitions led to rehabilitation in Liaoning. A provincial newspaper published an account on March 31, 1979 that subsequently gained national circulation.[1]

Developments

Executed

Caixin records Zhang’s execution after prolonged custody and links her punishment to criticism of personality worship and political leadership, describing her refusal to disown her convictions.[1]

Rehabilitation publicly commemorated

Family petitions after the Cultural Revolution led to rehabilitation in Liaoning. A March 31 provincial newspaper account subsequently gained national circulation.[1]

Related People

Zhang Zhixin

张志新

CNHRA-P-732142

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Sources

  1. [1]
    Zhang Zhixin: The Woman who Took on the Gang of Four

    CNHRA-S-723367ChinaFile / Caixin

    Evidence location: Body: political views, 1969 detention, 1975 execution and 1979 rehabilitation coverage.

Record ID: CNHRA-E-131322