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CNHRA PERSON RECORD · CNHRA-P-213006

Liu Gang

刘刚

Born

Unknown

Occupation

Unknown

Role

Political Activist

Record ID

CNHRA-P-213006

Biography

Liu Gang studied physics at Peking University and participated in the 1989 movement and student organizing.[1]

APS published a first-person account in October 1996 based on a May 19 interview with Liu. He recalled the influence of Einstein, Galileo, Curie and Fang Lizhi’s teaching, emphasizing scientific inquiry and integrity. Liu said he opposed the May 1989 hunger strike, favored ending the occupation by month’s end and left the square on May 30. He also described release to his parents’ home on June 18, 1995, subsequent surveillance and rejection of an application to open a bookstore.[1]

Dui Hua recounts imprisonment in Lingyuan, release on June 18, 1995, departure for the US in 1996 and subsequent technology and finance work alongside democratic advocacy.[3]

Case Summary

Amnesty’s 1993 appeal summary records June 1989 detention, a six-year sentence in February 1991 and allegations of mistreatment at Lingyuan.[2][3]

Liu’s own account and Dui Hua’s recollection both record release on June 18, 1995, followed by departure for the US in 1996.[3][1]

Timeline

1989-06

Detained

Amnesty records Liu’s detention after the 1989 movement, following physics studies at Peking University and student organizing.[2][3]

1991-02

Sentenced to six years

Amnesty’s 1993 summary records a six-year sentence and allegations of abuse while imprisoned at Lingyuan, Liaoning.[2]

1995-06-18

Release recorded in his own account

Liu’s own account and Dui Hua’s recollection both record release from Lingyuan on this day and departure for the US in 1996.[1][3]

Related Events

1989-06

Liu Gang: Post-1989 Sentence and Imprisonment at Lingyuan

刘刚：八九后判刑与凌源服刑经历

CNHRA-E-619787

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Sources

  1. [1]
    In His Own Words: Liu Gang: A Story of Physics and Freedom in China

    CNHRA-S-134532American Physical Society

    Evidence location: First-person account: studies, case and release on June 18, 1995; Interview date in the editor’s note; Tiananmen Square, 1989, The Right to Survive, and Physics and Dissent sections.

  2. [2]
    People’s Republic of China: Appeal for Liu Gang

    CNHRA-S-525719Amnesty International

    Evidence location: Summary: June 1989 detention, February 1991 six-year sentence and treatment allegations.

  3. [3]
    Black Hands

    CNHRA-S-620961Dui Hua Foundation

    Evidence location: Chen and Wang: research institute, 1989 detention, 1991 sentences and 1994 medical parole.

Record ID: CNHRA-P-213006