CNHRA PERSON RECORD · CNHRA-P-587791
Liu Xianbin
Born
Unknown
Occupation
Unknown
Role
Political Activist · Dissident
Record ID
CNHRA-P-587791
Biography
Liu Xianbin participated in the 1989 student movement and China Democracy Party activity and wrote on democracy and human rights.[1]
Amnesty recounts imprisonment after 1989 and nine years of a thirteen-year term over China Democracy Party activity. It described the 2011 conviction as his third imprisonment for political beliefs and activism.[1]
After release in late 2008 Liu signed Charter 08 and published on democracy and human rights online and in journals. He was detained again in June 2010.[1]
Case Summary
Amnesty records a trial lasting several hours in Sichuan on March 25, 2011 and a ten-year sentence for inciting subversion. It regarded the prosecution as punishment for critical writing and called for release.[1]
Timeline
2008
Earlier release and Charter 08 signature
After imprisonment over party organizing, Liu signed Charter 08 and resumed democracy and human-rights writing. Amnesty recounts his earlier 1989 and party-related imprisonment.[1]
2010-06
Detained again
Amnesty records renewed custody less than two years after release and links the case to writing, Charter 08 and political activity.[1]
2011-03-25
Sentenced to ten years
A Sichuan court imposed ten years for inciting subversion. Amnesty describes a trial lasting a few hours, designated him a prisoner of conscience and called for release.[1]
Related Events
Sources
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CNHRA-S-909226Amnesty International
Evidence location: Body: 1989, CDP, Charter 08, 2010 detention and 2011 sentence.