CNHRA PERSON RECORD · CNHRA-P-132242
Xiong Yan
Born
Unknown
Occupation
Unknown
Role
Political Activist
Record ID
CNHRA-P-132242
Visual Records
Xiong Yan in military uniform.
Biography
Xiong Yan studied at Peking University and participated in the 1989 student movement.[1]
HRW records Xiong’s study of politics and law at Peking University, participation in 1989, nineteen months’ detention, loss of academic standing and difficulty finding work.[1]
After leaving in June 1992, he pursued studies in literature, criminal justice and religion in the US, served in the army in 1994–1996 and turned to theological study.[1]
HRW’s fifteenth-anniversary profile quotes remarks by Xiong from May 1989. He described the protests as patriotic and democratic, believed history would recognize them that way, and said people wanted to know whether the government represented them. The profile separately records nineteen months of detention, later study in literature, criminal justice and religion, and his work as a military chaplain.[1]
Case Summary
HRW’s 2004 profile records nineteen months in detention followed by release and departure from China in June 1992.[1]
Timeline
1989
Detained after the student movement
HRW records nineteen months’ detention over student-movement activity, loss of academic standing and difficulty finding employment.[1]
1992-06
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]
Related Events
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; Opening remarks marked May 1989 and the profile’s account of detention and life in the United States.
- [2]
CNHRA-S-443027Wikimedia Commons
Evidence location: Photograph, subject description, author and licensing section.