SettingsPrisoners and detainees of the People's Republic of China
Adolph John Paschang
Bishop Adolph John Paschang (柏增主教) (April 16, 1895 - February 3, 1968) was born in Martinsburg, Audrain County, Missouri.
Bishop Adolph John Paschang (柏增主教) (April 16, 1895 - February 3, 1968) was born in Martinsburg, Audrain County, Missouri.
Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticism.
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, film, and social, political and cultural criticism.
Ani Pachen
Ani Pachen (1933–2002) was a Tibetan Buddhist nun who led her clan in armed rebellion against China.
Ani Pachen (1933–2002) was a Tibetan Buddhist nun who led her clan in armed rebellion against China.
Bao Tong
Bao Tong (born November 1932 in Haining, Zhejiang) was former Director of the Office of Political Reform of the CPC Central Committee and the Policy Secretary of Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the Stat...
Bao Tong (born November 1932 in Haining, Zhejiang) was former Director of the Office of Political Reform of the CPC Central Committee and the Policy Secretary of Zhao Ziyang, Premier of the Stat...
Bao Zunxin
Bao Zunxin (; September 1937 – 28 October 2007) was a Chinese historian and political dissident who was arrested and jailed for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests.
Bao Zunxin (; September 1937 – 28 October 2007) was a Chinese historian and political dissident who was arrested and jailed for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests.
Chen Guangcheng
Chen Guangcheng is a Chinese civil rights activist who works on human rights issues in rural areas of the People's Republic of China.
Chen Guangcheng is a Chinese civil rights activist who works on human rights issues in rural areas of the People's Republic of China.
Cheng Jianping
Cheng Jianping also known as Wang Yi is a 46-year old Chinese political dissident and human rights activist who was sentenced in November 2010 to a year of re-education through labor after...
Cheng Jianping also known as Wang Yi is a 46-year old Chinese political dissident and human rights activist who was sentenced in November 2010 to a year of re-education through labor after...
Demchugdongrub
Prince Demchugdongrub, commonly known as Prince De or De Wang, was the leader of a Mongol independence movement in Inner Mongolia.
Prince Demchugdongrub, commonly known as Prince De or De Wang, was the leader of a Mongol independence movement in Inner Mongolia.
Dolma Kyab
Dolma Kyab (or Zhou Shique, Chinese : 卓史确 or 卓玛加(音)) (pen-name Lobsang Kelsang Gyatso), born in 1976, is a writer and teacher in his native Tibet.
Dolma Kyab (or Zhou Shique, Chinese : 卓史确 or 卓玛加(音)) (pen-name Lobsang Kelsang Gyatso), born in 1976, is a writer and teacher in his native Tibet.
Empress Wanrong
Lady Gobulo, Empress Xiaokemin (13 November 1906 – 20 June 1946), better known as Empress Wanrong, was the empress of Puyi, the last Emperor of China and final ruler of the Qing Dynasty.
Lady Gobulo, Empress Xiaokemin (13 November 1906 – 20 June 1946), better known as Empress Wanrong, was the empress of Puyi, the last Emperor of China and final ruler of the Qing Dynasty.
Francis Xavier Ford
Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. was an American Roman Catholic bishop and Maryknoll missionary in China.
Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. was an American Roman Catholic bishop and Maryknoll missionary in China.
Gao Zhisheng
Gao Zhisheng (, b. 1966) is a Chinese human rights attorney and dissident known for defending activists and religious minorities and documenting alleged human rights abuses in China.
Gao Zhisheng (, b. 1966) is a Chinese human rights attorney and dissident known for defending activists and religious minorities and documenting alleged human rights abuses in China.
Guo Feixiong
Guo Feixiong is a Chinese human rights lawyer from Guangdong province who is often identified with the Weiquan movement.
Guo Feixiong is a Chinese human rights lawyer from Guangdong province who is often identified with the Weiquan movement.
Guo Quan
Guo Quan is a Chinese human rights activist.
Guo Quan is a Chinese human rights activist.
Hada (activist)
Hada is an ethnic Mongol activist, who has campaigned for self-determination of the Southern Mongolia (the Inner Mongolia province of China).
Hada is an ethnic Mongol activist, who has campaigned for self-determination of the Southern Mongolia (the Inner Mongolia province of China).
Harry Wu
Harry Wu is an activist for human rights in the People's Republic of China.
Harry Wu is an activist for human rights in the People's Republic of China.
He Depu
He Depu (; born 28 October 1956) is a dissident in the People's Republic of China.
He Depu (; born 28 October 1956) is a dissident in the People's Republic of China.
Hu Jia (activist)
Hu Jia (; original name 胡嘉, Hú Jiā; born July 25, 1973, in Beijing) is an activist and dissident in the People's Republic of China.
Hu Jia (; original name 胡嘉, Hú Jiā; born July 25, 1973, in Beijing) is an activist and dissident in the People's Republic of China.
Hugh Francis Redmond
A former World War II paratrooper and native of Yonkers, New York, Hugh Francis Redmond later worked for the CIA in their storied Special Activities Division.
A former World War II paratrooper and native of Yonkers, New York, Hugh Francis Redmond later worked for the CIA in their storied Special Activities Division.
Huseyincan Celil
Huseyincan Celil is an Uyghur imam of Chinese and Canadian citizenship.
Huseyincan Celil is an Uyghur imam of Chinese and Canadian citizenship.
Jean Pasqualini
Jean Pasqualini (born 1926, died 9 October 1997) was a French and Chinese journalist who wrote a memoir of his experiences in the Laogai labor camp system (Chinese:劳改).
Jean Pasqualini (born 1926, died 9 October 1997) was a French and Chinese journalist who wrote a memoir of his experiences in the Laogai labor camp system (Chinese:劳改).
Jennifer Zeng
Jennifer Zeng (born October 19, 1966) is a Chinese-born human rights activist and author, best known for her practice of Falun Gong, the subsequent government suppression of the movement, and th...
Jennifer Zeng (born October 19, 1966) is a Chinese-born human rights activist and author, best known for her practice of Falun Gong, the subsequent government suppression of the movement, and th...
Jiang Kanghu
Jiang Kangu, (July 18, 1883－December 7, 1954), was a politician and activist in the Republic of China.
Jiang Kangu, (July 18, 1883－December 7, 1954), was a politician and activist in the Republic of China.
Jiang Lijun
Jiang Lijun (Chinese: 姜力钧, born 1965) is a Chinese freelance writer.
Jiang Lijun (Chinese: 姜力钧, born 1965) is a Chinese freelance writer.
Jiang Weiping
Jiang Weiping is a veteran Chinese journalist known internationally for his arrest by the Communist Party of China in 2001.
Jiang Weiping is a veteran Chinese journalist known internationally for his arrest by the Communist Party of China in 2001.
Jiang Yanyong
Jiang Yanyong (born October 4, 1931) is a Chinese physician from Beijing who publicized a coverup of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China.
Jiang Yanyong (born October 4, 1931) is a Chinese physician from Beijing who publicized a coverup of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China.
John T. Downey
John T. 'Jack' Downey was a CIA operative who was held captive in China for twenty years.
John T. 'Jack' Downey was a CIA operative who was held captive in China for twenty years.
Li Shouxin
Li Shouxin (; Wade-Giles: Li Shou-hsin, July 11, 1872 - May 1970) was a general in Manchukuo, followed by Mengjiang during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Li Shouxin (; Wade-Giles: Li Shou-hsin, July 11, 1872 - May 1970) was a general in Manchukuo, followed by Mengjiang during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Liu Di
Liu Di (Traditional: 劉荻; Simplified: 刘荻; Pinyin: Liú Dí; born October 9, 1981), writing under the screen name "Stainless Steel Rat" (不锈钢老鼠), named after the assertive Harry Harrison SF character...
Liu Di (Traditional: 劉荻; Simplified: 刘荻; Pinyin: Liú Dí; born October 9, 1981), writing under the screen name "Stainless Steel Rat" (不锈钢老鼠), named after the assertive Harry Harrison SF character...
Liu Xianbin
Liu Xianbin (born October 2, 1968), from Suining, Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, is a human rights activist, China Democracy Party organizer, writer and signer of Charter 08.
Liu Xianbin (born October 2, 1968), from Suining, Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, is a human rights activist, China Democracy Party organizer, writer and signer of Charter 08.
Liu Xiaobo
Liu Xiaobo (born 28 December 1955) is a Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who called for political reforms and the end of communist single-party rule in China.
Liu Xiaobo (born 28 December 1955) is a Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who called for political reforms and the end of communist single-party rule in China.
Ngawang Sangdrol
Ngawang Sangdrol is a former political prisoner, imprisoned at the age of 13 by the Government of the People's Republic of China, for peacefully demonstrating against the Chinese occupation of T...
Ngawang Sangdrol is a former political prisoner, imprisoned at the age of 13 by the Government of the People's Republic of China, for peacefully demonstrating against the Chinese occupation of T...
Nien Cheng
Nien Cheng (born in Beijing on January 28, 1915; died November 2, 2009 in Washington, D.C.) was a Chinese author who recounted her harrowing experiences of the Cultural Revolution in her memoir ...
Nien Cheng (born in Beijing on January 28, 1915; died November 2, 2009 in Washington, D.C.) was a Chinese author who recounted her harrowing experiences of the Cultural Revolution in her memoir ...
Phuntsog Nyidron
Phuntsog Nyidron is a Tibetan Buddhist nun and a former high-profile prisoner in Tibet.
Phuntsog Nyidron is a Tibetan Buddhist nun and a former high-profile prisoner in Tibet.
Qazhyghumar Shabdanuly
Qazhyghumar Shabdanuly (Қажығұмар Шабданұлы, Кажигумар Шабданулы) is a Kazakh Chinese political activist and an author writing in Kazakh language.
Qazhyghumar Shabdanuly (Қажығұмар Шабданұлы, Кажигумар Шабданулы) is a Kazakh Chinese political activist and an author writing in Kazakh language.
Richard Fecteau
Richard Fecteau (1927 - ) of Lynn, Massachusetts was captured by the Chinese during the CIA-sponsored flight over China during the Korean War.
Richard Fecteau (1927 - ) of Lynn, Massachusetts was captured by the Chinese during the CIA-sponsored flight over China during the Korean War.
Runggye Adak
Runggye Adak (also Rongye Adak, Runggye Adrak, etc.) is a Tibetan man who was arrested and charged with state subversion against the People's Republic of China after making a series ...
Runggye Adak (also Rongye Adak, Runggye Adrak, etc.) is a Tibetan man who was arrested and charged with state subversion against the People's Republic of China after making a series ...
Samuel Lamb
Samuel Lamb or Lin Xiangao is a Christian pastor in Guangzhou, China.
Samuel Lamb or Lin Xiangao is a Christian pastor in Guangzhou, China.
Shi Tao
Shi Tao (; born 25 July 1968) is a mainland Chinese journalist, writer and poet, who in 2005 was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years for releasing a document of the Communist Party to an over...
Shi Tao (; born 25 July 1968) is a mainland Chinese journalist, writer and poet, who in 2005 was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years for releasing a document of the Communist Party to an over...
Sidney Rittenberg
Sidney Rittenberg is an American journalist, Chinese-English interpreter, and scholar who lived in China from 1944 to 1979.
Sidney Rittenberg is an American journalist, Chinese-English interpreter, and scholar who lived in China from 1944 to 1979.
Takna Jigme Zangpo
Takna Jigme Zangpo or Takna Jigme Sangpo (born 1926) spent thirty-seven years in a Chinese prison in Lhasa, Tibet as a political prisoner.
Takna Jigme Zangpo or Takna Jigme Sangpo (born 1926) spent thirty-seven years in a Chinese prison in Lhasa, Tibet as a political prisoner.
Tang Baiqiao
Tang Baiqiao (; born August, 1967; sometimes spelled Tang Boqiao) is a Chinese political dissident from Hunan province who led student protests during the 1989 democracy movement.
Tang Baiqiao (; born August, 1967; sometimes spelled Tang Boqiao) is a Chinese political dissident from Hunan province who led student protests during the 1989 democracy movement.
Tohti Tunyaz
Tohti Tuniyaz (pen-name: Tohti Muzart) (; pinyin: Tǔhètí Tǔyāzī) (born October 1, 1959) is an ethnic Uyghur historian and writer.
Tohti Tuniyaz (pen-name: Tohti Muzart) (; pinyin: Tǔhètí Tǔyāzī) (born October 1, 1959) is an ethnic Uyghur historian and writer.
Wan Rong
Lady Gobulo, Empress Xiaokemin, better known as Empress Wanrong, was the Empress of Puyi, the last Emperor of China and final ruler of the Qing Dynasty.
Lady Gobulo, Empress Xiaokemin, better known as Empress Wanrong, was the Empress of Puyi, the last Emperor of China and final ruler of the Qing Dynasty.
Wang Dan
Wang Dan (born February 26, 1969), a leader of the Chinese democracy movement, was one of the most visible of the student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Wang Dan (born February 26, 1969), a leader of the Chinese democracy movement, was one of the most visible of the student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Wang Shijing
Wang Shijing (traditional Chinese: 汪時璟; simplified Chinese: 汪时璟; pinyin: Wāng Shíjǐng; Wade-Giles: Wang Shih-ching) (1887 - August 12, 1952) was a politician and banker in the Republ...
Wang Shijing (traditional Chinese: 汪時璟; simplified Chinese: 汪时璟; pinyin: Wāng Shíjǐng; Wade-Giles: Wang Shih-ching) (1887 - August 12, 1952) was a politician and banker in the Republ...
Wang Wanxing
Wang Wanxing (, born October 10, 1949) is a prominent Chinese pro-democracy activist who was a prisoner of conscience for 13 years in Chinese detention centres and psychiatric institutions calle...
Wang Wanxing (, born October 10, 1949) is a prominent Chinese pro-democracy activist who was a prisoner of conscience for 13 years in Chinese detention centres and psychiatric institutions calle...
Wang Xiaoning
Wang Xiaoning (Chinese: 王小宁; Pinyin: Wáng Xiǎoníng) is a Chinese dissident from Shenyang who was arrested by authorities of the People's Republic of China for publishing controversial material o...
Wang Xiaoning (Chinese: 王小宁; Pinyin: Wáng Xiǎoníng) is a Chinese dissident from Shenyang who was arrested by authorities of the People's Republic of China for publishing controversial material o...
Wang Youcai
Wang Youcai, an active dissident of the Chinese democracy movement, was one of the student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Wang Youcai, an active dissident of the Chinese democracy movement, was one of the student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Watchman Nee
Watchman Nee (; Foochow Romanized: Ngà̤ Táuk-sĭng; 1903–1972) was a Chinese Christian author and church leader during the early 20th century.
Watchman Nee (; Foochow Romanized: Ngà̤ Táuk-sĭng; 1903–1972) was a Chinese Christian author and church leader during the early 20th century.
Wei Jingsheng
Wei Jingsheng (; born May 20, 1950, Beijing) is a Chinese human rights activist known for his involvement in the Chinese democracy movement.
Wei Jingsheng (; born May 20, 1950, Beijing) is a Chinese human rights activist known for his involvement in the Chinese democracy movement.
Wu Songgao
Wu Songgao (traditional Chinese: 吳頌皋; simplified Chinese: 吴颂皋; pinyin: Wú Sònggāo; Wade–Giles:Wu Sung-kao) (1898–1953) was a politician, jurist and political scientist in the Republ...
Wu Songgao (traditional Chinese: 吳頌皋; simplified Chinese: 吴颂皋; pinyin: Wú Sònggāo; Wade–Giles:Wu Sung-kao) (1898–1953) was a politician, jurist and political scientist in the Republ...
Wu Zanzhou
Wu Zanzhou (traditional Chinese: 吳贊周; simplified Chinese: 吴赞周; pinyin: Wú Zànzhōu) (April 25, 1885-October 2, 1949) was a military personnel and politician in the Republic of China.
Wu Zanzhou (traditional Chinese: 吳贊周; simplified Chinese: 吴赞周; pinyin: Wú Zànzhōu) (April 25, 1885-October 2, 1949) was a military personnel and politician in the Republic of China.
Yan Jiachi
Yan Jiachi (traditional Chinese: 嚴家熾; simplified Chinese: 严家炽; pinyin: Yán Jiāchì) (1885–1952) was a politician in the end of Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
Yan Jiachi (traditional Chinese: 嚴家熾; simplified Chinese: 严家炽; pinyin: Yán Jiāchì) (1885–1952) was a politician in the end of Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
Yang Bin
Yang Bin (楊斌) (born 1961) is a Chinese-Dutch businessman who was formerly listed as the second richest man in China by Forbes for 2001.
Yang Bin (楊斌) (born 1961) is a Chinese-Dutch businessman who was formerly listed as the second richest man in China by Forbes for 2001.
Yuan Hongbing
Yuan Hongbing is an ethnic Mongolian jurist, novelist, and dissident from China.
Yuan Hongbing is an ethnic Mongolian jurist, novelist, and dissident from China.
Zhang Xianliang
Zhang Xianliang is a Chinese author and poet, and former president of the China Writer Association in Ningxia.
Zhang Xianliang is a Chinese author and poet, and former president of the China Writer Association in Ningxia.
Zhao Changqing
Zhao Changqing, a history teacher and political activist in the People’s Republic of China.
Zhao Changqing, a history teacher and political activist in the People’s Republic of China.
Zhou Longxiang
Zhou Longxiang (Hanzi: 周隆庠; Pinyin:Zhōu Lóngxiáng; Wade–Giles: Chou Long-hsiang) (1905–1969) was a politician in the Republic of China.
Zhou Longxiang (Hanzi: 周隆庠; Pinyin:Zhōu Lóngxiáng; Wade–Giles: Chou Long-hsiang) (1905–1969) was a politician in the Republic of China.
Zhou Xuechang
Zhou Xuechang was a politician in the Republic of China.
Zhou Xuechang was a politician in the Republic of China.
Ziya Samedi
Ziya Samedi (Зия Самеди) (1914-20 November 2000) was a Uyghur author who emigrated to Kazakstan.
Ziya Samedi (Зия Самеди) (1914-20 November 2000) was a Uyghur author who emigrated to Kazakstan.