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Qin was a worker of Wuhan Steel Corporation. At the end of the 1970s, he edited and published "The Bell" |
Qin was a worker of Wuhan Steel Corporation. At the end of the 1970s, he edited and published "The Bell", a journal in Wuhan promoting democracy. In 1980, he participated in establishing "The preparatory group of the [[Democracy Party of China]]". He was arrested in 1981 and sentenced to eight years in prison for "counter-revolutionary propaganda and incitement sin". He was released from prison in 1989. |
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Qin participated in the launch of the "Peace Charter" movement in Beijing on 14 January 1993. He was the drafter of "Peace Charter", the first programme for a democracy movement in China after 1949.<ref>{{cite news|title=《和平宪章》(第二版本)|url=http://beijingspring.com/bj2/1995/280/200322143133.htm | newspaper=北京之春 |date= 2 February 2003}}</ref> The charter demanded redress for the suppression of the [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]] and release of [[political prisoners]]. Qin was then convicted of the crime of "disturbing social order" and sentenced to two years' [[re-education through labor]].<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title=中国民主党创建人秦永敏刑满出狱|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/11/101129_china_dissident_release.shtm |accessdate=30 November 2010|newspaper=BBC|date= 29 November 2010}}</ref> |
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In 1997 Qin Yongmin published an open letter to Jiang Zemin, demanded the [[Communist Party of China]] to practice political reform in China, and materialize constitutional democracy. He founded "The Communication of PRC Human Rights Watch" in Wuhan in 1998, and issued hundreds of reports on the reality of PRC human rights. In the same year, Qin Yongmin publicly initiated and established Hubei Province Committee of The [[Democracy Party of China]]. He was subsequently arrested and sentenced to 12 years in prison, for subversion of state power.<ref name="Mackerras">Mackerras, Colin. (2001). ''The New Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China''. {{ISBN|0-521-78674-6}}</ref> In 1999, when he was still in jail, Qin Yongmin was elected as one of the four co-chairmen of [[Democracy Party of China]]. Also in 1999, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights nominated DPC members Xu Wenli, Qin Yongmin and Wang Youcai for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://taiwantt.org.tw/fortaiwan/fortaiwan4/contents2/newpage81.htm|title = Article|publisher= Taiwantt.org.tw}}</ref> |
In 1997 Qin Yongmin published an open letter to Jiang Zemin, demanded the [[Communist Party of China]] to practice political reform in China, and materialize constitutional democracy. He founded "The Communication of PRC Human Rights Watch" in Wuhan in 1998, and issued hundreds of reports on the reality of PRC human rights. In the same year, Qin Yongmin publicly initiated and established Hubei Province Committee of The [[Democracy Party of China]]. He was subsequently arrested and sentenced to 12 years in prison, for subversion of state power.<ref name="Mackerras">Mackerras, Colin. (2001). ''The New Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China''. {{ISBN|0-521-78674-6}}</ref> In 1999, when he was still in jail, Qin Yongmin was elected as one of the four co-chairmen of [[Democracy Party of China]]. Also in 1999, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights nominated DPC members Xu Wenli, Qin Yongmin and Wang Youcai for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://taiwantt.org.tw/fortaiwan/fortaiwan4/contents2/newpage81.htm|title = Article|publisher= Taiwantt.org.tw}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:57, 25 July 2018
Qin Yongmin 秦永敏 | |
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| Born | 11 August 1953 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, political commentator, human rights activist |
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| Simplified Chinese | 秦永敏 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 秦永敏 | ||||||
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Qin Yongmin (Chinese: 秦永敏) (born 11 August 1953) is a Chinese author, political commentator, human rights activist and co-founder of the Democratic Party of China.[1]
Qin was a worker of Wuhan Steel Corporation. At the end of the 1970s, he edited and published "The Bell", a journal in Wuhan promoting democracy. In 1980, he participated in establishing "The preparatory group of the Democracy Party of China". He was arrested in 1981 and sentenced to eight years in prison for "counter-revolutionary propaganda and incitement sin". He was released from prison in 1989.
Qin participated in the launch of the "Peace Charter" movement in Beijing on 14 January 1993. He was the drafter of "Peace Charter", the first programme for a democracy movement in China after 1949.[2] The charter demanded redress for the suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 and release of political prisoners. Qin was then convicted of the crime of "disturbing social order" and sentenced to two years' re-education through labor.[3]
In 1997 Qin Yongmin published an open letter to Jiang Zemin, demanded the Communist Party of China to practice political reform in China, and materialize constitutional democracy. He founded "The Communication of PRC Human Rights Watch" in Wuhan in 1998, and issued hundreds of reports on the reality of PRC human rights. In the same year, Qin Yongmin publicly initiated and established Hubei Province Committee of The Democracy Party of China. He was subsequently arrested and sentenced to 12 years in prison, for subversion of state power.[4] In 1999, when he was still in jail, Qin Yongmin was elected as one of the four co-chairmen of Democracy Party of China. Also in 1999, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights nominated DPC members Xu Wenli, Qin Yongmin and Wang Youcai for the Nobel Peace Prize.[5]
Qin Yongmin was released from prison in November 2010.[3] After going out of jail, Qin Yongmin went on his activity to promote democracy and human rights in PRC, and have been illegally taken into custody lots of times.[6]
Because of insisting on his notion that China should exercise liberty of speech, publication, association, and exercise all basic human rights, including organizing political party, he had been summoned, residential surveillanced, administrative detented, re-education through labor, criminal detented, arrested and sentenced to jail. In the last 43 years (from 1970 to 2012) he had been arrested, detained 39 times, sentenced into jail for 22 years, to become one of the longest political prisoners in jail during the last four decades. He refused to go abroad before PRC really archives constitutional democracy, and he adhered to sit through the end of the prison.[7]
At the end of another three years in detention, Qin was sentenced, in July 2018, to 13 years in prison for "subversion of state power".[8] While conceding that Qin had not engaged in any act of violence, the court listed his crimes: he had written articles and published a book in Hong Kong advocating a peaceful transition to democracy for China and had issued statements, organised pro-democracy groups and organised shared meals and meetings.[9]
References
- ^ "中国当代五位知名的"政治犯"". Deutsche Welle 德国之声. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "《和平宪章》(第二版本)". 北京之春. 2 February 2003.
- ^ a b "中国民主党创建人秦永敏刑满出狱". BBC. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ Mackerras, Colin. (2001). The New Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China. ISBN 0-521-78674-6
- ^ "Article". Taiwantt.org.tw.
- ^ "美国之音：武汉秦永敏被失踪月余 律师控公安侵害公民权". VOA. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "秦永敏获释，拘留所里度春节". VOA 美国之音. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Qin Yongmin: Prominent Chinese dissident jailed for 13 years". BBC News. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Lai, Catherine (25 July 2018). "Chinese court cited activist's book on democracy in handing down 13-year 'subversion' sentence". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 26 July 2018.