Chinese Police Detain Activist Who Runs Website

[ 时间:2014-03-15 13:17:08 | 作者:The New York Times | 来源:六四天网转载 ]

By EDWARD WONGMARCH 13, 2014

BEIJING — Huang Qi, a well-known human-rights advocate and blogger, was taken from his home by police officers on Thursday, according to Mr. Huang’s assistant, who had spoken to Mr. Huang’s mother at 3 p.m.

The police also took away Mr. Huang’s computer equipment, said the assistant, Pu Fei. Mr. Huang, who lives in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, is the founder of 64tianwang.com, a website originally dedicated to fighting human trafficking before expanding to include discussions of human rights issues.

Starting in the 2000s, Mr. Huang served two prison terms totaling eight years. Human-rights advocates say Mr. Huang has been a victim of political persecution. In 2009, Mr. Huang was sentenced to three years in prison for illegally possessing state secrets in connection with a campaign he had started to help parents whose children were killed when schools collapsed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The Chinese government worked hard to quash any independent investigations into the school collapses.

Mr. Pu said he had “no idea” why Mr. Huang was taken away on Thursday. “The situation is very complicated,” he said.