Release Xiangzi and Chinese Labor Activists
By Peter Olney
Updates:
5 January, 2020
From Change.org
Dear friends,
We are excited to hear Xiangzi and his two friends (who were detained at the same time) have now been released and united with friends and families.
While there is a possibility that the police will pursue their case further, for now they are safe. We will update you if there is further development.
2 January, 2020:
In news picked up from Facebook posts and text messages from organizers in the USA it appears activist Xiang Zi has been released. However as of 11:00 PST there is no official confirmation. We will post links when there are.
24 Dec, 2019
“Chinese authorities seized the prominent activist last week and punished him with a jail stint of at least two weeks for “provoking quarrels and stirring troubles,” according to a person with direct knowledge of his case who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of official reprisal.
The case of the U.S.-educated Chen, who ran a microblog called “Heart Sanitation,” illustrates …”
–International Federation for Human Rights: “China: Arbitrary arrest of Mr. Chen Weixiang”
Dec 23, 2019 —
“Dear all,
We are overwhelmed by your support. We expected a few hundred signatures, but now …. ” For more go here
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I first met brother Xiangsi during the beginning of the “Gordon Mar for SF Supervisor” campaign in the early summer of 2018 as he attended the early organizing meetings for the campaign in our living room in the Sunset. This is a dedicated and principled working class advocate who insisted on returning to China to fight for his people. Hope everyone will lend a hand in seeking his release. A first step can be taken here.
Solidarity
