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Hu Jia | |
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胡佳 | |
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| Born | July 25, 1973 Beijing, China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | Human rights activist |
| Known for | Environmentalist movement, HIV/AIDS activism |
| Spouse | Zeng Jinyan |
Hu Jia (Chinese: 胡佳; pinyin: Hú Jiā; born July 25, 1973) is a Chinese civil rights activist and noted critic of the Chinese Communist Party. His work has focused on the Chinese democracy movement, Chinese environmentalist movement, and HIV/AIDS in the People's Republic of China. Hu is the director of June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association, and he has been involved with AIDS advocacy as the executive director of the Beijing Aizhixing Institute of Health Education and as one of the founders of the non-governmental organization Loving Source. He has also been involved in work to protect the endangered Tibetan antelope. For his activism, Hu has received awards from several European bodies, such as the Paris City Council[1] and the European Parliament, which awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to him in December 2008.[2]
On December 27, 2007, Hu was detained as part of a crackdown on dissents during the Christmas holiday season. Reporters Without Borders said that "The political police have taken advantage of the international community's focus on Pakistan to arrest one of the foremost representatives of the peaceful struggle for free expression in China."[3] The decision to take him into custody was made after peasant leaders in several Chinese provinces issued a manifesto demanding broader land rights for peasants whose property had been confiscated for development.[3] On April 3, 2008, he was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail. Hu pleaded not guilty on charges of "inciting subversion of state power" at his trial in March 2008.[4] His trial and detention garnered international attention, and Hu was described as a political prisoner,[5][6] and was designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.[7] He was released on June 26, 2011.[8]
- ^ "Paris makes Dalai Lama, Chinese dissident honorary citizens". Agence France-Presse. 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
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kahnwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Chinese civil rights activist sentenced for subversion". CNN. 3 April 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Political Prisoner Databas: Hu Jia Archived 2012-12-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Tania Branigan, EU defies Beijing to award dissident human rights prize, The Guardian, 23 October 2008.
- ^ Amnesty International, China: Call for release of Hu Jia as he receives European Parliament Sakharov Prize, 24 October 2008.
- ^ "Prominent Chinese dissident Hu Jia freed - wife". BBC News. 26 June 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
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