Imprisoned Wang BingZhang was once a dissident China lawyer threatened with losing license for daring to represent the jailed activist’s desperate needs
Political Dissidents articles on Democracy Chronicles
In this political dissidents section, DC highlights people who actively challenge established dictatorships, putting their lives on the line for democracy. Also see our entire section on the Political Dissidents who fight dictators around the world or our main section on World Democracy.
Iranian Dissidents Need Help From Democratic World
Nuclear negotiations have ignored that Iranian dissidents need help despite widespread suffering
Government Clamps Down on Defiant China Journalist
Defiant China journalist and investigator Luo Changping is removed from his job at major newspaper
Leading Tech Giants Promise Dissidents Protection
Google, Yahoo, and other tech giants promise dissidents voluntarily composed code of ethics for disclosing information
The Journey of Dr. Wang Bingzhang (Part 3)
On February 2003, Dr. Wang Bingzhang was given a one-day trial held behind closed doors, during which he was not allowed to speak, no evidence was presented, and no witnesses were called. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment
Jailed Dissident BingZhang’s Family Want Chinese Reform
Dr. Wang BingZhang’s family pen New York Times call for deeper China reform in fast-changing giant
China Dissident Liu Xiaobo Fights for Freedom
China dissident Liu Xiaobo is Nobel Prize winning author in jail for human rights activism
Mass North Korea Public Executions Target Dissent
North Korea public execution of eighty dissidents was in front of stadium of public including children
VIDEO: Jailed China Dissident’s Daughter Plea for Help
Dr. Wang BingZhang in danger but jailed China dissident’s daughter seeks international assistance
Nation Allows Mass Burma Political Prisoners Release
Reforming nation continues mass Burma political prisoners release arrested during darkest days