"Free Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo" Seminar

On Dec 17, 2013, "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights", a human rights organization, held a seminar in Flushing, New York on "Free Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo".

Four years ago, Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years in prison in China on charges of "inciting to subvert state power" for an article he wrote calling for freedom of speech and constitutional reform. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 for his outstanding contribution to China's peaceful transition to a democratic country.

Members of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" spoke out at the meeting in commemoration of the 4th anniversary of Liu Xiaobo's imprisonment, and called on the Chinese government to have him released immediately, and return freedom of speech to all Chinese citizens.

Members of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" attending the meeting include: Piao Huazi, Jin Honglian, Piao Hulin, Deng Huanhuan, Lu Aihua, Ming Jian, Bai Jinshun, Jin Lianji, Cui Chunhua, and Xu Zhejun.

Remember 65th Anniversary of "Universal Declaration of Human Rights"

On Dec 3, 2013, "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights", a Chinese human rights organization, held a rally at the Chinese Consulate in New York to remember the 65th anniversary of "Universal Declaration of Human Rights".

Although China is a signatory to the "International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights", the government has failed to protect the freedom of speech and other rights of its citizens, most notably by jailing the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison for an article he wrote, calling for freedom of speech and constitutional reform. Mr. Liu Xiaobo is still serving his prison terms in China.

"Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" calls on the Chinese government to release all political prisoenrs, remove the blocade of the internet, so that people in China can enjoy freedom of speech.

Members of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" attending today's rally include: Li Jingshun, Wu Meisong, Piao Chunzi, Piao Yingmei, Jin Honglian, Zheng Jinghua, Piao Hulin, Jin Xiuluo, Jiang Kaixiong, Li Lin.

Veteran Democracy Activist Hosts CCCR Meeting on "Free Nobel Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo"

On November 19, 2013, Chen Liqun, a veteran democracy activist, who is also adviser to "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights", hosted a meeting on "Free Nobel Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo" at the CCCR office in New York, USA.

At the meeting, Ms. Chen briefed on Liu Xiaobo's article, "Charter 08", and his 11-year prison sentence in 2009, and the awarding of the Nobel Prize Prize to him in 2010, to members of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights". She said that it was Liu Xiaobo's freedom of speech in writing this article, and it was a serious violation of his basic human rights by the Chinese government to put him in jail for 11 years because he wrote this article.

A number of CCCR members attending this meeting also spoke out at the meeting in support of Liu Xiaobo, calling on the Chinese government to have him released from prison immediately.

Members of Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights attending today's meeting include: Jin Yuzi, Piao Hulin, Dong Zhenghu, Ming Jian, Ju Yuzi, Zhao Meiling, Piao Chunzi, Jing Honglian, Jin Tiezhen, Deng Huanhuan, Piao Ri, Li Yufu, Yu Jie, Shen Wenlie, Xu Zhejun, Qian Haijin, Piao Yingmei.

Dr. Yang Jianli Hosts UN Rally (杨建利博士主持联合国集会）

On Nov 5, 2013, Dr. Yang Jianli, founder and chairman of "Initiatives for China", who is also honorary chairman of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights", hosted a rally at the United Nations Square urging the United Nations to exclude China from the UN Human Rights Council.

Dr. Yang Jianli points out at the rally that China's human rights records have been getting worse and worse, as evidenced by the imprisonment of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo; the house arrest of Liu Xia, Liu Xiaobo's wife, since October 2010; and the suppression of ethnic minorities in China, such as the Uyghurs, Tibetans, etc; imprisonment of human rights lawyers; and the crackdown on underground churches. As such, China is not qualified to be a a member of the UN Human Rights Council.

Also speaking at the rally is Ribya Kadeer, the prominent leader of Uyghur minority; a Tibetan student leader from London, England; a close friend of Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia; and other democracy leaders.

Those attending today's rally include members of China Democracy, Chinese Alliance for Democracy. At the invitation of Dr. Yang Jianli, members of Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights also attended the rally.

CCCR members attending today's rally include: Cao Han, Piao Huazi, Piao Honghua, Li Yufu, Cui Hailan, Wu Meisong, Li Renjiu, Lin Shanshu, Cui Shenghu, Li Jingshun, Cui Chunhua, Cao Yikang, Jin Changxie, Jin Hualin, Deng Huanhuan, Shen Xuehua, Ju Yuzi.

CCCR Seminar on "Rights Movement in China" (公民自由联盟“公民权利运动学习会”）

On October 22, 2013, Xue Wei, chairman of "Chinese Alliance for Democracy", who is also political adviser to "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights", hosted a seminar at the "Beijing Spring" editorial office on the "Rights Movement in China".

Mr. Xue Wei first briefed members of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" on the democracy conference that was just held in Toronto, Canada. He said more than 150 people attended this conference, and more than half of the attendees were foreigners. This shows that more and more people from the international world are getting concerned about the democracy process in China.

Mr. Xue Wei said that right now more and more people in China have got ridden of their fears and have stood up fighting for their own rights, as witnessed by citizens in Beijing and other cities in China who publicly called for reporting of government officials private assets, and people who petitioned to the government for their lost land and private houses torn down by the government.

Mr. Xue Wei encouraged members of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" to pay more attention to the ongoing rights movement in China, and do everything they can to help those petitioners, and to fight for freedom of speech in China.

Members of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" attending today's seminar include: Cui Shenghu, Piao Hulin, Jin Tiezhen, Jin Xiuluo, Li Chenghao, Li Lin, Ming Jian, Cui Chunhua, Piao Yuanhui, Ju Yuzi, Xu Zhejun, Zheng Jinhua, Shen Wenlie, Zhao Meiling.

3rd Anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize for Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波获诺贝尔和平奖三周年）

On October 8, 2013, "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" held a rally at the Chinese Consulate in New York in commemoration of the 3rd anniversary of Liu Xiaobo being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Dr. Liu Xiaobo, a writer in Beijing, China, was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2009 for writing an article calling for rule of law, freedom of speech, and constitutional reform in China. He was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize announced by the Nobel Committee in Norway on October 8, 2010 for his outstanding contribution to China's peaceful transition to a democratic country.

Right now, Dr. Liu Xiaobo is still serving his prison terms in Jinzhou Prison, Liaoning Province, China.

"Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights", a Chinese human rights organization based in America, calls on the Chinese government to release Liu Xiaobo and all those who are imprisoned for their political views, and return freedom of speech to all Chinese citizens.

Members of Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights attending today's rally include: Zhu Benjian, Cui Yuhua, Li Jingshun, Piao Chunzi, Li Yufu, Jiang Yin, Zheng Jinhua, Cui Shenghu, Jin Changxie, Jiang Kaixiong, Xu Yingyu, Cui Chunhua, Ju Yuzi, Piao Xuefan, Jin Yuzi, Jin Xiuluo, Chen Baoqun, Jin Hualin, Wei Jian.

"Free Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo" Rally (释放刘晓波）

On September 17, 2013, "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights", a human rights organization, held a rally across from the Chinese Consulate in New York calling for the release of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo.
２０１３年９月１７日，　中国公民自由联盟在纽约中领馆前举行集会，要求释放诺贝尔和平奖获得者刘晓波。

Dr. Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2009 for writing an article calling for constitutional reform, and freedom of speech, in China. He was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize for his outstanding contribution for China's peaceful transition to a democratic country.
刘晓波博士因为写了一篇文章，号召宪政改革，言论自由，结果在２００９年被判处１１年有期徒刑。２０１０年，他被授予诺贝尔和平奖，以表彰他为中国的民主转型而做出的杰出贡献。

Liu Xiaobo

Right now, Dr. Liu Xiaobo is still serving his terms in Chinese prison. His wife Liu Xia has been placed under house arrest since his imprisonment.
现在，刘晓波博士还在中国的监狱里服刑，他的妻子刘霞自从刘晓波被判刑后，一直被软禁在家。

Liu Xiaobo and His Wife Liu Xia

"Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" calls on the Chinese government to release Liu Xiaobo immediately, because what he did was just peacefully expressing his political views by writing this article, and the Chinese Constitution protects every citizen's rights to freedom of speech.
中国公民自由联盟号召中国政府立即释放刘晓波，因为刘晓波写文章只是和平表达自己的政治观点，而中国宪法明文规定保护每一个公民的言论自由。

Members of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" attending today's rally include: Shen Xuehua, Piao Hulin, Cui Yuhua, Li Jingshun, Xuan Hua, Jin Xiuluo, Jiang Yin, Zheng Jinhua, Li Chenghao, Xu Zhejun, Cui Chunhua, Zheng Xiuying, Cui Shenghu, Xu Yingyu, Ju Yuzi,Li Lin.
今天参加集会的中国公民自由联盟成员有：申雪花，朴虎林，崔玉花，李敬顺，玄花，金秀罗，姜银，郑今花，李成浩，许哲俊，崔春花，郑秀英，崔升虎，许英玉，具玉子,李林。