Writers in Prison (China)
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Name JIANG Weiping (ÖÐÎÄ×ÊÁÏ)
Pen name
Sex Male
Birth date 1955
Birth place
Resident place Dalian City, Liaoning Province
Education B.A. in History at Liaoning University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province,
1982
Profession Reporter and chief of Northeast China Office of Wenhui Bao (a Hong
Kong based daily newspaper)
Date of arrest 2000-12-04
Cause of arrest Writing and publishing articles of criticizing the corruption of high-
ranking government officers
Charge Leaking the state secrets and inciting subversion of the state power
Date of sentence 2002-01-25 /2002-12-26 (Liaoning High People's Court)
Sentence 6 years imprisonment and 3 years deprivation of political rights
(reduced)
Place of jail Liaoning Province
Situation in jail Arthritis worsening
Defender unknown
Family contact Li Yanling (wife)
Case adopted by ICPC, English PEN
Current Status to contact the family
References http://www.englishpen.org/writersinprison/honorarymembers/china/jiangweiping/
http://www.pencanada.ca/prison/casesheets/cs_jiang.php
http://www.cpj.org/awards01/Jiang.htm
Compiled by WiPC of Independent Chinese PEN Centre (11/2004) 17
Last update: November 3, 2004
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