************************************************************** IFCSS Headquarters News Release No. 5057 Sept 20 , 1993 ************************************************************** Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS) 733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 440, Washington, D.C.20005 Tel. (202)347-0017 Fax: (202)347-0018 Email: ifcss@wam.umd.edu THE IFCSS WATCHES DISSIDENTS TRIAL ================================== The IFCSS HQ was notified by its Human Rights Committee that Chinese government is going to try 16 dissidents in mid October. The IFCSS HQ has sent the following news release to the National Press Club, and notified several news agencies. The IFCSS HQ considers this event unfortunate, and will keep close watch of its further development. The information concerning the trial and defendants are contained in the following document. * * * * For Immediate Release September 16, 1993 Contact: Xiaozhu (Drew) Liu Chinese Government to Try Dissidents We have been informed by our sources that Beijing government will sentence sixteen democracy activists in October 1993. On top of the list are Hu Shigen, Kang Yuxi, Wang Guoqi, Lu Zhigang and Liu Jingsheng, who are accused of "organizing and leading counter- revolutionary organization" and of "conducting counter- revolutionary propaganda". Gao Yuxiang, Wang Tiancheng, Wang Peizhong, Chen Qinglin, and Chen Wei are charged as "activists of counter-revolutionary organization". Zhang Chunzhu, Rui Chaohuai, Xing Hong-wei, Li Quanli, Li Guojun, and Xu Cen are charged with "counter-revolutionary propaganda". These sixteen democracy fighters are part of a group rounded up by the Chinese authority in June 1992. They have been imprisoned without court hearing for more than a year. With these aforementioned accusations, they may be sentenced as long as twenty year or life-long imprisonment. Our organization keeps close watch over China's human right condition, and will fight for freedom and democracy in China. We urge you to join us in raising concern over the fate of these prisoners of conscience, and working for their release. Thank you for your support. ********************************************************************* * IFCSS Headquarters Office * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * President: Lin Changsheng Vice President: Shi Heping * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * PBS-L is IFCSS's news distribution list for individuals. To sign * * on or off from the list, please send email to listserv@ifcss.org * * leave the subject line open and put in the mail body: * * (For signing on) sub PBS-L last name first name * * (For signing off) unsub PBS-L last name first name * * For more information about IFCSS, write to ifcss-info@ifcss.org * *********************************************************************