 Writer and director and co-founder of the Tianwang Human Rights Center, detained June 10, 2008 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Huang was last seen being forced into a car by three unidentified men, and was later confirmed to be held by the police at the Detention Center of the Public Security Bureau of Chengdu City. On July 18, 2008, he was formally charged with “illegal possession of state secrets,” which may stem from his criticism of the government’s handling of the May 12th Sichuan earthquake. Huang was tried in a closed hearing in Chengdu Wuhou District Court on August 5, 2009, but it was not until November 23, 2009, that he was sentenced to three years in prison. He is currently being held in Chuandong Prison, Dazhu County, Sichuan Province. There is mounting concern for Huang Qi’s health, which is reportedly sharply deteriorating. |
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