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Liu Xianbin
Liu XianbinFreelance writer and activist based in Suining, Sichuan Province, detained on June 28, 2010, after police interrogated him and searched his home. Fourteen police officers from the Suining City Public Security Bureau confiscated hard drives, USB devices, his bank card, and six notices from his editors regarding remuneration for several articles he published on overseas web sites. On July 5, 2010, Liu was formally arrested and charged with “inciting subversion of state power,” and on July 21 his case was handed over to the Suining Municipal People’s Procuratorate with a recommendation for prosecution. He is currently being held at the Detention Center of Suining City.
 
 
 



NEWS

July 30, 2010:
Writers in U.S. and China Denounce Formal Arrest of Liu Xianbin

 
 

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