Information on the current treatment of pro-democracy supporters in Shanghai [CHN10797]

The British Broadcasting Corporation, quoting a Hong Kong newspaper's report on the future trial of two pro-democracy activists in Shanghai, states that "[the] [r]elatives of the accused will not be allowed to attend or give testimony at the trial" (BBC Summary 25 Mar. 1992).
Reporting on the trial of pro-democracy activists, Inter Press Service refers to the "expected" trial of
Peng Rong of Beijing University accused of collaborating with Shanghai's Wuhan University to organize 'unlawful' activities in June 1990 to commemorate the anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen crackdown (28 Dec. 1991, 2).
Without providing details, the above source adds that, according to "analysts," Beijing dissidents receive far better treatment because the international spotlight is focused on them strongly. Conditions of dissidents are not as good elsewhere in China, and are thought to be particularly bad in Shanghai. The source adds that Shanghai-based author and critic Wang Ruowang is believed to be under strict house arrest and is not allowed to leave the city despite being released from jail a year ago (Ibid.).

Additional information on the above subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC.

References

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 25 March 1992. "Chinese Pro-Democracy Activists to Be Tried." (NEXIS)

Inter Press Service. 28 December 1991. "China: Possible Amnesty Seen After Final Wave of Dissident Trials." (NEXIS)

Attachments

BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 25 March 1992. "Chinese Pro-Democracy Activists to Be Tried." (NEXIS)

Inter Press Service. 28 December 1991. "China: Possible Amnesty Seen After Final Wave of Dissident Trials," pp. 1, 2. (NEXIS)