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China: Human rights lawyer Li Xiongbing disappeared by policeposted on: 2011/05/04

Human rights defender Mr Li Xiongbing was disappeared by police in Beijing on 4 May 2011. Li Xiongbing is a lawyer who regularly takes on human rights cases. He also works for Aizhixing, a Beijing-based NGO which promotes the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. In the past number of years, Li Xiongbing has been subjected to various forms of harassment by police, including surveillance, house arrest and travel restrictions.

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At 9am on 4 May Li Xiongbing left his home in Beijing. Throughout the day, family members, colleagues and friends were unable to reach Li Xiongbing by telephone. At approximately 5pm, Li Xiongbing's wife, Ms Wu Haiying, received a call from her husband saying that he would not be back for a number of days. The line then went dead and Wu Haiying was unable to subsequently get through to her husband.
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China: Human rights defender Zeng Jinyan disappearsposted on: 2008/08/12

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the disappearance of human rights defender Zeng Jinyan on 7 August 2008. Zeng Jinyan is married to jailed human rights defender Hu Jia, co¬founder of the Beijing Aizhixing Institute for Health Education, a non-governmental organisation which promotes public awareness and education on the issue of HIV/ AIDS. Hu Jia was sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison in April 2008.