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274:. Li was reportedly found on his feet with a strip of cloth tied around his neck and connected to a window bar. Li's next of kin, his sister Li Wangling and her husband Zhao Baozhu, rushed to the hospital shortly after they were telephoned at 6 am. His brother-in-law said that the body was "on its feet next to his bed, with a white strip of cloth tied tightly around its neck and connected to a window bar above". The authorities said to relatives that there would be an autopsy. Although the latter were denied permission to take photographs, some stills and one video made it onto the internet. Later, i-Cable television in Hong Kong reported that officials had been attempting to persuade Li's family members to cremate his body immediately. 310:
removed it from the hospital. The Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy conveyed that Li's next of kin were prepared to grant an autopsy subject to the presence of a lawyer from outside Shaoyang. On 8 June, an autopsy of Li's body was carried out by authorities in Shaoyang, apparently against the wishes of his family, and the body was cremated on 9 June. According to the Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, an unnamed member of staff at a funeral parlour implied that the government ordered the cremation; another worker told Cable TV that Li's sister and brother-in-law had given signed consent.
169:, he served twenty-one years in prison on charges of counterrevolutionary propaganda, incitement, and subversion. Of all Chinese pro-democracy activists from 1989, Li spent the longest time in prison. On 6 June 2012, one year after his release from prison, and a few days after a television interview in which he continued to call for vindication of the Tiananmen Square protests, Li was found hanged in a hospital room. Shaoyang city authorities initially claimed suicide was the cause of death, but it was revised to 'accidental death' after the autopsy. 369: 377: 61: 450:
said Li's death stoked the anger of the Hong Kong people and brought up to 25,000 people onto the streets. "It not only reopened the wounds of the Tiananmen protests; the ridiculous claims that he committed suicide was a travesty of the rule of law". The writer lamented that despite China's rise, she
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According to Shaoyang city authorities, people on Li's wards saw him "acting strangely" by the window at around 3 am on the day he died. "Surveillance camera footage showed that on the night Li Wangyang died, no suspicious persons entered the ward except Li's wardmates and hospital staff ... The
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argued that Li never regretted support for democracy in the course of his imprisonment, and that his poor health condition did not allow him to hang himself under surveillance of National Security Guards. Kinseng Lam, who gave Li the last interview, called it an assassination and believed it was his
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raised the possibility that "security guards monitoring him tortured him to death and faked a suicide". Amnesty International issued a statement urging the Chinese government to "thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding Li Wangyang's death and take seriously the claims made by his family
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on 8 June. It is claimed that the entire process was videotaped and in the presence of the media, members of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The university is expected to report the autopsy within four days. The city continued to assert that
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noted the doubts of the public in Hong Kong over the death of Li. She said that "If these doubts can be resolved, and if some people are held responsible, Hong Kong people will have a better impression of the country." She added that "Matters like these happen because the officials do not value the
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reported that he had no minders before the interviews. After his interviews were broadcast, Li was kept under around the clock surveillance by a team of 10 police officers. An account that was opened to receive donations from supporters from China and abroad to pay his medical fees was inexplicably
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broadcast four days before, he said "the souls of the martyrs deserve to finally find some peace". He advocated a multi-party democracy for his country, and said he did not regret his fight for a better China, "even had been beheaded". In another interview, broadcast on French radio the eve of the
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as part of a petition to authorities to repay his health care costs, and was given an additional ten-year sentence for "inciting subversion". Whilst attempting to force feed Li during his hunger strike, guards knocked out Li's front teeth. He finally gained freedom in May 2011, when he checked into
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and senior establishment figures in Hong Kong publicly commented on the suspicious nature of the death, and said they had escalated the demands of citizens to politicians or "relevant departments" at national level for an independent investigation. The uproar in Hong Kong is said by commentators to
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as major news stories. On 21 June, responding to news of alleged downplaying of Li's case, Wang said he understood the "huge responsibility to deliver news... ... the journalistic heritage we have inherited". He said that his decision not to pursue extensive coverage as the story broke was pending
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Nine days after the death, outgoing Chief Executive Donald Tsang expressed doubts about Li's case, said he understood the views of Hong Kong people. He said: "Under the principle of 'one country, two systems', the most important responsibility for a chief executive is to safeguard the freedoms of
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was criticised for his decision to reduce paper's coverage of Li' death on 7 June. Wang reportedly reversed the decision to run a full story, and instead published a two-paragraph report inside the paper; other news media reported it prominently. A senior staff member who sought to understand the
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speech and expression of Hong Kong people"; Chief Executive-elect CY Leung said he shared the feelings of fellow citizens about the issue. On 16 June, Leung observed a minute's silence in honour of Li at a function, but maintained that it would be "inappropriate" for him to comment on the death.
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said he would immediately write to the CPPCC regarding the death under bizarre circumstances. He opined that for a man to be killed under guise of protecting social stability would be complete denial of human rights. Nevertheless, he defended the Central government, saying it was still uncertain
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HRIC said Li's sister had been detained by police and was taken to a hotel where they were being held. Media reported that Li's family was under pressure to consent to an autopsy, and that police had given an ultimatum of noon on 8 June. Family members were denied access to the body since police
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Official statements that Li had committed suicide caused "outrage" among China's dissident community, as his family questioned how Li would have been capable of killing himself. They said that leaving aside his minders, Li was blind and nearly deaf and could "barely hold a bowl without his hands
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decision received a stern rebuff by return email from Wang. Self-censorship concerns were raised in the Chinese-language press of the territory because Wang is mainland born, and is a member of the Jilin Provincial CPPCC. Other than on the first day, Li's death and aftermath was covered in the
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wrote to PRC Premier Wen Jiabao and other deputies to the Chinese People's National Congress demanding an investigation of Li's mysterious "suicide". They protested the Shaoyang public security office ignoring escalating calls for a transparent investigation Li's death, and accused them of
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Editorials in the main newspapers all referred to Li's death as "suspicious", and said ongoing publicity about the case was unfavourable to China's image, and that it was in China's interests for the death to be probed transparently by central authorities. An opinion piece in the
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in said that Hunan Public Security Bureau ordered a criminal investigation into the death. Li said: "We have noted the concern expressed by the Hong Kong community and media on . We have reflected their concerns to the relevant departments in the central government." The
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As a result of his actions, Li was jailed on 9 June for "counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement". He was sentenced to ten years of imprisonment, but his sentence was increased to thirteen years when he appealed to the court. He was also sentenced to
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initially said it was "unnecessary" to write to air his concerns, because Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) members should not tell the authorities how to conduct their affairs. Ip later made a U-turn owing to public pressure. At
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recommended that fellow dissidents who are frequently arrested and political prisoners prepare a notarised statement declaring one's lack of intention to commit suicide. To avoid internet censorship, "suicided" became a web-search term of choice.
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maintained his refusal to directly comment on Li's death, which was universally hailed as "suspicious". Many local pro-establishment politicians said they had escalated the matter to various Communist Party officials or bodies.
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posted a picture of a calligraphy scroll which read "An inch of blood for an inch of freedom, thousands of miles of rivers bring thousands of miles of woes" to his Twitter account, dedicating the post to Li. The
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According to organisers of the march on 10 June, in Hong Kong to demand a thorough investigation into Li's death, 25,000 people attended the largest-scale protest ever at the main entrance of the
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Li committed suicide, that his body was cremated at his family's request, and that his ashes were buried under the supervision of his sister and brother-in-law. The media made a connection to the
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suppressed the protests on 4 June, Li pasted a poster on a Shaoyang traffic sign urging a general strike in support of the protests. Two days later, Li organized a memorial for the victims.
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noted that announcement about the forensic and criminal investigation by experts from outside Hunan province came through the semi-official Hong Kong China News Agency rather than
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was the first minister to express scepticism of the 'suicide' claim; then others followed suit. Former Legco president and National People's Congress Standing Committee member
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died in 1997, fearing calls for the other responsible officials to be held to account for the 4 June Massacre. In June 2000 Li was released again for reasons of poor health.
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lives of the people, do not respect the rights of the people … do not have an in-depth understanding of accountability to the people." Chief Executive-elect,
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Daxiang District Hospital to treat his medical conditions. His sister, who lived 7 km away from the hospital, visited him twice a day with his meals.
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Li was found dead on 6 June 2012, one year after his latest release from prison, in the Daxiang Hospital where he was being treated for
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still languished third from last in world rankings in terms of respect for human rights. In a piece translated and published in the
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commented that Chinese activists on Twitter had begun to tweet their own declarations that they had no plans to commit suicide (
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argued that such incidents were "daily occurrences" and that it would be impractical to have them all investigated. Notably,
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have put pressure on mainland authorities to order a criminal investigation so as not to overshadow the impending visit of
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Lau, Stuart; Tam, Johnny; Mok, Danny; So, Peter (15 June 2012). "Beijing loyalists welcome probe of activist's death".
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Li remained vocal in demanding vindication of the Tiananmen protesters up until his death: in an interview with
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in 1983. In 1989, China saw mass pro-democracy protests throughout the country, with the largest protests in
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Lau, Stuart; Lee, Colleen; Tam, Johnny; Shi, Jiangtao (11 June 2012). "Thousands demand Li Wangyang probe"
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On 7 June, several Hong Kong organisations protested outside the Central Government Liaison Office.
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During his spells in prison, Li was a frequent inmate in solitary confinement. In 2001, Li began a
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LEADER: (11 June 2012). "Suspicious death of June 4 activist Li Wangyang warrants an inquiry".
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launched a global online campaign demanding that the Chinese government open an investigation.
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23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, he appealed to his compatriots "to observe
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blocked; he was also severely impeded from going to Beijing to see a specialist physician.
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The death and its subsequent handling angered and sent shock waves through Hong Kong. The
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A worker in a glass factory, Li Wangyang set up a labour union under inspiration of the
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Ng, Tze-wei; Cheung, Simpson (8 June 2012). "Answers demanded in activist's death".
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Shaoyang city authorities said the autopsy was conducted by four pathologists from
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By the day following news of Li's demise, over 2,700 people, including dissident
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and overshadow his impending visit for the 15th anniversary celebrations of the
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So, Peter; Choi Chi-yuk (10 June 2012). "Activist cremated 'without consent'".
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ward's door was not forced open", and there were no other bruises on his body.
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shaking". Friends and local activists strongly allege that Li "was suicided" (
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A candlelight vigil was held to commemorate the seventh day of Li's death.
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Staff Reporters (16 June 2012). "Fresh probe takes heat off Hu's visit".
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Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China
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Wang Xiangwei, (21 June 2012). "Statement by the Editor-in-Chief".
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On June 6, 2018, a sculpture for Li Wangyang was unveiled at the
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and friends that this was not suicide". At the request of the
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Following the public outcry, Li Gang, deputy director of the
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Wang Xiangwei, the newly appointed editor-in-Chief of the
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On May 27, 2022, a bust of Li Wangyang was unveiled in
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interview that triggered the authorities to kill him.
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Chinese dissident found dead, family suspect foul play
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rebuked claims that Li died of suicide. Its convener,
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Still from a TV interview of Li Wangyang in June 2012
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Pomfret, James; Tang, Sisi. Reuters (20 June 2012).
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Li Wangyang
Chinese name
family name
Slender-looking oriental man with no front teeth, wearing a white shirt and looking slightly above the camera
Hunan
China
Shaoyang
Chinese
pinyin
labor rights
Workers Autonomous Federation
Shaoyang
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
Pan Democrats
Chinese Communist Party
Hu Jintao
handover of Hong Kong
Democracy Wall
Tiananmen Square
People's Liberation Army
hard labour
Deng Xiaoping
Human Rights in China
hunger strike
i-CABLE
6-4
Amnesty International
prisoner of conscience
heart disease
diabetes

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