Chinese petitioners and human rights activists staged a protest on Sunday—the anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) founding.
Several dozen people gathered in Shanghai—where the CCP was formed on July 1, 1921—to hold a memorial for lawyer Chen Xiaoming.
Chen died in prison five years to the day. He represented victims of forced demolition. Authorities harassed Chen for a long time and finally arrested him in 2006 after he met with petitioners in front of the U.S. embassy in Shanghai. His family and other supporters said that officials withheld timely medical treatment when his health deteriorated in prison.
The group of protesters shouted slogans, including, “Down with the communist Party!” and “Overthrow the one-party Chinese communist regime!”
