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Gao Zhisheng starts taking action
Mr Gao is denied access to courts for taking on political sensitive cases. He writes a letter to the gov. calling for an end to the torture of members of religious persecuted groups. -
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When it all started in 2005 until nowadays
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Mr Gao is beaten
He is beaten by police officers monitoring his home. -
Mr Gao arrested
The police notifies Mr gao's family of his arrest. -
Gao Zhisheng is convicted
Mr Gao is convicted and given a suspended three-year sentence with a five-years probation. -
Letter to U.S. Congress
Mr gao writes an open letter to the U.S. Congress detailing human rights violations in China. -
Gao's family escapes
Gao Zhisheng's wife and two children secretly free to the United States and seek asylum. -
Mr Gao disappears
In April 2010, Gao Zhisheng was instructed by government agents to visit his father-in-law in far Western China. He never returns. -
Gao Zhisheng under detention
The Chinese Foreign Ministry acknowledge for the first time the detention of Mr Gao. -
Mr Gao mysteriously re-appears
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Gao disappears again
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Court sends Mr Gao to jail
Beijing People's First Intermediate Court orders that Mr Gao fulfills the three-year sentence imposed upon him in December 2006. -
Gao Zhisheng remains in prison up to this day