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Hu Jia (born 1973 in Beijing) is a Chinese male human rights defender, environmentalist, computer scientist, and public figure. He is a citizen of China and speaks Chinese. His religious worldview is Tibetan Buddhism. He was educated at the Capital University of Economics and Business and is affiliated with the democracy movements of China.
Hu Jia received the Sakharov Prize and was designated a prisoner of conscience. He was convicted of inciting subversion of state power. He is married to Zeng Jinyan. His work period began in 2014.
As an author, he has produced eight works. Notable titles include *Beijing*, *Cai se di qing xu*, *Lü shui hong fan*, *Meiguo 8 da yuan an*, and *Peking today and yesterday*. His name in his native language is 胡佳.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Beijing
- Cai se di qing xu
- Lü shui hong fan
- Meiguo 8 da yuan an
- Peking today and yesterday
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1973-07-25 ) July 25, 1973 (age 52) , Beijing , China
- Occupation
- Human rights activist
- Known for
- Environmentalist movement, HIV/AIDS activism
- Spouse
- Zeng Jinyan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hu
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Beijing
- Spouse
- Zeng Jinyan
- Occupation
- public figure
- Educated at
- Capital University of Economics and Business
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Movement
- democracy movements of China
- Image
- Hu Jia China Humanright activist.jpeg
- Convicted of
- inciting subversion of state power
- Significant event
- prisoner of conscience
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- Hu Jia (activist)
- date of birth
- 1973-07-25
- name in native language
- 胡佳
- start of work period
- 2014-00-00
- social media followers
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Encyclopedic overview
Hu Jia (Chinese: 胡佳; pinyin: Hú Jiā; born July 25, 1973) is a Chinese civil rights activist and critic of the Chinese Communist Party. His work has focused on the Chinese democracy movement, Chinese environmentalist movement, and HIV/AIDS in the People's Republic of China. Hu is the director of June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association, and he has been involved with AIDS advocacy as the executive director of the Beijing Aizhixing Institute of Health Education and as one of the founders of the non-governmental organization Loving Source. He has also been involved in work to protect the endangered Tibetan antelope. For his activism, Hu has received awards from several European bodies, such as the Paris City Council and the European Parliament, which awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to him in December 2008.
On December 27, 2007, Hu was detained as part of a crackdown on dissent during the Christmas holiday season. Reporters Without Borders said that "The political police have taken advantage of the international community's focus on Pakistan to arrest one of the foremost representatives of the peaceful struggle for free expression in China." The decision to take him into custody was made after peasant leaders in several Chinese provinces issued a manifesto demanding broader land rights for peasants whose property had been confiscated for development. On April 3, 2008, he was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail. Hu pleaded not guilty on charges of "inciting subversion of state power" at his trial in March 2008. His trial and detention garnered international attention, and Hu was described as a political prisoner, and was designated a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. He was released on June 26, 2011.
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