Documented identity
Yang Xiong is named in International Labour Organization freedom-of-association records and Asia Watch reporting among Changsha Workers’ Autonomous Federation members detained after the 1989 democracy movement. The available source set renders the name in romanization; a definitive Chinese-character form remains unconfirmed and is not inferred here.
Related archive: Yang Xiong — Media Profile & Archive.
Arrest and sentence
Asia Watch reported that Yang Xiong was among five Changsha Workers’ Autonomous Federation leaders arrested around June 16, 1989. Contemporary official accusations against the group included “counterrevolutionary propaganda,” traffic obstruction and strike activity. Those descriptions are presented as government allegations.
The ILO Committee on Freedom of Association later recorded the PRC government’s response that Yang Xiong was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for disturbing public order. The original judgment has not been recovered.
Current-status caution
No verified release record or later-life chronology has been established in the material used here. This profile does not infer release or current status from the nominal four-year term.
Evidence status
Probable: Changsha Workers’ Autonomous Federation affiliation; arrest around June 16, 1989; four-year prison sentence.
Research pending: Chinese-character form; occupation and precise federation office; original judgment; custody facility; release and post-release history.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Committee on Freedom of Association, Case No. 1500, China.
- Asia Watch / Human Rights Watch, reporting on the post-June-1989 crackdown on independent workers’ organizations.
Source note: the sentence evidence is not two independent chains: the ILO government response also informed later human-rights reporting.