Guo Quan (郭泉) — Media Profile & Archive
This archive collects news reports, official documents and rights-group records about Guo Quan, a former Nanjing Normal University associate professor and founder of the China New Democracy Party. He was imprisoned twice in the PRC (Mainland): from 2008 to 2018 for “subversion of state power”, and from 2020 to 2024 for “incitement to subvert state power”. He has been free since 30 January 2024. For his biography and case timeline, see Guo Quan (郭泉) — profile.
Chronological archive
- 22 Dec 2008 — Radio Free Asia (news): “Blogger Charged with Subversion.” His wife reports his formal arrest on a subversion charge. https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/guoquan-12222008104700.html
- 25 Feb 2009 — U.S. State Department (official): 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices records his May and November 2008 detentions. https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/usdos/2009/en/64128
- 17 Oct 2009 — BBC News 中文 (news): 简讯：中国异见者郭泉被判刑. Reports the 10-year first-instance sentence. https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2009/10/091017_brief_china_dissident
- 22 Oct 2009 — Dui Hua Human Rights Journal (report): Commentary on the verdict in the Guo Quan subversion case. https://www.duihuahrjournal.org/2009/10/translation-commentary-verdict-in-guo.html
- 4 Dec 2009 — CECC (report): “Jiangsu Court Sentences Guo Quan to 10 Years for Organizing Political Party.” https://www.cecc.gov/publications/commission-analysis/jiangsu-court-sentences-guo-quan-to-10-years-for-organizing
- 21 Jan 2010 — CECC (report): “Jiangsu Court Affirms 10-Year Sentence of Guo Quan…” https://www.cecc.gov/publications/commission-analysis/jiangsu-court-affirms-10-year-sentence-of-guo-quan-for-organizing
- 14 Feb 2012 — CECC hearing (official testimony): His wife Li Jing testifies before the U.S. Congress. https://www.cecc.gov/sites/evo-subsites/cecc.house.gov/files/documents/hearings/2012/CECC%20Hearing%20Testimony%20-%20Li%20Jing%20-%202.14.12.pdf
- 4 Mar 2013 — UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (official): Opinion No. 59/2012 finds his detention arbitrary. https://hrlibrary.law.umn.edu/wgad/59-2012.html
- 13 Nov 2018 — RFA 普通话 (news): 郭泉十年刑满出狱中气满满. https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-11132018101101.html
- 14 Nov 2018 — Radio Free Asia (news): “China Releases Former Nanjing Professor Jailed For ‘Subversion’.” https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/professor-release-11142018162943.html
- 10 Sep 2021 — Radio Free Asia (news): “Veteran Chinese Democracy Activist Stands Trial For ‘Subversion’ Over Articles.” https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-09102021103820.html
- 21 Dec 2022 — Radio Free Asia (news): “Nanjing court hands second subversion sentence to critic of Wuhan pandemic cover-up.” https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sentence-12212022155136.html
- 31 Jan 2024 — Independent Chinese PEN Center / Rights Defense Network (report): Release report with full case chronology. https://www.chinesepen.org/blog/archives/195502
- 1 Feb 2024 — RFA 普通话 (news): 异议人士郭泉刑满出狱 因煽颠罪被判四年. https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gt2-02012024065642.html
- 1 Feb 2024 — RFI 华语 (news): 南京异议人士郭泉刑满出狱 已曾因文入狱再因呼救李文亮坐牢. https://www.rfi.fr/cn/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD/20240201-%E5%8D%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%BC%82%E8%AE%AE%E4%BA%BA%E5%A3%AB%E9%83%AD%E6%B3%89%E5%88%91%E6%BB%A1%E5%87%BA%E7%8B%B1-%E5%B7%B2%E6%9B%BE%E5%9B%A0%E6%96%87%E5%85%A5%E7%8B%B1%E5%86%8D%E5%9B%A0%E5%91%BC%E6%95%91%E6%9D%8E%E6%96%87%E4%BA%AE%E5%9D%90%E7%89%A2
- 1 Feb 2024 — Central News Agency, ROC (Taiwan) (news): 南京異議人士郭泉刑滿出獄 稱坐牢與李文亮有關. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202402010364.aspx
- 13 Mar 2026 — 在野党 Opposition Party magazine (profile): 制度问题上的三十年. https://www.zyd1998.com/archives/6237
- 21 Mar 2026 — 在野党 Opposition Party magazine (interview): 郭泉:他因一句话坐牢14年. https://www.zyd1998.com/archives/6353
Sources
Rights-database entries: PEN America (https://pen.org/writer-at-risk/guo-quan); Independent Chinese PEN Center case file (https://www.chinesepen.org/blog/archives/1568); Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (https://humanrightscommission.house.gov/DFP/Countries/China/Guo-Quan).