「多次救助访民的人权捍卫者沈爱斌再次被刑拘（2025.10.31）」10月31日，多次参与救助访民的江苏无锡异议人士沈爱斌，被无锡市公安局梁溪分局以“寻衅滋事罪”刑事拘留，目前关押在无锡市看守所。
10月27日下午，沈爱斌在陪同访民浦兴娣前往无锡市公安局锡山分局东亭派出所索要传唤证时，被警察殴打致伤并送医。10月30日下午，无锡公安突然对沈的住所进行抄查，并将他强行抓走。
沈爱斌简历：
1973年10月15日出生，江苏省无锡人，退伍军人，原中共党员，曾任无锡市锡山区城管局大队长，后成为公民记者和人权捍卫者。因维护自身权益以及多次参与营救访民的行动，他多次被捕入狱。
2013年6月23日，沈爱斌与丁红芬、沈果冬等20余人发起营救被非法关押访民的行动，在无锡东郊宾馆救出5名被关押者。三天后，他被警方从家中带走。2014年11月27日，无锡市滨湖区法院以“故意毁坏财物罪”判处其有期徒刑1年6个月。服刑期间，沈曾多次遭受酷刑。
2016年4月13日，沈因持续维权被以“故意伤害罪”刑拘37天，后转为监视居住。同年8月23日，G20峰会前夕，警方以“维稳”为由对其行政拘留10天，期满后又以“寻衅滋事罪”刑拘。2017年5月27日，滨湖区法院以同罪名判处其有期徒刑2年6个月。
2021年6月24日，沈再度被无锡市梁溪区公安以“寻衅滋事罪”刑拘，7月24日取保候审。
2022年3月6日，因关注江阴访民毛黎惠在黑监狱中被迫害致死事件，沈再次被以“寻衅滋事罪”刑拘，后被宜兴警方以同罪名指定居所监视居住。2023年9月20日，沈爱斌被判刑3年，于2025年4月30日刑满获释。
Translation: “Human Rights Defender Shen Aibin, Known for Rescuing Petitioners, Detained Again (Oct. 31, 2025)”
On October 31, Jiangsu-based dissident Shen Aibin, known for his repeated efforts to assist petitioners, was criminally detained by the Liangxi Branch of the Wuxi Municipal Public Security Bureau on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” He is currently being held at the Wuxi Detention Center.
On the afternoon of October 27, Shen accompanied petitioner Pu Xingdi to the Dongting Police Station of the Xishan Branch of the Wuxi Public Security Bureau to request a formal summons document. There, he was reportedly beaten by police officers and hospitalized due to his injuries. On the afternoon of October 30, Wuxi police raided Shen’s home and forcibly took him away.
Profile of Shen Aibin
Born on October 15, 1973, in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, Shen is a veteran, a former member of the Chinese Communist Party, and former squad leader of the Urban Management Bureau in Xishan District, Wuxi. He later became a citizen journalist and human rights defender. Shen has been repeatedly arrested and imprisoned for defending his own rights and for his involvement in rescuing petitioners from unlawful detention.
On June 23, 2013, Shen, along with Ding Hongfen, Shen Guodong, and over 20 others, launched an operation to rescue petitioners detained in a “black jail” at the Dongjiao Hotel in Wuxi, successfully freeing five individuals. Three days later, police took him from his home. On November 27, 2014, the Binhu District Court in Wuxi sentenced him to 1 year and 6 months in prison for “intentional destruction of property.” During his imprisonment, Shen reportedly suffered multiple instances of torture.
On April 13, 2016, Shen was detained for 37 days on charges of “intentional injury” and later placed under residential surveillance. On August 23, 2016, shortly before the G20 Summit, he was administratively detained for 10 days for “stability maintenance.” Upon release, he was again detained on “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” charges. On May 27, 2017, the Binhu District Court sentenced him to 2 years and 6 months in prison on the same charge.
On June 24, 2021, Shen was detained again by the Liangxi Branch of the Wuxi police on the same charge and was released on bail on July 24.
On March 6, 2022, after drawing attention to the death of Jiangyin petitioner Mao Lihui, who was allegedly persecuted to death in a “black jail,” Shen was again detained on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” He was later placed under residential surveillance at a designated location by the Yixing police. On September 20, 2023, Shen was sentenced to 3 years in prison and released on April 30, 2025.
Less than half a year after his release, this long-persecuted human rights defender has been detained once again.
