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| ===== History ===== | ===== History ===== |
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| Safeguard Defenders was co-founded by [[Michael Caster]] and [[Peter Dahlin]].((Hale, E. (2021, December 2). //Why the Women’s Tennis Association rallied for Peng Shuai.// Al Jazeera. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420003927/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/2/why-the-wta-rallied-to-the-defence-of-peng-shuai)) ((//Who?// Peter Dahlin. Retrieved April 20, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004526/https://www.peterjdahlin.com/who)) | Safeguard Defenders was co-founded by [[Michael Caster]] and [[Peter Dahlin]] in late 2016.((Hale, E. (2021, December 2). //Why the Women’s Tennis Association rallied for Peng Shuai.// Al Jazeera. https://web.archive.org/web/20230420003927/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/2/why-the-wta-rallied-to-the-defence-of-peng-shuai)) ((//About Us.// Safeguard Defenders. Retrieved December 2, 2021, from http://archive.today/2021.12.02-145421/https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/about-us)) The pair had previously worked together as part of the [[Chinese Urgent Action Working Group]].((//Who?// Peter Dahlin. Retrieved April 20, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004526/https://www.peterjdahlin.com/who)) Known as "China Action" for short, the organization started operations in early 2009 and operated for almost ten years.((//About Us.// Chinese Urgent Action Working Group | 中 国 维 权 紧 急 援 助 组 . Retrieved September 3, 2013, from https://web.archive.org/web/20130903040416/http://www.china-action.org/ABOUTUS.aspx)) In 2016, the Chinese government shut down China Action and forced Dahlin to relocate to Madrid.((Small, R. (2022, December 8). //NGO says it uncovered more Chinese police stations in Canada.// Western Standard. http://archive.today/2023.04.20-021202/https://www.westernstandard.news/bc/ngo-says-it-uncovered-more-chinese-police-stations-in-canada/article_fdcb3ac2-773c-11ed-8cfc-5fa0deed9d45.html)) |
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| The organization was registered in [[Spain]] on June 13, 2019.((//Disposición 8052 del BOE núm. 195 de 2020.// (2020, July 17). Boletín Oficial Del Estado. https://web.archive.org/web/20220425203236/https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/07/17/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-8052.pdf)) | The group reformed into Safeguard Defenders, commencing operations in late 2016.((//About Us.// Safeguard Defenders. Retrieved December 2, 2021, from http://archive.today/2021.12.02-145421/https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/about-us)) A new version of the organization was registered in [[Spain]] on June 13, 2019 under the corporate name Fundacion Safeguard Defenders.((//Disposición 8052 del BOE núm. 195 de 2020.// (2020, July 17). Boletín Oficial Del Estado. https://web.archive.org/web/20220425203236/https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/07/17/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-8052.pdf)) |
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| | ===== Organization ===== |
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| | ==== Personnel ==== |
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| | ^ Safeguard Defenders - Team((//About Us.// Safeguard Defenders. Retrieved December 2, 2021, from http://archive.today/2021.12.02-145421/https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/about-us)) ^^^ |
| | ^ Name ^ Position ^ Notes ^ |
| | | [[Peter Dahlin]] | Co-Founder and Director | [[Chinese Urgent Action Working Group]] | |
| | | [[Michael Caster]] | Co-Founder and Senior Adviser | [[Chinese Urgent Action Working Group]], [[Minority Rights Group International]] (MRG), [[Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights]] | |
| | | [[Dinah Gardner]] | Research Director | - | |
| | | [[Laura Harth]] | Campaign Director | [[Apple Daily]] | |
| | | [[Zhang Zhiming]] | Coordinator | - | |
| | | [[Chen Yen-ting]] | Coordinator | [[Radio Free Asia]], [[Apple Daily]], [[Initium]] | |
| | | [[Jing-Jie Chen]] | Campaigner and Researcher | - | |
| | | [[Wang Mang]] | Coordinator | - | |
| | | [[Liu Zhiqiang]] | Coordinator | - | |
| | | [[Wang Xiao]] | Coordinator | - | |
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| ===== External links ===== | ===== External links ===== |
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| * [[https://safeguarddefenders.com/|Website]] | * [[https://safeguarddefenders.com/|Website]] |
| | * [[https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/safeguard-defenders/|White Rose Wiki]] |
| * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeguard_Defenders|Wikipedia]] | * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeguard_Defenders|Wikipedia]] |
