Peter Dahlin, who worked with Chinese human rights lawyers, had been held on suspicion of endangering state security
Peter Dahlin appearing on China state television after he was taken into custody earlier this month. Photograph: AP
China has released a Swedish human rights activist it had taken into custody earlier this month and accused of being a foreign agent trying to undermine the Communist party, the Swedish foreign ministry has said. Continue reading
China frees Swedish human rights activist已关闭评论
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Tagged bookseller, Gui Minhai, Hong Kong, NGO, Peter Dahlin, Release, Swedish
Chinese police patrol Tiananmen Square in Beijing, looking for petitioners, Dec. 4, 2013. AFP
The outlook is bleak for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in China amid an ongoing government crackdown targeting civil society groups, former NGO workers and activists said on Friday. Continue reading
Activists See Bleak Future For China’s NGOs Amid Ongoing Crackdown已关闭评论
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Tagged civil society, confession, Freedom of association, Human Rights, NGO, Peter Dahlin, Swedish
