Wives of Chinese human rights lawyers detained in a 2015 crackdown wearing the names of their husbands after filing complaints at the Supreme People’s Procuratorate in Beijing, July 4, 2016.
The relatives of several prominent human rights lawyers detained since July 2015 are once more petitioning the Chinese government over the continuing persecution of their families ahead of National Day celebrations on Saturday. Continue reading
Lawyers’ Wives Petition Beijing Over Persecution Ahead of National Day已关闭评论
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Chinese democracy activist Qin Yongmin and wife Zhao Suli are shown in a photo from October 2013. Photo courtesy of rosechina.net
Authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan once more prolonged the pretrial detention of a veteran democracy activist for subversion on Thursday amid growing concerns over the safety of his ‘disappeared’ wife. Continue reading
China Postpones Activist’s Subversion Trial, Wife Still Missing已关闭评论
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Tagged disappearance, Harry Wu, QIN YONGMIN, Subversion, trail, wife, Zhao Suli
Li Wenzu, 31, wife of imprisoned lawyer Wang Quanzhang poses for a portrait with their son Wang Guangwei, 3. Photograph: Adam Dean for the Guardian
Last July, the Chinese government launched its most widespread crackdown on rule of law advocates in decades, detaining some 300 rights defenders. Some have been held incommunicado since, with lawyers and family members trying to visit them in detention being told to look elsewhere. Continue reading
Michael Caster and Peter Dahlin：China should be proud of Wang Quanzhang – instead it persecutes him已关闭评论
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Tagged China Action, Lawyer, Li Wenzu, Michael Caster, Peter Dahlin, Wang Quanzhang, wife
Chinese democracy activist Qin Yongmin and wife Zhao Suli are shown in a photo from October 2013. Photo courtesy of rosechina.net
Authorities in the central Chinese city of Wuhan once more prolonged the pretrial detention of a veteran democracy activist for subversion on Thursday amid growing concerns over the safety of his ‘disappeared’ wife. Continue reading
China Postpones Activist’s Subversion Trial, Wife Still Missing已关闭评论
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Tagged disapparance, QIN YONGMIN, trail, Zhao Suli
Detained rights lawyer Xie Yang is shown in an undated file photo. New Citizens Movement
The family of a Chinese attorney detained during a recent nationwide crackdown on human rights lawyers has accused the authorities of allowing his torture in detention. Continue reading
Chinese Rights Lawyer ‘Tortured’ in Detention on Subversion Charges已关闭评论
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Li Wenzu (R), wife of detained rights attorney Wang Quanzhang, says state security police officers prevented her and their son from leaving their home in an interview with RFA on Aug. 11, 2016. RFA
Chinese authorities are continuing to mete out punishment by association to the families of detained human rights lawyers and activists, preventing them from leaving the county on “national security” grounds, activists said. Continue reading
Chinese Activists’ Families Face House Arrest, Travel Bans: Lawyers已关闭评论
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Tagged Lawyer, Li Wenzu, travel bans, Wang Quanzhang
Television screen shot of Chinese lawyer Zhou Shifeng being escorted by police officers to Tianjin No.2 Intermediate People’s Court in Tianjin, Aug. 4, 2016.
A court in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin sentenced a leading human rights lawyer to seven years in prison on Thursday, the third subversion trial this week of attorneys and activists who were rounded up in a sweeping crackdown on rights defenders a year ago. Continue reading
China Jails Human Rights Lawyer for 7 Years on Subversion Charges已关闭评论
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Tagged confession, sentence, Tianjin, trial, Zhou Shifeng
Democracy activist and house church leader Hu Shigen is shown in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of Boxun.com
Authorities in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Wednesday jailed a prominent pro-democracy activist and unofficial “house church” leader for seven years and six months on subversion charges as part of an ongoing crackdown on human rights lawyers and their associates. Continue reading
China Jails Activist For 7.5 Years For Subversion Amid Lawyer Crackdown已关闭评论
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Tagged confession, Hu Shigen, sentence, Tianjin, trial
