Category Archives: Human Rights Lawyer

[CHRD] University Student Criminally Detained for June Fourth Tweet (6/6-12/2014)

Jun 12, 2014 • 4:42 am

China Human Rights Briefing

June 6 – 12, 2014

Arbitrary Detention

Detained Human Rights Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang Denied Medical Bail
Freedom of Expression

University Student Criminally Detained for Tweet About June Fourth
Law & Policy Watch

Civil Society Members Call to Abolish Custody & Education System
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Harsh Sentence Feared for Detained Rights Lawyer

By AUSTIN RAMZY JUNE 12, 2014 4:58 AM

Pu Zhiqiang speaking to reporters outside Chongqing Higher People’s Court in December 2012.
Yongping Xu/European Pressphoto Agency
A lawyer who met with Pu Zhiqiang, a crusading human rights lawyer Continue reading

Chinese Authorities Now Targeting Lawyers’ Lawyers

2014-06-09


Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
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Prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang could face lengthy jail term, fellow lawyer fears

PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 June, 2014, 4:12am
UPDATED : Thursday, 12 June, 2014, 4:12am
Verna Yu
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Pu Zhiqiang was placed in criminal detention on May 6 after he attended a private meeting commemorating the 25th anniversary of the crackdown on the Tiananmen pro-democracy movement. Continue reading