Gao Zhisheng during an interview at his office in Beijing, Nov. 2, 2005. AFP
Dissident rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who remains under house arrest since his release from prison in August 2014, has launched a harrowing memoir of his time in prison, while vowing never to give up the struggle for human rights in China. Continue reading
Chinese Dissident Lawyer Launches Prison Memoir Detailing Torture, Solitary已关闭评论
Posted in Book Reviews, Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion
Tagged Albert Ho, Gao Zhisheng, Hong Kong, Inciting Subversion, Lawyer
Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu poses during an interview in Hong Kong, March 20, 2014. AFP
As U.S. and Chinese officials met in Beijing to discuss human rights amid calls for greater pressure on the ruling Chinese Communist Party, detained lawyer Wang Yu was awarded a European prize for her work defending the rights of her clients. Continue reading
Detained Chinese Lawyer Wins Award Amid Calls For Pressure on Human Rights已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, honorary Members, Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion, Subversion
Tagged Athens, Ludovic Trarieux Prize, Subversion, Wang Yu
More than 200 rights lawyers, law firm staff, and activists were detained or questioned last year in a nationwide crackdown known as the “Black Friday” round-up. While the majority of those in custody have now been released, a number of individuals were formally charged with several paraded on state television making alleged confessions. Little information is available on those who remain in detention, many of whom are prohibited from contacting family members. Continue reading
Families of Detained Rights Lawyers Speak Out已关闭评论
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Tagged detention, Human Rights Lawyer
Guangzhou human rights lawyer Ge Yongxi is shown in an undated file photo. Photo courtesy of fellow rights lawyers
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong detained and questioned a prominent rights lawyer for several hours on Friday after he reposted a satirical image of China’s president, linking him to the Panama Papers. Continue reading
China Questions Rights Lawyer Who Retweeted Panama Papers Joke已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, Ge Yongxi, Guangdong, Panama Papers
By Tom Phillips
Friday 15 April 2016 07.39 BST
Ge Yongxi, a known defender of activists and church leaders, taken into custody after posting messages on WeChat account
Ge Yongxi was taken from his home by five plain-clothes police officers, according to his lawyer and activists. Photograph: Facebook
A well-known Chinese civil rights lawyer has been taken into police custody after sharing information about the Panama Papers on social media, human rights groups have said. Continue reading
Panama Papers: China detains lawyer after he shares details of leaders online已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, Internet Freedom
Tagged censorship, Ge Yongxi, Lawyer, Panama Papers, WeChat
A copy of the decision from the Beijing municipal bureau of justice ordering the cancellation of Pu Zhiqiang’s lawyer’s license, April 13, 2016. Photo courtesy of a lawyer
Authorities in the Chinese capital have stripped prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang of his license to practice following his conviction over a series of tweets on social media, his lawyer said on Thursday. Continue reading
China Strips Top Human Rights Lawyer of License to Practice已关闭评论
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Tagged incitement to ethnic hatred and ethnic discrimination, Lawyer, license, Pu Zhiqiang
The defense attorney for jailed rights lawyer Li Heping discovered he was relieved of duty when he visited his client in detention, Feb. 18, 2016. Photo courtesy of an RFA listener.
The relatives and defense lawyers of 19 human rights lawyers currently facing subversion charges have written to China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), calling for an independent inquiry into breaches of legal process in the handling of their cases. Continue reading
Chinese Attorneys, Relatives Demand Public Inquiry Into Lawyers’ Detentions已关闭评论
Posted in honorary Members, Human Rights Lawyer, Internet Freedom, Subversion
Case comes after controversy caused by the disappearance of five booksellers in Hong Kong in an apparent crackdown on the sale of works critical of China’s government
Jun Mai, [email protected]
Yuan Yulai is well known for this legal battles against government departments. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Yuan Yulai, 61, known for high-profile cases has he brought against government departments and ministries, filed the lawsuit in Zhejiang province on Monday. Continue reading
Chinese rights lawyer takes legal action after Hong Kong, Taiwan-published books seized已关闭评论
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Tagged bookseller, censorship, Gui Minhai, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Yuan Yulai
