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Another Tibetan Activist Dies in Chinese Detention

Posted on 07/25/2015 by | Another Tibetan Activist Dies in Chinese Detention已关闭评论

5F469FCF-8FF0-4404-A103-6F9A7876587C_w640_r1_sFILE – A security guard stands near an electronic screen featuring a map of China and Chinese characters that read, “Tibet has been an inalienable part of the Chinese territory since ancient times,” in Beijing.

July 23, 2015 1:49 PM

WASHINGTON—Five days after well-known Tibetan P

Tenzin Delek Rinpoche died in prison in Sichuan province, another Tibetan died while serving a two-year sentence near Lhasa, his family tells VOA.

Sonam Wangchuk, says his father-in-law, environmental activist Lobsang Yeshi Continue reading →

Another Tibetan Activist Dies in Chinese Detention已关闭评论

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China Tries Activist Who Supported Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement

Posted on 07/23/2015 by | China Tries Activist Who Supported Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement已关闭评论

 

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Ye Xiaozheng displays a banner saying ‘Protesting for Freedom’ in a photo posted to social media.
Photo courtesy of CHRD
An activist from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong stood trial on Thursday for subversion after he showed online support for last year’s pro-democracy Occupy Central movement in neighboring Hong Kong.

Ye Xiaozheng, known online by his nickname Humian Yizhou (“A boat on the lake”), Continue reading →

China Tries Activist Who Supported Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement已关闭评论

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Detained Chinese Lawyers Plead Guilty to Disorder Charges

Posted on 07/22/2015 by | Detained Chinese Lawyers Plead Guilty to Disorder Charges已关闭评论

Reuters

July 19, 2015 7:47 AM

BEIJING—Chinese human rights lawyers arrested during a recent crackdown have pleaded guilty to a range of offenses including inciting disorder, the country’s main Communist Party newspaper reported on Sunday.

Nine lawyers and four other staff members at the Fengrui legal Continue reading →

Detained Chinese Lawyers Plead Guilty to Disorder Charges已关闭评论

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Cataloging the Torture of Lawyers in China

Posted on 07/21/2015 by | Cataloging the Torture of Lawyers in China已关闭评论

China Change, published: July 5, 2015

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A NEW REPORT DOCUMENTS THE TORTURE OF LAWYERS IN CHINA 2006 – 2015.

Violent beatings to the head, electric shocks, forced feeding, injection with drugs, sexual violence, suffocation, denial of toilet, solitary confinement, forced smoke inhalation, and burning.

These are some of the forms of torture that Chinese security forces Continue reading →

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Lawyer’s Teen Son Missing in Widening Crackdown on China’s Rights Attorneys

Posted on 07/19/2015 by | Lawyer’s Teen Son Missing in Widening Crackdown on China’s Rights Attorneys已关闭评论

2015-07-17

imageBeijing-based lawyer Wang Yu in an undated photo.
Photo courtesy of Wang Yu’s microblog

Police in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin have taken the 16-year-old son of detained rights attorney Wang Yu from his home amid an ongoing crackdown on the country’s embattled legal profession, lawyers told RFA on Friday.

Wang’s detention on July 9 came amid a raid on her law firm, Fengrui, Continue reading →

Lawyer’s Teen Son Missing in Widening Crackdown on China’s Rights Attorneys已关闭评论

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Chinese Lawyers ‘At Risk of Torture’ as Crackdown Continues

Posted on 07/18/2015 by | Chinese Lawyers ‘At Risk of Torture’ as Crackdown Continues已关闭评论

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Three top Chinese rights lawyers are at “grave risk of torture” amid a massive police operation targeting the country’s embattled legal profession, an international rights group said on Thursday.

Some 200 lawyers, paralegals, and rights activists have been targeted by China’s Continue reading →

Chinese Lawyers ‘At Risk of Torture’ as Crackdown Continues已关闭评论

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US Pushes for NGO’s Acceptance Despite China Lobbying

Posted on 07/17/2015 by | US Pushes for NGO’s Acceptance Despite China Lobbying已关闭评论

4508931D-C2C7-40BE-B347-C317D7F35E4A_w268_r1FILE – United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power addresses members of the U.N. Security Council.
Associated Press
July 16, 2015 7:15 AM

UNITED NATIONS —The United States has launched a campaign to get U.N. accreditation for the non-profit organization Freedom Now, which works to free prisoners of conscience around the world, but the effort is facing opposition, especially from China.

Last month, the U.N. committee that accredits non-governmental Continue reading →

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US Congress Outraged Over Death of Tibetan Dissident

Posted on 07/16/2015 by | US Congress Outraged Over Death of Tibetan Dissident已关闭评论

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Yang Chen
Last updated on: July 15, 2015 5:48 PM

WASHINGTON—Members of the U.S. Congress have expressed outrage over the Continue reading →

US Congress Outraged Over Death of Tibetan Dissident已关闭评论

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