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Three Human Rights Defenders Held in Unknown Locations, ‘at Risk of Torture’

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Detained Chinese rights lawyer Xie Yang, in undated photo. Photo courtesy of an RFA listener.

Concerns are mounting over the continued detention of three prominent Chinese rights defenders all detained or “disappeared” last month, rights group said. Continue reading

China’s rights lawyers willing to pay for progress

A few brave souls risk beatings and detention as they seek fairness for their clients … and country

PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 20 May, 2014, 4:04am
UPDATED : Tuesday, 20 May, 2014, 4:04am

By Karen Lee

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Two More Rights Lawyers Criminally Detained, Another’s Home Searched

By China Change, published: May 18, 2014

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TANG JINGLING (唐荆陵)
In Guangzhou, renowned rights lawyer Tang Jingling (唐荆陵) was criminally detained on May 16, for “provoking disturbance,” according to weiquanwang, a primary website reporting on China’s rights defense events.

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