Activists in Hong Kong demonstrate for the release of rights lawyers detained on the Chinese mainland, Aug. 25, 2015. RFA
Authorities in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin will prosecute the head of a top Beijing law firm and three legal activists on charges of “subverting state power,” the state prosecutor in Tianjin said on an official blog on Friday. Continue reading
China Set to Prosecute Top Rights Lawyer, Three Activists for Subversion已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion
Tagged Hu Shigen, Indictment, Lawyer, Subversion, Tianjin
A screen shot from the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group’s Facebook page showing detained family members and attorneys, June 7, 2016. RFA
The whereabouts of Chinese legal aide Zhao Wei following her reported release from detention last week remained unclear on Thursday as her husband traveled to Zhao’s parents’ home in central China and found it empty. Continue reading
Mystery Surrounding Detained China Legal Aide Deepens, Lawyer Silenced已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, honorary Members, Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion
Tagged Inciting Subversion, Lawyer, rumor, Tianjin, Zhao Wei
A man walks past a tricycle cart decorated with flowers and a poster with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders, parked on a street in Beijing, July 9, 2016. Overseas bar associations and lawyers groups have issued an open letter to Chinese President
More than 140 human rights lawyers in China have endorsed a joint statement calling on Chinese authorities to immediately release lawyer Ren Quanniu, who was arrested late last week on suspicion of “picking quarrels.”
Chinese Rights Lawyers Demand Immediate Release of Colleague已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer
Tagged detention, Lawyer, open letter, rumor, Zhao Wei
Detained legal assistant Zhou Wei is shown in an undated photo. Photo courtesy of New Citizens Movement
The lawyer for a Chinese legal assistant who was reported released last week has been detained for “spreading rumors” after he looked into reports his client was sexually assaulted during her year in detention. Continue reading
Lawyer for Legal Assistant Zhao Wei is Detained Over Sexual Assault Rumors已关闭评论
Posted in Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion
Tagged detention, Inciting Subversion, Lawyer, Release, sexual assault, Zhao Wei
Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu poses during an interview in Hong Kong, March 20, 2014. AFP
One year after Beijing police raided the homes of prominent human rights attorneys with the Fengrui law firm, China’s legal profession is still reeling from the shock of what was to be a coordinated and nationwide campaign to silence them. Continue reading
One Year After Crackdown, China’s Lawyers Face ‘Complete Powerlessness’已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, honorary Members, Human Rights Lawyer, Subversion
Tagged Lawyer, Subversion, Wang Yu
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
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
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer
Tagged incitement to ethnic hatred and ethnic discrimination, Lawyer, license, Pu Zhiqiang
