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Beijing Extends Detention of Top Rights Lawyer Amid Ongoing Crackdown

Posted on 08/04/2015 by | Beijing Extends Detention of Top Rights Lawyer Amid Ongoing Crackdown已关闭评论

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Rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who has been held on questionable charges since May 2014, in an undated file photo.
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Authorities in the Chinese capital have once more extended the criminal detention of a top rights lawyer, his attorney said, amid an ongoing crackdown on the country’s legal profession.

Pu Zhiqiang, 50, was indicted on May 15 for “incitement to racial hatred” and “picking quarrels and stirring up trouble” after being held in criminal detention for more than a year.

While the move should mean his case now moves to trial, Continue reading →

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The Torchbearers – Participants in the 1989 Democracy Movement Who Are Currently in Prison

Posted on 06/28/2015 by | The Torchbearers – Participants in the 1989 Democracy Movement Who Are Currently in Prison已关闭评论

By Wang Yaqiu, published: June 4, 2015

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

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LIU XIAOBO IN 1989, SECOND FROM RIGHT.

In the spring of 1989, Dr. Liu Xiaobo left Columbia University where he was a visiting scholar and went back to Beijing to take part in the democracy movement. In Tiananmen Square, he became a leader and a mentor, drafting open letters, giving speeches and leading a hunger strike. Continue reading →

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Jailed Chinese Rights Lawyer Dismisses ‘Ethnic Hatred,’ ‘Picking Quarrels’ Charges

Posted on 05/24/2015 by | Jailed Chinese Rights Lawyer Dismisses ‘Ethnic Hatred,’ ‘Picking Quarrels’ Charges已关闭评论

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Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
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Jailed rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang dismissed charges of “incitement to racial hatred,” and “picking quarrels and stirring up trouble,” Continue reading →

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China Releases Rights Lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang’s Niece, ‘On Bail’

Posted on 05/19/2015 by | China Releases Rights Lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang’s Niece, ‘On Bail’已关闭评论

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Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
Photo courtesy of CHRD

Authorities in the Chinese capital have released Qu Zhenhong, niece and former defense attorney of jailed rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, Continue reading →

China Releases Rights Lawyer, Pu Zhiqiang’s Niece, ‘On Bail’已关闭评论

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Chinese Rights Lawyer Detained in 2014 Will Stand Trial

Posted on 05/18/2015 by | Chinese Rights Lawyer Detained in 2014 Will Stand Trial已关闭评论

 

By CHRIS BUCKLEY  MAY 15, 2015

16China-web-master180Pu Zhiqiang in 2012. Credit Andy Wong/Associated Press
HONG KONG — One of China’s best-known human rights lawyers, Pu Zhiqiang, will stand trial in Beijing on charges of inciting ethnic hatred and picking quarrels, prosecutors said on Friday. Continue reading →

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China Indicts Top Rights Lawyer on Ethnic Hatred Charge

Posted on 05/16/2015 by | China Indicts Top Rights Lawyer on Ethnic Hatred Charge已关闭评论

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Pu Zhiqiang (C), the lawyer for Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, talks to the media at the artist’s studio in Beijing, Nov. 14, 2011.
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Authorities in the Chinese capital on Friday indicted a prominent rights lawyer for Continue reading →

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China Extends Detention of Rights Lawyer Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary

Posted on 05/04/2015 by | China Extends Detention of Rights Lawyer Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary已关闭评论

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Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
Photo courtesy of CHRD
Authorities in the Chinese capital have once more extended the detention of prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who has now spent a year behind bars without trial, after he marked Continue reading →

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Perry Link:China: Inventing a Crime

Posted on 02/12/2015 by | Perry Link:China: Inventing a Crime已关闭评论

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Pu Zhiqiang, speaking to the press under close watch by plainclothes policemen, not pictured, at his office in Beijing, June 1, 2009

In late January, Chinese authorities announced that they are considering Continue reading →

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