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China Jails Tortured Rights Lawyer For Six Months Amid Protests

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A Chinese citizen holds a placard showing support for rights lawyer Shu Xiangxin outside the Licheng District People’s Court in Jinan, eastern China’s Shandong province, Jan. 8, 2016. Photo courtesy of a rights activist

Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong on Friday handed a six-month jail term to detained rights lawyer Shu Xiangxin, whose lawyers say he was tortured while in custody at a police-run detention center. Continue reading