Disbarred Chinese Rights Lawyers ‘Have No Regrets’ After Losing Licenses
Two Chinese rights lawyers struck off after speaking out about the cases of 12 Hong Kong activists j...Read More
2021-02-22
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China Puts Rights Lawyers, Families Under House Arrest on Human Rights Day
Authorities in the Chinese capital have placed a number of prominent rights lawyers and their famili...Read More
2020-12-11
Father Visits Chinese Rights Lawyer, Sparking Concerns Over His Health
Fears are growing over the health and well-being of rights lawyer Chang Weiping, who is currently in...Read More
2020-12-03
Police in Inner Mongolia Arrest Prominent Rights Lawyer on Spying Charges
Chinese authorities in the northern region of Inner Mongolia have arrested a human rights lawyer aft...Read More
2020-10-08
Wife Says Rights Lawyer Ding Jiaxi Tortured in Shandong Detention Center
Concerns are growing over the fate of human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi, with his wife raising concerns...Read More
2020-07-26
China: Human rights lawyer unjustly jailed after secret trial must be released
Responding to the four-year jail sentence handed to Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng after a ...Read More
2020-06-18
Released Chinese Rights Lawyer Will Try to Overturn Conviction
Released Chinese rights attorney Wang Quanzhang says he plans to take legal action to overturn his s...Read More
2020-05-14
Detained Rights Lawyer Resurfaces After Crackdown on Xiamen Dissident Gathering
Chinese rights attorney Wen Donghai has reappeared following his detention in the wake of a Dec. 13 ...Read More
2020-05-08
Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Returns Home after Tortuous Journey
Chinese authorities allowed a leading human rights lawyer to reunite with his family late Monday, en...Read More
2020-04-28
Interview: ‘They Are Still Restricting My Freedom,’ Says Lawyer Wang Quanzhang
Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was released from Shandong's Linyi Prison at the end of a four-...Read More
2020-04-26
Released Chinese Lawyer Barred from Returning Home after Quarantine Period Ends
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who was released two weeks ago after spending 4 ½ years in p...Read More
2020-04-21
Rights Lawyer ‘Under House Arrest’ in Shandong Following Release From Jail
Human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang has been prevented from rejoining his family at their home in Bei...Read More
2020-04-07
Jailed Chinese Rights Lawyer May Not Gain Freedom on Release
The wife of jailed human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang says she is concerned he may not be allowed to...Read More
2020-04-02
Three Chinese Rights Lawyers ‘Vulnerable to Torture’ in Detention: UN Experts
Three United Nations human rights experts have expressed "grave concern" over the fate of three huma...Read More
2020-03-25
Wife of Detained Chinese Rights Lawyer: ‘I Can Afford to Spend All my Spare Time Telling The World About This’
Chinese rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi was among a number of activists linked to the New Citizens' Movemen...Read More
2020-01-27
Police in China’s Guangdong Release Journalist Turned #MeToo Activist on ‘Bail’
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have release women's rights activist and i...Read More
2020-01-18
China Continues Nationwide Crackdown on Rights Lawyers, Activists
China is continuing a nationwide crackdown on rights activists, detaining lawyer Chang Weiping at an...Read More
2020-01-17
China Detains Eight Activists, Questions More After Dec. 13 Meeting in Xiamen
Chinese police have launched a nationwide operation detaining at least eight people and questioning ...Read More
2020-01-06
Wife of Jailed Chinese Rights Attorney Sees No Improvement in His Mental State
The wife of jailed human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang saw no improvement in his mental state when sh...Read More
2019-12-29
China Detains Activists Heading to U.S. Human Rights Event
Authorities in the Chinese capital detained and questioned a group of rights activists en route to t...Read More
2019-12-11
China Formally Arrests Outspoken Human Rights Attorney, Denies Lawyer Visit
Authorities in the southwestern Chinese region of Guangxi have formally arrested an outspoken human ...Read More
2019-12-08