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China Jails 2 Prominent Human Rights Lawyers For Over 10 Years
Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, including one who had called for leader Xi Jinping to resign, have been jailed for over a decade, an advocacy group and one of the men's wives said Monday.
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Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Detained For "Inciting State Subversion": Police
A human rights lawyer has been detained in China on suspicion of "inciting state subversion", according to an official notice obtained by his wife weeks after he spoke out for a hospitalised teacher.
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Wife Of Activist Barred From Leaving China Dies After 15 Years Apart
The wife of a repeatedly detained Chinese human rights lawyer died of cancer on Monday in the United States after her husband's pleas to be allowed to leave China and reunite with her went ignored, rights activists said.
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China's Uyghur Genocide Report "Deeply Disturbing": UN
The UN on Friday labelled as "deeply disturbing" a report by a London panel of lawyers and rights experts accusing China of genocide against its Uyghur minority.
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EU Demands Release Of Chinese Citizen Journalist Arrested For Reporting On Covid
The European Union on Tuesday demanded that China release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan and several other jailed reporters, lawyers and human rights champions.
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Huawei CFO Raises New Argument to Fight US Extradition in Canada Court
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in a bid to fight extradition to the United States on bank fraud charges, court documents released on Monday showed.
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou Lodges Complaint Against Canadian Authorities
Wanzhou has filed suit against Canadian authorities for violating her constitutional rights when she was arrested in Vancouver, her lawyers said Sunday.
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Chinese Rights Lawyer's Custodial Death Raises Suspicions
A well-known Chinese rights lawyer died suddenly in hospital of liver failure on Monday, a source told Reuters, sparking suspicion over the death of someone who did not drink alcohol and "looked fine" earlier this month.
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Police Video Of Chinese Lawyer Yu Wensheng's Arrest Raises Questions
Chinese authorities appear to be mounting a smear campaign against a detained human rights lawyer by releasing a seemingly edited police video which shows him resisting arrest and then swinging at an officer, campaigners say.
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China's Probes Of Rights Lawyers 'Alarming': Human Rights Watch
China has launched more rigorous investigations into the activities and finances of rights lawyers and law firms that take on politically sensitive issues, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, in its multi-year campaign to stiffle dissent.
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China's Top Rights Activist Xu Zhiyong Freed After Four Years In Jail
One of China's most prominent rights activists, Xu Zhiyong, was released by the authorities on Saturday after serving a four-year sentence that prompted international criticism, with his lawyer saying he hoped he would be allowed to live as a free man
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China Lawyer's Wife's Dramatic Escape, With Help From US Officials
Chen Guiqiu fled China on foot with her two daughters, only to end up in a Thai prison until US officials helped them sneak out dramatically through a back door.
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China Begins Trial Of Rights Lawyer For 'Subversion Of State Power'
China began the trial of rights lawyer Xie Yang for "subversion of state power" and "disrupting court order" on Monday, a city court said on social media, a case that has drawn international concern amid claims Xie was tortured in jail.
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Vatican Row As China Invited To Organ Transplant Meet
Ethics experts and human rights lawyers slammed the Vatican Tuesday for inviting a top Chinese health official to an organ trafficking summit despite concerns the Asian giant still uses tissue from executed prisoners.
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China Rejects US Criticism Of Crackdown On Rights Defenders
China rebuked the United States today for criticising it over the convictions of rights activists, with a Chinese court this week sentencing three rights advocates and a lawyer to up to seven and half years jail for subversion.
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China Jails 2 Prominent Human Rights Lawyers For Over 10 Years
Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, including one who had called for leader Xi Jinping to resign, have been jailed for over a decade, an advocacy group and one of the men's wives said Monday.
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Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Detained For "Inciting State Subversion": Police
A human rights lawyer has been detained in China on suspicion of "inciting state subversion", according to an official notice obtained by his wife weeks after he spoke out for a hospitalised teacher.
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Wife Of Activist Barred From Leaving China Dies After 15 Years Apart
The wife of a repeatedly detained Chinese human rights lawyer died of cancer on Monday in the United States after her husband's pleas to be allowed to leave China and reunite with her went ignored, rights activists said.
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China's Uyghur Genocide Report "Deeply Disturbing": UN
The UN on Friday labelled as "deeply disturbing" a report by a London panel of lawyers and rights experts accusing China of genocide against its Uyghur minority.
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EU Demands Release Of Chinese Citizen Journalist Arrested For Reporting On Covid
The European Union on Tuesday demanded that China release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan and several other jailed reporters, lawyers and human rights champions.
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Huawei CFO Raises New Argument to Fight US Extradition in Canada Court
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in a bid to fight extradition to the United States on bank fraud charges, court documents released on Monday showed.
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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou Lodges Complaint Against Canadian Authorities
Wanzhou has filed suit against Canadian authorities for violating her constitutional rights when she was arrested in Vancouver, her lawyers said Sunday.
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Chinese Rights Lawyer's Custodial Death Raises Suspicions
A well-known Chinese rights lawyer died suddenly in hospital of liver failure on Monday, a source told Reuters, sparking suspicion over the death of someone who did not drink alcohol and "looked fine" earlier this month.
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Police Video Of Chinese Lawyer Yu Wensheng's Arrest Raises Questions
Chinese authorities appear to be mounting a smear campaign against a detained human rights lawyer by releasing a seemingly edited police video which shows him resisting arrest and then swinging at an officer, campaigners say.
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China's Probes Of Rights Lawyers 'Alarming': Human Rights Watch
China has launched more rigorous investigations into the activities and finances of rights lawyers and law firms that take on politically sensitive issues, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, in its multi-year campaign to stiffle dissent.
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China's Top Rights Activist Xu Zhiyong Freed After Four Years In Jail
One of China's most prominent rights activists, Xu Zhiyong, was released by the authorities on Saturday after serving a four-year sentence that prompted international criticism, with his lawyer saying he hoped he would be allowed to live as a free man
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China Lawyer's Wife's Dramatic Escape, With Help From US Officials
Chen Guiqiu fled China on foot with her two daughters, only to end up in a Thai prison until US officials helped them sneak out dramatically through a back door.
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China Begins Trial Of Rights Lawyer For 'Subversion Of State Power'
China began the trial of rights lawyer Xie Yang for "subversion of state power" and "disrupting court order" on Monday, a city court said on social media, a case that has drawn international concern amid claims Xie was tortured in jail.
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Vatican Row As China Invited To Organ Transplant Meet
Ethics experts and human rights lawyers slammed the Vatican Tuesday for inviting a top Chinese health official to an organ trafficking summit despite concerns the Asian giant still uses tissue from executed prisoners.
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China Rejects US Criticism Of Crackdown On Rights Defenders
China rebuked the United States today for criticising it over the convictions of rights activists, with a Chinese court this week sentencing three rights advocates and a lawyer to up to seven and half years jail for subversion.
