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State Department Expresses Concerns Over Rights Lawyer Forcibly Repatriated to China From Laos
Lu Siwei’s detention in Laos and his subsequent repatriation to China is another example of Beijing’s transnational repression.
October 12, 2023
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Frank Fang
‘Cold Genocide’: Lawyer Reveals State-Sanctioned Organ Harvesting in China Targeting Falun Gong Practitioners
International human rights lawyer David Matas addressed members of the Latvian Parliament on Aug. 23 about China’s state-sanction ...
August 25, 2023
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Wim De Gent
Human Rights Lawyer Highlights What Makes CCP’s Persecution of Falun Gong Particularly Heinous
There are several elements that should be kept in mind about the atrocious nature of the persecution of ...
July 19, 2023
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Andrew Chen
Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Detained in Beijing While Traveling to Meet EU Delegation
Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan were detained Thursday in Beijing when they ...
April 16, 2023
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Sophia Lam
Chinese Lawyer Loses License Over Defending Persecuted Falun Gong Practitioners
The Chinese regime revoked lawyer Liang Xiaojun's lawyer license on Dec. 16 because he was defending Falun Gong ...
December 20, 2021
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German Court Issues Guilty Verdict in First Syria Torture Trial
KOBLENZ, Germany—A German court sentenced a former member of President Bashar al-Assad's security services to 4-1/2 years in ...
February 24, 2021
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Ahead of Human Rights Day, Chinese Authorities Harass Rights Lawyers, Detain Them at Home
Ahead of International Human Rights Day, authorities across China prevented rights lawyers and their family members from leaving ...
December 9, 2020
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Nicole Hao
China’s Justice Ministry Tightens Control on Lawyers With License Revocations
In what some Chinese lawyers are calling a foreboding sign of authorities’ impending crackdown, China’s Justice Ministry began ...
August 30, 2020
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Nicole Hao
Hongkongers Fear Human Rights Violations, Torture Under Beijing’s National Security Law
Beijing’s proposed national security law for Hong Kong has sparked jitters across the Chinese-ruled city. After a Chinese ...
June 22, 2020
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Frank Fang
Beijing Sentences Chinese Human Rights Lawyer to Four Years in Prison
Yu Wensheng, a Chinese human rights lawyer who has been detained for over 900 days since he was ...
June 17, 2020
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Frank Fang
Wife of Detained Human Rights Lawyer Monitored by Chinese Authorities
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May 28, 2020
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‘Feels Like a Dream’: Teary Reunion for Freed Chinese Human Rights Lawyer and Family
Li Wenzu, the wife of Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, peered into the door peephole of her ...
April 27, 2020
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NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 27)
More states start to open up, sixteen Republican senators are raising concerns over developing countries' growing debt to ...
April 27, 2020
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US, EU Spotlight Chinese Regime’s Repression on Human Rights Day
The U.S. ambassador to China and the European Union (EU) have called out the Chinese communist regime for ...
December 10, 2019
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Eva Fu
China Ramps Up Suppression of Dissidents Ahead of Regime’s 70th Founding Anniversary
Beijing has stepped up its suppression of dissidents ahead of the 70th anniversary of Chinese communist rule on ...
September 30, 2019
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Eva Fu
Chinese Regime Tightens Control on Lawyers
China’s Ministry of Justice recently announced an updated evaluating system for lawyers, mandating that all who practice law ...
April 8, 2019
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Nicole Hao
US Urges China to Release Jailed Human Rights Lawyer
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is calling on China to immediately release a jailed human rights lawyer who was convicted ...
January 30, 2019
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The Associated Press
China May Be Hijacking Dissidents’ Twitter Accounts to Fabricate Evidence of Unlawful Content
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities are reportedly forcing access to the Twitter accounts of dissidents and posting incriminating ...
January 8, 2019
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Nicole Hao
In China, Lawyer Bruised and Hong Kong Reporter Roughed Up by Police
Within a judicial system that lacks rule of law, a simple hearing turned violent when Chinese police prevented ...
May 17, 2018
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Frank Fang
Preparing for Fair Trial in China—an Interview With Human Rights Lawyer Tang Jitian
For years, Beijing-based human rights lawyer Tang Jitian defended casualties of the Chinese Communist Party's repression—victims of forced ...
September 29, 2016
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Zheng Yan
Chinese Provincial Head Who Oversaw Torture of Lawyer is Investigated
Su Hongzheng responsible for the persecution of rights lawyer Wang Yonghang, who defended practitioners of Falun Gong
April 7, 2016
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Frank Fang
David Matas: Life as a Human Rights Defender
Renowned rights lawyer David Matas releases a book about his life as a human rights advocate.
June 17, 2015
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Pam McLennan
Chinese Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Freed From Prison, but Not Yet Free
Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is released from prison, but is still not yet free.
August 7, 2014
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Matthew Robertson
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