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8 Years After ‘709,’ Persecution of Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Continues
By William Nee
The crackdown that began on July 9, 2015 is not just history; some of the targets are facing renewed pressure today.
China’s 709 Crackdown Is Still Going On
By William Nee
Since the mass arrests on July 9, 2015, the Chinese government has never eased up on its pressure against human rights lawyers.
1413 Days and Counting: Li Wenzu’s Fight for Her Husband’s Freedom
By Doriane Lau
4 years after the 709 crackdown, lawyer Wang Quanzhang remains imprisoned. His wife refuses to give up hope.
2 Dueling Visions of Human Rights in China
By Shannon Tiezzi
U.S. CECC annual report and China's own human rights action plan showcase starkly different concepts of "human rights."
China’s Latest Crackdown Is Not Its Worst
By Sarah Cook
The crackdown on rights defenders pales in comparisons to long term oppression of religious and ethnic minorities.
China's Human Rights Lawyers: Political Resistance and the Law
By Bochen Han
Eva Pils on the shrinking space China's rights lawyers have to operate within.
China's Rights Struggle Is No Longer an 'Internal Affair'
By Kerry Brown
"Suddenly the country’s domestic repression has a strong international dimension."
Why Did China Detain a Swedish Citizen?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, military drills alarm Taiwan, China's water crisis, and Monster Hunt comes to the US. Friday China links.
China's Response to UN Torture Investigation: Nothing to See Here
By David Volodzko
China continues to stonewall investigations into human rights abuses.
UN Committee Urges China to Halt Torture
By Shannon Tiezzi
A UN report finds that torture remains "deeply entrenched" in China's criminal justice system.
China’s Political Firewall – Mass Arrest of Lawyers
By Andrew Anderson
For the international community it is business as usual, even as China detains hundreds of human rights defenders.
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