Originally published by Radio Free Asia on September 1, 2016 Beijing human rights lawyer Zhang Kai, detained last August after he gave legal advice to dozens of Protestant churches facing the demolition of their crosses, has been redetained by Chinese police following his “release” on bail. Zhang was taken away by (read more…)
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on August 30, 2016 Concerns are growing for the safety of dozens of human rights lawyers and associates locked up in an unknown location by the Chinese authorities in a crackdown that started in July 2015, as the international community marks a day of concern (read more…)
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Originally published by San Angelo Standard Times on August 13, 2016 By Julie Makinen, Los Angeles Times (TNS) BEIJING — For five days last week, the confessions poured forth from Chinese human rights activists and attorneys rounded up last summer and held incommunicado for a year. Four men, facing trial for (read more…)
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on August 15, 2016 Rights activists are calling on the leaders of the G20 nations not to ignore China’s human rights violations during its summit in the eastern city of Hangzhou in early September. China is hosting the Sept. 4-5 summit during what activists are (read more…)
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Originally published by The News Lens on August 8, 2016 Calls have started for G20 leaders, who are set to meet in China next month, to speak out about China’s treatment of human rights lawyers following a flurry of televised confessions and convictions last week. A group of lawyers and human (read more…)
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on August 8, 2016 Two prominent human rights attorneys detained at the start of a nationwide operation targeting lawyers last year have yet to regain their liberty, despite having been “released” on bail, rights activists said. Bao Longjun, husband and colleague of rights lawyer Wang (read more…)
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Originally published by Los Angeles Times on August 10, 2016 For five days last week, the confessions poured forth from Chinese human rights activists and attorneys rounded up last summer and held incommunicado for a year. Four men, facing trial for subversion, cowered before a court where they were represented by lawyers (read more…)
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Originally published by Ecumenical News on August 3, 2016 A court in Tianjin China has sent a Christian leader from an underground church to more than seven years in jail in a crackdown on human rights activists. Hu Shigen was sent to prison on charges of subversion, becoming the second person to be (read more…)
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Originally published by EFE on August 3, 2016 Tamara Gil Pekín, 3 ago (EFE).- Hu Shigen, veterano defensor de la democracia y líder religioso de varias iglesias clandestinas, se convirtió hoy en el segundo activista condenado a cárcel por China en dos días, en el marco de la insólita operación que (read more…)
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Originally published by The New York Times on August 3, 2016 BEIJING — An advocate for democracy and religious freedom in China was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on Wednesday, the state news media reported, as the government continued its prosecution of a group of rights activists accused (read more…)
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Originally published by MDZ Online on August 2, 2016 Un tribunal popular en Tianjing condenó hoy a tres años de prisión al disidente Zhai Yanmin por “subversión contra el Estado”, en lo que es la primera sentencia dictada tras la ola de persecuciones a abogados defensores de los derechos civiles y (read more…)
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Originally published by APA on August 3, 2016 Erstes Urteil nach Verhaftungswelle im Vorjahr – Geständnis von Topjuristin offenbar erzwungen Peking – Nach der Verfolgungswelle gegen Bürgerrechtsanwälte und Aktivisten in China ist das erste Urteil gefallen. Wegen “Untergrabung der Staatsgewalt” verurteilte ein Volksgericht in Tianjin den 55-jährigen Dissidenten Zhai Yanmin am (read more…)
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