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Lawyers Associations Should Assume the Responsibility of Defending the Rights of Lawyers Wang Quanzhang and Li Yuhan
In the 900 days Lawyer Wang Quanzhang, from Tianjin, has been in custody—since he was first detained in July 2015 in the 709 Crackdown—he has yet to be allowed to meet with a lawyer; and lawyer Li Yuhan, of Shenyang, who once represented Wang Quanzhang, was arrested in November 2017 on suspicion of...
January 4, 2018
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Wang Quanzhang
Excerpts from Record of Meeting with Huang Qi, November 3, 2017
[Translation by Human Rights in China] I haven’t seen Huang Qi for three months. Originally, I had planned to see him after reviewing the case files. But after all this waiting, the permission to review the files never came. Although I haven’t been able to read the files, I still have to inform...
November 4, 2017
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Huang Qi
Can Humanitarian Principles Surpass Political Considerations? A Case Update on Huang Qi
In the morning on November 6, 2017, lawyer Sui Muqing went to the Mianyang Municipal Detention Center to meet with Huang Qi, accompanied by Huang’s mother and three volunteers from 64tianwang.com. When they arrived, Huang Qi was being questioned in connection with the complaint he filed regarding...
November 9, 2017
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Huang Qi
Letter Calling for Help from Wife of Lawyer Yu Wensheng (His “Personal Notice” Attached)
Yu Wensheng, rights defense lawyer from Beijing, had his practicing license first confiscated in July 2017 for representing lawyer Wang Quanzhang, who has been in custody since July 2015 in the 709 Crackdown. Subsequently, his license, invalidated, was returned to him, which did not allow him to...
October 12, 2017
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Yu Wensheng
Lawyer Sui Muqing’s Statement on Lawyer Huang Qi’s Case
Sichuan human rights activist Huang Qi’s defense lawyer, Sui Muqing, had agreed on a time to examine the procuratorate’s case files, but the day before, the procuratorate gave notice that they had canceled the review due to a business trip. Given that the previous time they had illegally refused to...
October 17, 2017
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Huang Qi
Unusual “Steamed Bun Case” Retried in Zhaoyuan, Shandong; Court Assigns Released Social Prisoner to Bring Defendant to Court
Zhaoyuan, Shandong netizen Wang Jiangfeng, who was sentenced to two years for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” after publishing comments on the Internet calling Mao Zedong “Bandit Mao,” Xi Jinping “Steamed Bun Xi,” and so on, received a “Written Decision for Retrial” on the effective date...
July 24, 2017
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Wang Jiangfeng
Continuing the Party’s Absolute Leadership Over the Army is Paradoxical—An Octogenarian Once Again Sends an Open Letter to Xi Jinping
On the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Wang Xiuying, a woman in her 80s from Beijing, published an open letter to Xi Jinping arguing that “continuing the Party’s absolute leadership over the army is paradoxical.” The open letter states that the army’s...
July 23, 2017
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Joint Declaration of 18 Independent Candidates
Eighteen citizens, including Ye Qinghuan, Yang Lingyun, and Zheng Wei issued a joint declaration, stating their intent to run for election as independent local and People’s Congress representatives, and calling on voters in Beijing to vote for them. They intend to truly represent the people and do...
October 14, 2016
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59 Lawyers, Doctors of Juridical Science, and Others Jointly Issue Open Letter to NPC, Including Four Recommendations Regarding the “National Supervision Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft)”
As the National Supervision Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft) officially entered the legislative review process, a group of mainland lawyers, law PhDs, and scholars jointly issued a letter to the National People’s Congress as well as its Standing Committee, presenting their concern that...
August 11, 2017
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Lawyer Yu Wensheng Accuses Municipal Bureau of Justice of Illegally Depriving Him of the Right to Practice Law
Lawyer Yu Wensheng filed a criminal complaint with the Beijing Municipal Procuratorate requesting that Miao Lin, the Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice, and others involved be held legally accountable for abusing their power in using the annual renewal of law licenses to suppress...
July 18, 2017
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Yu Wensheng

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