709 Crackdown

A Tribute to the Women Who Resist: On the Sixth Anniversary of the 709 Crackdown

tw — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 17:57:39 +0000

July 8, 2021

A Tribute to the Women Who Resist: On the Sixth Anniversary of the 709 Crackdown

709 Crackdown

Some of these women are lawyers and legal advocates who have chosen the difficult path of rights defense on their own. Others are family members of lawyers and legal advocates targeted by the authorities—who have been compelled to take up rights defense in order to protect their own freedom and...

Li Qiaochu

Fifth Anniversary of 709 Crackdown: Updated Chart of Persecution of Lawyers and Legal and Rights Advocates

tw — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 21:53:31 +0000

July 9, 2020

Fifth Anniversary of 709 Crackdown: Updated Chart of Persecution of Lawyers and Legal and Rights Advocates

Press Release

709 Crackdown

Many were charged with and convicted of “subversion of state power” and “inciting subversion of state power.” HRIC’s updated 709 case chart highlights the ongoing impunity of the Chinese authorities in violating the rights of rights defense professionals and activists, the right of an individual to...

Xi Jinping’s “Four Breakthroughs”

phb — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:22:02 +0000

June 14, 2020

Xi Jinping’s “Four Breakthroughs”

Citizens' Square

Commentary

In his article, lawyer Chen Jiangang discusses what he terms as the “Four Breakthroughs” that President Xi Jinping has “achieved” during his administration: 1. Breaking with the principle of abiding by international treaty obligation, (referring to the the 1984 Joint Declaration that the Chinese...

Chen Jiangang

Fate of Lawyer Jiang Tianyong and Family Again Exposes True Face of China’s Totalitarian Regime

phb — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 18:53:23 +0000

February 28, 2019

Fate of Lawyer Jiang Tianyong and Family Again Exposes True Face of China’s Totalitarian Regime

Statement

Under intense international anticipation of the release today from prison of prominent rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong ( 江天勇) , who was convicted of the trumped up charge of “inciting subversion of state power,” the Chinese authorities have instead disappeared him. His supporters outside the Henan...

709 Crackdown

Jiang Tianyong

Update on Wang Quanzhang—No “Hard Violence”

phb — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:43:05 +0000

July 20, 2018

Update on Wang Quanzhang—No “Hard Violence”

Citizens' Square

709 Crackdown

Wang Quanzhang, a rights lawyer, finally met with a lawyer after having been disappeared for more than three years. The lawyer, Liu Weiguo, reported that that Wang told him that he has suffered “no hard violence.” In the article below, Wang’s wife Li Wenzu reminds us what “no hard violence” means...

709 Families and Supporters

Regarding Lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s Case of Alleged “Subversion of State Power”

phb — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:02:34 +0000

July 18, 2018

Regarding Lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s Case of Alleged “Subversion of State Power”

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

Lawyer Wang Quanzhang was disappeared in July 2015, in the beginning stage of the 709 crackdown in which more than 300 lawyers and activists were affected—disappeared, detained, or questioned. Subsequently, all of the detainees were either prosecuted and sentenced or released—except lawyer Wang...

Wang Quanzhang

International Community Must Stand in Solidarity with Chinese Human Rights Lawyers

tw — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 03:25:56 +0000

July 6, 2018

International Community Must Stand in Solidarity with Chinese Human Rights Lawyers

Statement

709 Crackdown

Three years have passed since the 709 Crackdown, but the Chinese authorities’ repression of human rights lawyers in China continues. The 709 Crackdown not only marked the beginning of a downturn of China’s political environment, but also has far-reaching negative implications for China’s judicial...