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Statement by Fan Mugen's Family on Lawyer Wang Yu
We hereby state: Lawyer Wang Yu represented Fan Mugen—my [Fan Yonghai’s] father and my [Gu Panzhen’s] husband—in his defense. Wang Yu held onto principles, was not afraid of pressure, and conducted the defense in accordance with the law. The lawyers never instructed me (or my family) to do anything...
July 18, 2015
Citizens' Square
709 Families and Supporters
Rights Defense Lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s Letter to His Parents Written before His Detention
Dear Father and Mother: I, your unfilial son, kowtow to you both. Not only am I unable to let you live your later years in peace, or provide Mother the means to obtain comprehensive traditional medicine treatment, I have brought you to Beijing, and brought upon you a huge disaster. Perhaps you know...
July 15, 2015
Citizens' Square
709 Families and Supporters
Statement by Wang Qingying's Family on Lawyer Sui Muqing
We hereby state: When acting as the defense counsel for my husband, Wang Qingying, who (along with Tang Jingling and Yuan Chaoyang) was accused of “inciting subversion of state power,” lawyer Sui Muqing was faithful to judicial justice, not afraid of power, and courageous in his fight for Wang’s...
July 15, 2015
Citizens' Square
709 Families and Supporters
Mass Suppression of Lawyers Reveals True Nature of Xi’s “Rule by Law”
In less than a week, from July 9 to date, Chinese authorities have disappeared, detained, or questioned at least 159 lawyers and activists throughout China. The lawyers, including Wang Yu ( 王宇 ) , Zhou Shifeng ( 周世鋒 ) , Li Heping ( 李和平 ) , and Sui Muqing ( 隋牧青 ) , are known for their rights defense...
July 14, 2015
Press Work
Beijing Chaoyang Lawyers’ Statement against Criminal Law Amendments
The Beijing Chaoyang Lawyers Association sent a letter to the National People's Congress expressing strong concern about Articles 35 and 36 of the proposed Draft 9th Amendment to the Criminal Law , which will criminalize disruptions to courtroom order and disclosure of information from court...
July 7, 2015
Citizens' Square
Lawyer Li Fangping's Weixin Post about Lawyer Wang Yu Being Taken Away by Police
“At approximately 4:00 a.m. on July 9, 2015, between 20 and 30 police officers surrounded the home of lawyer Wang Yu and took her away on account of ‘drug addiction.’ It is unclear which police station they were from. An officer at the Laiguangying police substation didn’t respond to an inquirer’s...
July 9, 2015
Citizens' Square
Guo Feixiong files complaint against Tianhe Detention Center, Guangzhou
Rights defender Guo Feixiong (penname of Yang Maodong) files a complaint against the Tianhe Detention Center in Guangzhou, where he is detained, for subjecting detainees to daily strip searches. He requests that the court confirm the unlawfulness of the defendant’s behavior and order the defendant...
June 23, 2015
Citizens' Square
Guo Feixiong
Statement Regarding the Truth of the So-Called Injury Case
In this statement, Lawyer Wang Yu of the Beijing Feng Rui Law Firm rebuts the accusations made against her in a recent article by an anonymous author. Entitled “Female lawyer refuses to serve time after being convicted of hitting a person and causing hearing loss,” the article was published and...
June 14, 2015
Citizens' Square
  • Wang Quanzhang
An Account of Three Lawyers Being Abused by Court and Police Authorities in Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng, Shandong Province, Including Beating and Seizure of Personal Items
On June 18, 2015, three lawyers, Wang Quanzhang, Shi Fulong, and Chen Zhiyong, were discharging their duty as defense counsel at the Dongchangfu District Court, Liaocheng, Shandong Province. They were interrupted numerous times by the court. Wang Quanzhang was even expelled from the courtroom,...
June 19, 2015
Citizens' Square
Highlights of My First Meeting with Tu Fu in Detention Center
Lawyer Li Fangping shares details of of his first meeting with Fujian activist Tu Fu (aka Wu Gan). He says he was moved by Tu’s optimism, humor, warmth, perseverance, calm, and sense of responsibility. The meeting lasted less than an hour. Tu Fu was detained on May 19, initially sentenced to...
June 7, 2015
Citizens' Square
Li Fangping

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