War on Law Continues Three Years After “Black Friday”
Monday was the third anniversary of the beginning of the "709" or "Black Friday...
Li Heping
“Black Friday” Anniversary Marked with Honorary Day
China Change, together with a number of other organizers, will hold an inaugural “China...
What the Lawyer Crackdown Means for Rule of Law
A pair of articles in The Economist’s current edition examines how China’s ongoing...
Badiucao: Two Years On, 709 Relatives’ Alliance Grows
Wu Gan, the Chinese activist also known by the online nickname “Super Vulgar Butcher,”...
Lawyers’ Wives Open “New Front” of Resistance
On Thursday, the wives of five Chinese and one Taiwanese current or recent political detainees...
Rights Lawyers Defend Against Coerced Statements
In recent years, Chinese authorities have made increasing use of televised or printed, and likely...
Rights Lawyers Li Heping and Xie Yang Released from Jail
Two human rights lawyers who were detained as part of the “Black Friday” or...
Lawyer Li Heping Receives Suspended Sentence
Rights lawyer Li Heping has received a suspended prison sentence for subverting state power...
Family Members Detail Abuse of Detained Rights Lawyers
Following the sweeping “709” crackdown on dozens of rights lawyers and activists in...
Torture Accounts Spur Fresh Criticism of Rule of Law
Developments in the crackdown on rights lawyers that began with the “Black Friday” or “709” sweep...
China Dismisses Human Rights Day Statements
Last Saturday was Human Rights Day, the 68th anniversary of the United Nations’ adoption of...
Supporters Issue Statement After Lawyer Disappears
Last week, rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong went missing after traveling to Changsha to assist the...
Black Friday Courtroom Confessions Veer Off-script
Over a year after the “Black Friday” crackdown on rights lawyers and activists, four...
Mo Zhixu on the “Great Subversion Case”
Writer-activist Mo Zhixu last contributed to the website of the Hong Kong paper Oriental Daily...
Public Confessions Part of a “Divide & Conquer” Strategy
More than a year after Chinese authorities launched a crackdown on rights lawyers and activists,...
Zhai Yanmin Sentenced as Black Friday Trials Begin
Authorities are moving forward with trials for several detained since last...
Zhao Wei’s Detained Lawyer Writes “Apology” Letter
Legal assistant Zhao Wei, who was detained in July 2015 and charged with “subversion of...
Legal Assistant Zhao Wei Still Missing [Updated]
A year after her detention in the “Black Friday” crackdown on rights lawyers and...
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