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Rights Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang Arrested

Beijing police formally arrested prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on Friday, on suspicion of causing disturbance and illegally obtaining personal information. From AP’s Gillian Wong: The arrest of attorney Pu Zhiqiang, announced by Beijing’s Public Security Bureau on its microblog website, is being seen by activists as part of an effort by Chinese authorities to rein in outspoken lawyers who have harnessed social media and other platforms to raise public

June 13, 2014 7:23 AM

Murong Xuecun Detained Over Tiananmen Square Event

After author Murong Xuecun issued a “statement of surrender” to Chinese authorities last weekend—an expression of

July 8, 2014 6:57 PM

Murong Xuecun Asks To Be Arrested In China

At the Chinese Law Professor blog, Donald Clarke provides an English translation of writer Murong Xuecun’s “Statement of Surrender,”

July 6, 2014 5:37 PM

Long Prison Sentences for Three New Citizen Activists

New Citizens’ Movement activists Liu Ping and Wei Zhongping were each sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Thursday, while a third,

June 18, 2014 9:05 PM

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