Chinese Human Rights Defenders said Saturday that human rights activist Hu Jia has been detained on charges of inciting subversion of state power . According to the advocacy group, Hu was arrested on Thursday in connection to "his...
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Human rights group reports increased political arrests in China
Political arrests in China more than doubled in 2006 compared to the previous year, according to a report Wednesday from human rights group Dui Hua . The 2007 Chinese Law Yearbook revealed that...
Chinese lawyer alleges abuse for representing clients against government
Chinese lawyer Li Heping was captured and abused by unknown assailants for representing clients lodging complaints against the government of China , Li told AP Wednesday. Li said he was abducted by a group of men, forced...
Chinese lawyer and outspoken critic of the Chinese government Gao Zhisheng has been arrested again, this time for writing a letter to the US Congress asking the US to help the human rights situation in his...
Chinese lawyer says torture induced confession to subversion charges
A Chinese lawyer and outspoken critic of the Chinese government has accused authorities of torturing him to confess to subversion charges, according to letters and recordings that were recently made public by a fellow activist. Gao Zhisheng ...
Chinese lawyer receives suspended sentence for inciting subversion
Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was sentenced Friday to a three-year suspended prison term for following his earlier conviction for inciting subversion of state power . If Gao breaks any laws in the next three...
Chinese human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng has been convicted by a court in Beijing of inciting subversion of state power , his lawyers said Thursday. Gao was convicted after entering a guilty plea, but his lawyers...
Chinese human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng has been charged with inciting subversion of state power , according to a statement by his lawyer. Gao has been detained without access to his lawyer, Mo Shaoping, since August...