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Bookmark or Share- China Sentences Leading Rights Activists to 14 and 12 Years in PrisonXu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were detained after organizing a small seaside gathering of activists to discuss human rights. Their lengthy sentences point to Beijing’s intolerance of dissent.
- China jails prominent legal activists Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi - BBCXu Zhiyong - pictured third from left - was handed a 14-year jail term. Two prominent Chinese activists have been jailed for subversion after more than three years in detention. The wife of...
- ‘A democratic China must be realized in our time’: Beijing ... - CNNLawyer Xu Zhiyong has spent nearly two decades fighting for human rights in China, and on Monday he was handed one of the longest prison sentences ever issued for civil activism under Xi Jinping...
- Chinese activists Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi jailed on ‘subversion’ charges ...The Linshu People’s Court found Xu Zhiyong, 50, a well-known public intellectual and civil rights activist, guilty of “subversion” and sentenced him 14 years in jail.
- Xu Zhiyong - PEN AmericaXu Zhiyong is a Chinese writer, legal scholar, and civil rights activist who has been an integral member of China’s most important civil rights movements over the last 20 years. Alongside his civil rights advocacy, he is well known for his series of online essays concerning contemporary social issues in China.
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