The Canadian embassy in Beijing expressed concerns about two Chinese human rights lawyers who were dealt heavy sentences of more than a decade by the communist authorities, demanding their immediate release. “We are deeply concerned by the sentencing of lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi to 14 and 12 years in prison. These human rights…
Canadian Embassy in China Demands ‘Unconditional Release’ of 2 Human Rights Lawyers With Lengthy Sentences
US Condemns Heavy Sentence Handed to Chinese Human Rights Lawyers
The United States has condemned the heavy and unjust sentencing of two prominent human rights lawyers in China in a statement issued by the U.S. Department of State on April 11. Rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong, 50, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, and Ding Jiaxi, 55, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and…
2 Chinese Rights Activists Tried in Secret for Advocating Democracy and Human Rights
Two long-standing Chinese rights activists were put on trial behind closed doors on June 22 and June 24. Xu Zhiyong, a legal scholar and civil rights activist, and Ding Jiaxi, a veteran human rights lawyer, faced “unfair” and “spurious charges of ‘subverting state power,’” which is “an attack on freedom of association,” according to a June…
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