(Photo by Zola, taken at Gongmeng's offices. Left-to-right: Teng Biao, Lin Zheng, Li Fangping, Xu Zhiyong, Zhang Lijun.) The people in this picture are not dissidents. They are civil rights lawyers who have been trying to work within the bounds... ...full story at RConversation
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