News came today that legal scholar Xu Zhiyong was formally arrested last week, though he has not yet been charged, according to his lawyer (see recent China Beat posts on Xu Zhiyong here and here). Xu is one of several detainees whom netizens are seeking... ...full story at China Beat
from China Beat on Wed, Aug 19 2009
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| 06 Aug 09 |
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Beijing Lawyer Xu Zhiyong Held for Tax Evasion » YouTube |
| 06 Aug 09 |
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China Behind the Headlines: Xu Zhiyong » China Beat A few days ago we suggested readings about the disappearance of legal scholar and activist Xu Zhiyong in Beijing. There has been more news on the subject here and here. China Beat contributor Susan Jakes, who has known Xu since 2004, contributed the... |
| 18 Aug 09 |
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China: Why have they taken citizen Xu Zhiyong? » Global Voices Uln looks into the Xinhua article for the official explanation for the arrest of citizen rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong. |
| 23 Aug 09 |
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Xu Zhiyong released » James Fallows Just over a month ago, a well-known Chinese legal reformer named Xu Zhiyong was taken from his house in Beijing at 5am and moved to a detention facility. Background reports here and here, which emphasize that Xu, far from being some overthrow-the-system... |
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Xu Zhiyong formally arrested » Danwei Reuters via Financial Times reports: A pioneering Chinese legal rights advocate has been formally arrested for tax evasion almost three weeks after he was detained, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday, in the latest blow to the China’s activi... |
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Lawyer arrested on tax evasion charges » People's Daily An outspoken Beijing lawyer has been arrested for tax evasion nearly three weeks after he was detained, his lawyer said yesterday. Xu Zhiyong, co-founder of Gongmeng, a legal assistance group, was taken from his home by security officers at dawn on... |
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