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13 juli 2020

Yu Wensheng and Li Yuhan featured in the #FreeTheLawyers campaign

China

Lawyers for Lawyers has added Chinese human rights lawyers Yu Wensheng and Li Yuhan to the #FreeTheLawyers campaign. Lawyers for Lawyers has on many occasions spoken out for these two lawyers but because of their continued detention, in relation to

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9 juli 2020

5-year anniversary of the 709-Crackdown

China

On 9 July 2015 the Chinese government launched a nationwide campaign using criminal laws and executive controlled courts to silence lawyers and other human rights activists through arbitrary arrests, detentions, convictions, and imprisonment. Over 300 lawyers and activists were arrested

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18 juni 2020

Joint statement on the verdict of Yu Wensheng after his secret trial

China

Lawyers for Lawyers, together with 17 other signatories, urged the Chinese authorities to release lawyer Yu Wensheng and offer a compensation for the rights violations he has been subjected to during his detainment in a joint statement. Human rights lawyer

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11 juni 2020

Qin Yongpei prosecuted

China

On May 29 2020, the Nanning procuratorate prosecuted Chinese human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei for “inciting subversion of state power” and sent its decision to the Nanning Intermediate People’s Court. Qin Yongpei has been detained since 31 October 2019 in

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