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Xu Zhiyong (Chinese: 许志永; pinyin: Xǔ Zhìyǒng; born March 2, 1973) is a Chinese civil rights activist and formerly a lecturer at the Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications. He was one of the founders of the NGO Open Constitution Initiative and an active rights lawyer in China who campaigned against corruption [1 ...
Apr 10, 2023 · Lawyer 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...
Apr 10, 2023 · Xu Zhiyong is China’s voice of conscience. Previously imprisoned for four years for advocating for equal education rights for migrant workers’ children and against corruption, he could...
Jun 23, 2022 · Xu Zhiyong, a veteran civil rights activist and legal scholar, pleaded not guilty in front of a local court in Linshu county, eastern Shandong province, in a day-long hearing that was closed to...
Xu 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...
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1 day ago · "Xu Zhiyong has also been deprived of his name during forced labor, and is referred to by a code name, 003," Teng told RFA Mandarin. The cell-mates are acting as proxies for prison guards ...
Apr 10, 2023 · Xu 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.
