Human Rights Watch: China - Free Prominent Legal Advocate
February 19, 2020
February 19, 2020
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
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- Xu Zhiyong Detained Amid Crackdown on Activists
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Chinese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release a well-known anti-corruption activist who had eluded arrest after a new government crackdown on rights activists, Human Rights Watch said. On February 15, 2020, authorities in Guangzhou apprehended Xu Zhiyong at a friend's home where he had gon . . .
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- Xu Zhiyong Detained Amid Crackdown on Activists
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Chinese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release a well-known anti-corruption activist who had eluded arrest after a new government crackdown on rights activists, Human Rights Watch said. On February 15, 2020, authorities in Guangzhou apprehended Xu Zhiyong at a friend's home where he had gon . . .