Chinese authorities detain civil rights activist
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Chinese authorities detain civil rights activist
Xu Zhiyong, a legal scholar and organiser of a legal help group that was shut down earlier this month, was taken away by a group of uniformed policemen and plainclothes officers from his residential compound early Wednesday, according to witnesses
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Re: Chinese authorities detain civil rights activist
A prominent Chinese civil rights activist has been detained, in an escalation of Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on non-governmental organizations and free speech.
Xu Zhiyong, a law scholar and organizer of a legal help group that was shut down earlier this month, was taken away by uniformed policemen and plainclothes officers from his residential compound early Wednesday, eyewitnesses and collegues of Mr Xu said. |
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