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The Guardian - UK
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Helen Davidson in Taipei

China continues to persecute family of dissidents unlawfully, finds report

Wang Quanzhang, left, and his wife Li Wenzu with their son in 2015
The human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang (left) and his wife Li Wenzu with their son in 2015. The CHRD report included testimony that in March police had searched the new school of Wang’s son. Photograph: Wang Quanxiu/AP

China continues to unlawfully target the families of activists and dissidents, despite a pledge to end the practice of collective punishment, a Chinese human rights group has said in a report.

The persecution, which includes intimidation and harassment, forced evictions, travel bans, criminal proceedings against family members and preventing children from attending school, has affected people across China and the diaspora community for decades, the report by the Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) group said.

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