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China jails 2 prominent human rights lawyers for over 10 years

A police officer walks past placards of detained rights activists taped on the fence of the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong on Feb 19, 2020, in protest against Beijing’s detention of prominent anti-corruption activist Xu Zhiyong. Zhiyong and fellow campaigner Ding Jiaxi were convicted of "subversion of state power" following closed-door trials.

Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, including one who had called for leader Xi Jinping to resign, have been jailed for over a decade, an advocacy group and one of the men's wives said Monday.

Xu Zhiyong and fellow campaigner Ding Jiaxi were convicted of "subversion of state power" following closed-door trials.

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