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Two Chinese activists face trial over civil society summit

Protesters with photos of legal scholar Xu Zhiyong shout slogans against a Chinese court's decision to jail him. Xu now faces a new trial for his activism [File: Vincent Yu/AP Photo]

Two prominent Chinese human rights defenders are due to stand trial this week after their arrest more than two years ago for participating in an informal civil society summit in Xiamen in late 2019.

Legal scholar Xu Zhiyong will stand trial on Wednesday followed by lawyer Ding Jiaxi on Thursday on “charges of subverting state power,” according to Amnesty International.

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