China to rule on appeals in case of detained human rights lawyers Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong are leading figures in the thwarted New Citizens’ Movement group of activists and lawyers The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023
China jails two human rights lawyers for ‘subversion’ Human rights lawyers Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi are sentenced to more than 10-year jail after a closed-door trial. Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2023
China hands lengthy jail terms to two lawyers in rights crackdown A Chinese court sentenced two prominent human rights lawyers on Monday to jail terms of more than a decade each, a relative and rights groups told Reuters, the latest move in a years-long crackdown on civil society by President Xi Jinping. Reuters · Apr 10, 2023
Detained activist fears for missing zero-Covid protesters in China Ding Jiaxi also tells lawyer he is worried about health after being held for more than three years The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023
U.N. rights chief's tenure ends in disappointment for some China activists Michelle Bachelet, once a political detainee under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and a doctor for tortured children, pledged to be the champion of victims when she became U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2018. Reuters · Aug 31, 2022
Two Chinese rights lawyers face trial for state subversion Two prominent Chinese rights lawyers are set to go on trial behind closed doors this week on charges of state subversion, campaign groups said, part of a clampdown on dissent and rights activism under President Xi Jinping. Reuters · Jun 22, 2022