Lawyer Xia Lin Will be Sentenced and It Will Have Nothing to Do With the Law

Guo Yushan  | China Change This article was first published on Chinachange.org on September 22, 2016 On September 22, after nearly two years in detention and a trial in August, lawyer Xia Lin, my friend, will finally face his sentence. Whatever he’s been charged with, it’s clear to everyone that it was only because he […]

Dissident Chinese Lawyer 'Incommunicado' After Online Anger Over Activist's Sentence

<!–[CDATA[ Yang Fan  |  Radio Free Asia Dissident rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who remains under house arrest since his release from prison in August 2014, has ‘disappeared’ once more, his friends and family told RFA. Gao, who is still denied any freedom of movement and access to much-needed medical treatment, lost contact with the outside […]

Chinese Journalist Released on Medical Grounds, to Serve Shorter Sentence At Home

<!–[CDATA[Qiao Long  |  Radio Free Asia Authorities in the Chinese capital on Thursday reduced the jail term of jailed veteran journalist Gao Yu on appeal and ordered her conditional release on medical grounds. Amid tight security on the streets outside, the Beijing High People’s Court cut Gao’s seven-year jail term for “leaking state secrets overseas” to five years, her […]