Rule of Law

Civil Rights Advocates Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi Indicted for Subversion on Scant, Slanderous ‘Evidence’ China Change, September 25, 2021 Xu Zhiyong (left) and Ding Jiaxi On December 7 and 8, 2019, twenty or so people – more than half of…

An Update on the Case of Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping Chen Zijuan, September 19, 2021 Born in 1984, Chang Weiping has been an outstanding member of the younger generation of human rights lawyers in China. Starting in 2014, he has…

An Open Letter to the People’s Republic of China Ministry of Public Security and Minister Zhao Kezhi Chen Zijuan, August 3, 2021 [youtube…

Sun Dawu’s Closing Court Statement Sun Dawu, July 28, 2021, in Gaobeidian Court, Baoding City, Hebei Province I thank this court for allowing me the opportunity to present my case. I would like to start with an overview of Dawu Group’s…

Briefing on the Eleventh Day of Dawu Trial — 10 Questions and 10 Answers July 25, 2021 The Communist Party Committee of Xushui District held its third meeting of some 260 Party delegates on July 21 and 22, 2021, at Dawu Auditorium. But…

Lawyer’s Account of Meeting With Detained Civil Rights Activist Ding Jiaxi Li Xiongbing, July 15, 2021 July 13, 2021, a summer day in Beijing. The sun was emerging after a rain shower. I waded through puddles on the road heading for…

Statement of the Dawu Legal Team on the Verdict and Sentences in the Dawu Case Dawu Legal Team, July 28, 2021 Dawu Legal Team in front of the Gaobeidian courthouse on July 28, 2021. On the afternoon of July 28, 2021, after 14 consecutive…

Response to a Journalist’s Query Regarding the Sun Dawu Verdict Yaxue Cao, July 28, 2021 There is no sun, moon and stars but dazzling lights that blind me day and night, With two armed soldiers guarding me, six shifts a day, through long…

Briefing on the Ninth Day of Dawu Trial Dawu Legal Team, July 23, 2021 Part of the Dawu Legal Team (from left to right): Zhou Haiyang (周海洋), Yang Xuelin (杨学林), Wang Shihua (王誓华), Hao Yachao (郝亚超), Tong Zongjin (仝宗锦), and Yin Zhihao…

Briefing on the Eighth Day of Dawu Trial Dawu Legal Team, July 22, 2021 Ambulance waiting outside the courthouse. Today’s court session mainly focused on three crimes — “disrupting market operations,” “coercing business transactions,”…