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Jailed Vietnamese Rights Lawyer Warns of ‘Arch-Criminal’ Beijing

HE'S JUST A few months into a seven-year prison term, for allegedly "propagandizing against the state" and subversion, crimes he was convicted of by a Communist regime, for standing up for the rights of ordinary Vietnamese and speaking out against … Continue reading

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Lawyers in Shanghai? The Communist Party Has Them Covered

THIS PIECE OF news from Chinascope doesn't really need further explanation than the short snippet that has been translated, so here it is (original link): By the end of June 2011, the Chinese Communist Party achieved complete control of the legal … Continue reading

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Amnesty International: Human Rights Lawyers Suppressed in China

CHINESE PARENTS OFTEN encourage their children to become lawyers when they grow up, perceiving it as a a stable and well-paid profession. Probably next time someone should correct them: That's only the case outside of China. Fearing that a "Jasmine … Continue reading

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