🚨 #US immigration detained human rights lawyer #WuShaoping on 15 July, days after he spoke on 🇨🇳 govt's #709Crackdown during an event. On being a rights lawyer, he said: "For us, this is not performative, but our unavoidable mission and responsibility."
via www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...
via www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...
Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Seeking Asylum Is Arrested by ICE (Gift Article)
Shaoping Wu was working as a contract delivery driver for Amazon when he was pulled over in Pennsylvania. He had championed personal and religious freedom for Chinese citizens.
www.nytimes.com
July 20, 2026 at 8:44 AM
🚨 #US immigration detained human rights lawyer #WuShaoping on 15 July, days after he spoke on 🇨🇳 govt's #709Crackdown during an event. On being a rights lawyer, he said: "For us, this is not performative, but our unavoidable mission and responsibility."
via www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...
via www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u...
Last year we released a report for the 10th Anniversary of the 709 Crackdown (against rights lawyers in China) highlighting why it's still important to remember. It's important to stand up for rights lawyers so they can stand up for us. #709Crackdown
www.asianlawyers.net/statements/2...
www.asianlawyers.net/statements/2...
July 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Last year we released a report for the 10th Anniversary of the 709 Crackdown (against rights lawyers in China) highlighting why it's still important to remember. It's important to stand up for rights lawyers so they can stand up for us. #709Crackdown
www.asianlawyers.net/statements/2...
www.asianlawyers.net/statements/2...
On the 11th anniversary of China's #709Crackdown the City Bar urges all to recognize that the independence of the legal profession is a universal prerequisite of justice, and those who would suppress it must be held to account: bit.ly/4aGnwfJ
July 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
On the 11th anniversary of China's #709Crackdown the City Bar urges all to recognize that the independence of the legal profession is a universal prerequisite of justice, and those who would suppress it must be held to account: bit.ly/4aGnwfJ
Today marks the 11th anniv of #709Crackdown. Chinese authorities continue to target #HumanRightsLawyers and their relatives.
2026 #ChinaHumanRightsLawyersAward was given to #ZhangKai #YuKai.
Despite relentless repression, 🇨🇳human rights lawyers have shown remarkable resilience.
2026 #ChinaHumanRightsLawyersAward was given to #ZhangKai #YuKai.
Despite relentless repression, 🇨🇳human rights lawyers have shown remarkable resilience.
July 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Today marks the 11th anniv of #709Crackdown. Chinese authorities continue to target #HumanRightsLawyers and their relatives.
2026 #ChinaHumanRightsLawyersAward was given to #ZhangKai #YuKai.
Despite relentless repression, 🇨🇳human rights lawyers have shown remarkable resilience.
2026 #ChinaHumanRightsLawyersAward was given to #ZhangKai #YuKai.
Despite relentless repression, 🇨🇳human rights lawyers have shown remarkable resilience.
Read our new report 'Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in #China' - Eleven years after the #709Crackdown, lawyers still face harassment and arbitrary detention including in 'residential surveillance at a designated location' (RSDL). www.rights-practice.org/report-beyon...
Report: Beyond Prison. Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in China
In June 2026, The Rights Practice published a new report "Beyond Prison. Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in China". The report maps the multiple ways in which the Chinese state may deprive someone of t...
www.rights-practice.org
July 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Read our new report 'Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in #China' - Eleven years after the #709Crackdown, lawyers still face harassment and arbitrary detention including in 'residential surveillance at a designated location' (RSDL). www.rights-practice.org/report-beyon...
1/ Today, on the 11th anniversary of #709Crackdown we re-share TRP Director's reflections on the resistance of the ‘709’ wives to obtain justice for their husbands.
www.rights-practice.org/blog/li-wenz...
www.rights-practice.org/blog/li-wenz...
Li Wenzu and the Resistance of the ‘709’ Wives
Li Wenzu has used novel acts of protest, along with other ‘709’ wives, in her efforts to see her husband, human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, to demand that he is given access to a lawyer and to seek ...
www.rights-practice.org
July 9, 2026 at 11:22 AM
1/ Today, on the 11th anniversary of #709Crackdown we re-share TRP Director's reflections on the resistance of the ‘709’ wives to obtain justice for their husbands.
www.rights-practice.org/blog/li-wenz...
www.rights-practice.org/blog/li-wenz...
🔴 Eleven years after the #709Crackdown, lawyers told @chrdnet.bsky.social that 🇨🇳 authorities increasingly use #surveillance, license revocations, and pressure through law firms to tighten control over the legal profession, amid ongoing intimidation and violence.
👉 www.nchrd.org/2026/07/chin...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2026/07/chin...
July 9, 2026 at 10:40 AM
🔴 Eleven years after the #709Crackdown, lawyers told @chrdnet.bsky.social that 🇨🇳 authorities increasingly use #surveillance, license revocations, and pressure through law firms to tighten control over the legal profession, amid ongoing intimidation and violence.
👉 www.nchrd.org/2026/07/chin...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2026/07/chin...
Starting on July 9, 2015, Chinese authorities arrested over 300 human rights lawyers and activists. Since then, many have faced constant surveillance, harassment, and punishment — simply for defending rights. The crackdown must end.
#709Crackdown #StandForJustice #HumanRightsDefenders #ChinaRights
#709Crackdown #StandForJustice #HumanRightsDefenders #ChinaRights
July 21, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Starting on July 9, 2015, Chinese authorities arrested over 300 human rights lawyers and activists. Since then, many have faced constant surveillance, harassment, and punishment — simply for defending rights. The crackdown must end.
#709Crackdown #StandForJustice #HumanRightsDefenders #ChinaRights
#709Crackdown #StandForJustice #HumanRightsDefenders #ChinaRights
10 years ago today, #China govt detained human rights lawyer #XieYang during the #709crackdown. After torture & release in 2017, he endured years of surveillance & harassment before being re-arrested in 2022. He's now been held 1,277 days without trial.
👉 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...
👉 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...
July 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
10 years ago today, #China govt detained human rights lawyer #XieYang during the #709crackdown. After torture & release in 2017, he endured years of surveillance & harassment before being re-arrested in 2022. He's now been held 1,277 days without trial.
👉 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...
👉 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...
📰NEWSLETTER: #HongKong Justice Sec Paul Lam tours Europe seeking legal business as the world remembers #China's #709crackdown on lawyers & the rule of law. #HKETOs run into trouble in #NewYork + much more
Read it all here: thecfhk.org/lammy-a-cata...
Read it all here: thecfhk.org/lammy-a-cata...
July 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📰NEWSLETTER: #HongKong Justice Sec Paul Lam tours Europe seeking legal business as the world remembers #China's #709crackdown on lawyers & the rule of law. #HKETOs run into trouble in #NewYork + much more
Read it all here: thecfhk.org/lammy-a-cata...
Read it all here: thecfhk.org/lammy-a-cata...
🔴 Today marks 10 years since #China’s #709crackdown on human rights lawyers.
Since 2015, repression has worsened: licenses revoked, lawyers jailed, voices silenced.
📝 Read joint statement: www.lawyersforlawyers.org/chinese-gove...
Since 2015, repression has worsened: licenses revoked, lawyers jailed, voices silenced.
📝 Read joint statement: www.lawyersforlawyers.org/chinese-gove...
Chinese government impunity for crackdown on lawyers fuels decade of repression - Lawyers for Lawyers
Lawyers for Lawyers signed on to a joint statement ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the ‘709’ crackdown on human rights lawyers in China The joint statement reads as follows: International action ...
www.lawyersforlawyers.org
July 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🔴 Today marks 10 years since #China’s #709crackdown on human rights lawyers.
Since 2015, repression has worsened: licenses revoked, lawyers jailed, voices silenced.
📝 Read joint statement: www.lawyersforlawyers.org/chinese-gove...
Since 2015, repression has worsened: licenses revoked, lawyers jailed, voices silenced.
📝 Read joint statement: www.lawyersforlawyers.org/chinese-gove...
As we mark the 10th anniversary of the #709crackdown, hear from the wives of detained lawyers—women who are also rights defenders. Their words expose the enduring toll of the crackdown.
🔔 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
🔔 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
July 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As we mark the 10th anniversary of the #709crackdown, hear from the wives of detained lawyers—women who are also rights defenders. Their words expose the enduring toll of the crackdown.
🔔 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
🔔 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
Ten years later, the Chinese government continues to act with impunity in its ongoing war on lawyers and the rule of law.
#709crackdown #FreetheLawyers
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/chin...
#709crackdown #FreetheLawyers
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/chin...
Chinese government impunity for crackdown on lawyers fuels decade of repression
International action critical for accountability for “709” crackdown, other violations
safeguarddefenders.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Ten years later, the Chinese government continues to act with impunity in its ongoing war on lawyers and the rule of law.
#709crackdown #FreetheLawyers
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/chin...
#709crackdown #FreetheLawyers
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/chin...
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the infamous #709Crackdown in #China.
CSW's latest blog presents an account from a Christian lawyer who was caught up in it, and who has since had to flee the country after he was threatened with further imprisonment:
forbinfull.org/2025/07/09/d...
CSW's latest blog presents an account from a Christian lawyer who was caught up in it, and who has since had to flee the country after he was threatened with further imprisonment:
forbinfull.org/2025/07/09/d...
‘Do but don’t speak’: The impact of China’s 709 Crackdown ten years on
On 9 July 2015 the Chinese authorities launched an extensive crackdown on activists, lawyers, human rights defenders and their friends and family members. Dubbed the ‘709 Crackdown’ after the date …
forbinfull.org
July 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the infamous #709Crackdown in #China.
CSW's latest blog presents an account from a Christian lawyer who was caught up in it, and who has since had to flee the country after he was threatened with further imprisonment:
forbinfull.org/2025/07/09/d...
CSW's latest blog presents an account from a Christian lawyer who was caught up in it, and who has since had to flee the country after he was threatened with further imprisonment:
forbinfull.org/2025/07/09/d...
On the 10th anniversary of the #709Crackdown, 9 July 2025, Asian Lawyers Network (ALN) is releasing an article reflecting on the legacy of the 709 Crackdown and 10 years of repression against lawyers in China. www.asianlawyers.net/statements/2...
July 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
On the 10th anniversary of the #709Crackdown, 9 July 2025, Asian Lawyers Network (ALN) is releasing an article reflecting on the legacy of the 709 Crackdown and 10 years of repression against lawyers in China. www.asianlawyers.net/statements/2...
"In the past, we were seen as a symbol of justice who dared to fight against injustice, but now we have become a ‘hostile force.’” A lawyer in China told @hrw.org. Chinese authorities have punished, marginalized & change the public’s perception of lawyers. #709crackdown www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
China: 10 Years Since ‘709 Crackdown,’ Lawyers Still Under Fire
The Chinese government is persecuting and silencing lawyers who challenge official abuses a decade after the “709 crackdown” on lawyers defending people’s rights.
www.hrw.org
July 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"In the past, we were seen as a symbol of justice who dared to fight against injustice, but now we have become a ‘hostile force.’” A lawyer in China told @hrw.org. Chinese authorities have punished, marginalized & change the public’s perception of lawyers. #709crackdown www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
ALN @asianlawyersn.bsky.social joined 30 other organisations to issue this joint statement to mark the 10th anniversary of #709Crackdown.
On 7 July 2025, The Rights Practice & 30 other orgs issue joint statement to mark 10 years since "709" crackdown. We call on concerned governments and the United Nations to establish an independent, international investigation into Beijing’s persecution of civil society. tinyurl.com/5dnezenw
Joint statement: Call for international action, ten years after "709" crackdown
On 7 July 2025, The Rights Practice, and 30 other organisations, urge the United Nations to establish an independent, international investigation into Beijing’s persecution of civil society, ten years...
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July 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
ALN @asianlawyersn.bsky.social joined 30 other organisations to issue this joint statement to mark the 10th anniversary of #709Crackdown.
Many of those arrested during the #709crackdown received heavy prison sentences on trumped-up national security charges. The 8-yr sentence for subversion handed down to activist #WuGan was the longest prison sentence.
👉 www.nchrd.org/2016/03/wu-g...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2016/03/wu-g...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
July 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Many of those arrested during the #709crackdown received heavy prison sentences on trumped-up national security charges. The 8-yr sentence for subversion handed down to activist #WuGan was the longest prison sentence.
👉 www.nchrd.org/2016/03/wu-g...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2016/03/wu-g...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
#China govt continues #CollectivePunishment on families of those caught in the #709crackdown: #ArbitraryDetention, constant surveillance, harassment, job loss, education restrictions, exit bans, and lasting psychological harm.
👉 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
July 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
#China govt continues #CollectivePunishment on families of those caught in the #709crackdown: #ArbitraryDetention, constant surveillance, harassment, job loss, education restrictions, exit bans, and lasting psychological harm.
👉 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
👉 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
#709crackdown targeted lawyers who defended rights activists, Tibetans, Falun Gong, feminists, LGBTQ+, Christians, stat corruption victims. #China govt repaid courage with persecution.
💡 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
💡 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
July 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
#709crackdown targeted lawyers who defended rights activists, Tibetans, Falun Gong, feminists, LGBTQ+, Christians, stat corruption victims. #China govt repaid courage with persecution.
💡 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
💡 www.nchrd.org/2025/07/chin...
Thanks Lawyers Rights Watch Canada for initiating this oral statement, co-sponsored by 6 NGOs, at #UN #HumanRightsCouncil to mark the 10th anniversary of the #709Crackdown against #lawyers & other HRDs in #China. ALN is among the other 16 NGOs endorsing the statement.
www.lrwc.org/china-ten-ye...
www.lrwc.org/china-ten-ye...
China: Ten years since the “709 crackdown” against human rights lawyers | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Full pdf oral statement Organization: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Date: 25 June 2025 Speaker: Ms.…
www.lrwc.org
June 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Thanks Lawyers Rights Watch Canada for initiating this oral statement, co-sponsored by 6 NGOs, at #UN #HumanRightsCouncil to mark the 10th anniversary of the #709Crackdown against #lawyers & other HRDs in #China. ALN is among the other 16 NGOs endorsing the statement.
www.lrwc.org/china-ten-ye...
www.lrwc.org/china-ten-ye...
Veteran activist #WuGan, one of the first arrested 10 yrs ago during the #709Crackdown on lawyers and HRDs, spent 8 yrs in prison on subversion charges. During his imprisonment, he endured torture, forced medication, shackling, and other forms of ill-treatment.
💡 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...
💡 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...
June 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Veteran activist #WuGan, one of the first arrested 10 yrs ago during the #709Crackdown on lawyers and HRDs, spent 8 yrs in prison on subversion charges. During his imprisonment, he endured torture, forced medication, shackling, and other forms of ill-treatment.
💡 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...
💡 tenchu.org/pocd/public/...