Wang Quanzhang was caught in a clampdown on lawyers and activists that began on July 9, 2015. Photo: Facebook Wang Quanzhang was caught in a clampdown on lawyers and activists that began on July 9, 2015. Photo: Facebook
Wang Quanzhang was caught in a clampdown on lawyers and activists that began on July 9, 2015. Photo: Facebook
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Human rights lawyer swept up in ‘709 crackdown’ to face court in Tianjin for subversion

Chinese prosecutors lay formal charges against rights advocate rounded up in national crackdown

Topic |   Human rights in China
Nectar Gan
Nectar Gan

Updated: 8:46pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Wang Quanzhang was caught in a clampdown on lawyers and activists that began on July 9, 2015. Photo: Facebook Wang Quanzhang was caught in a clampdown on lawyers and activists that began on July 9, 2015. Photo: Facebook
Wang Quanzhang was caught in a clampdown on lawyers and activists that began on July 9, 2015. Photo: Facebook
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