Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng poses for a portrait in Beijing last week. Yu has been a persistent voice for reform in China, despite the country’s sweeping and increasingly severe crackdown on civil society. Photo: AFP
China detains human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng after his call for reform, sources say
Just hours before being seized, Yu circulated an open letter calling for five reforms to China’s constitution, including the institution of multi-candidate presidential elections
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Human rights in China
Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng poses for a portrait in Beijing last week. Yu has been a persistent voice for reform in China, despite the country’s sweeping and increasingly severe crackdown on civil society. Photo: AFP