Civil Rights Activists and their Lawyers Harassed in Xinyu

Posted: December 4, 2013 in New Museum

According to the Associated Press, about 200 “thugs” harassed three Chinese human rights activists and their lawyers outside a Chinese courtroom Wednesday. “The three activists were standing trial in the city of Xinyu on illegal assembly charges that supporters say were trumped up to punish them for being part of a group that urges citizens to embrace their constitutional rights.”

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