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A Decade After China's Crackdown on Lawyers, Persecution and Resistance Persist - The Wire China

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Ten years ago, on July 9, 2015, China launched an unprecedented nationwide assault on its bravest legal professionals. In what came to be known as the “709 Crackdown”, hundreds of human rights lawyers, legal assistants, and activists were detained, disappeared, interrogated, and tortured. Their crime? Daring to believe that the Chinese constitution and law should […] The post A Decade After China’s Crackdown on Lawyers, Persecution and Resistanc…

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A Decade After China's Crackdown on Lawyers, Persecution and Resistance Persist - The Wire China

Ten years ago, on July 9, 2015, China launched an unprecedented nationwide assault on its bravest legal professionals. In what came to be known as the “709 Crackdown”, hundreds of human rights lawyers, legal assistants, and activists were detained, disappeared, interrogated, and tortured. Their crime? Daring to believe that the Chinese constitution and law should […] The post A Decade After China’s Crackdown on Lawyers, Persecution and Resistanc…

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The Wire China broke the news in on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
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