China - At least 222 human rights lawyers and activists detained in last week - July 17, 2015

[sharon sanders]

China: Dozens of human rights lawyers targeted in nationwide crackdown

11 July 2015, 10:12 UTC
The Chinese authorities must end their assault on human rights lawyers, Amnesty International said on Saturday, after more than 50 lawyers and activists were targeted by police in a nationwide crackdown.
Prominent human rights lawyers Li Heping and Sui Muqing are among at least 20 people feared detained. All the individuals missing since the crackdown began on Thursday 9 July are well-known for their work on human rights cases.

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The alarm was first raised on Thursday, when Wang Yu, a lawyer in Beijing, disappeared in the early hours, after sending friends a text message that her internet connection and power at her home had been cut off. She then sent a text saying that people were trying to break into her home.

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https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/07/china-lawyers-targeted/

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As of 12:00 17 July 2015, at least 222 lawyers/ law firm staff/human right activists have been detained/ arrested/ incommunicado/ summoned/ restricted freedom temporarily

http://www.chrlawyers.hk/en/content/1200-17-july-2015-least-222-lawyers-law-firm-staffhuman-right-activists-have-been-detained