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Ex-Security Guard Becomes Lawyer After 10 Years Of Self-Study
A former security guard at China's Peking University has become a lawyer. Liu Zheng spent ten years auditing law courses at the university and collected discarded textbooks from students to teach himself.
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China Jails Rights Lawyer For 7 Years: Report
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer was convicted of subversion and sentenced to seven years in prison today, state media reported -- the third such trial this week as authorities crack down on dissent.
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Anguish For Families Of Missing China Lawyers
Every day Li Wenzu's son asks her why his daddy has not come home, she says. Her husband went missing six months ago in a sweeping crackdown on Chinese human rights lawyers, but she tells the three-year-old he is on a "business trip".
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UN Human Rights Experts Say China Must End Crackdown on Lawyers
U.N. human rights investigators demanded an end to a Chinese crackdown on lawyers on Thursday after more than 100 people were detained, intimidated or went missing over the past week.
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Ex-Security Guard Becomes Lawyer After 10 Years Of Self-Study
A former security guard at China's Peking University has become a lawyer. Liu Zheng spent ten years auditing law courses at the university and collected discarded textbooks from students to teach himself.
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China Jails Rights Lawyer For 7 Years: Report
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer was convicted of subversion and sentenced to seven years in prison today, state media reported -- the third such trial this week as authorities crack down on dissent.
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Anguish For Families Of Missing China Lawyers
Every day Li Wenzu's son asks her why his daddy has not come home, she says. Her husband went missing six months ago in a sweeping crackdown on Chinese human rights lawyers, but she tells the three-year-old he is on a "business trip".
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UN Human Rights Experts Say China Must End Crackdown on Lawyers
U.N. human rights investigators demanded an end to a Chinese crackdown on lawyers on Thursday after more than 100 people were detained, intimidated or went missing over the past week.
