Two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison, Human Rights Watch said Monday, the latest in a crackdown by the ruling Communist Party on its critics.
FILE - Legal scholar Xu Zhiyong is seen at a meeting in Beijing, China, on July 17, 2009. Xu and Ding Jiaxi, two prominent Chinese human rights lawyers, have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison, Human Rights Watch said Monday, April 10, 2023, the latest in a crackdown by the ruling Communist Party on its critics. FILE - Legal scholar Xu Zhiyong is seen at a meeting in Beijing, China, on July 17, 2009.
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