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Leading human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong on hunger strike in Chinese prison, family says
China Sentences Leading Rights Activists to 14 and 12 Years in Prison (Published 2023)
‘A democratic China must be realized in our time’: Beijing jails two prominent legal activists for subversion
Democracy: a system that gives power to the people
Xu Zhiyong
China : Alarming degradation of Xu Zhiyong’s health in arbitrary detention
Full Text of Xu Zhiyong’s Court Judgment
2020 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award: Xu Zhiyong
Xi vs. Xu: Two Visions for China’s Future
Concerns Grow for Health of Detained Chinese Lawyer
Dr. Xu Zhiyong, one of China's most prominent human rights lawyers, has been on a hunger strike in prison since October 4.
Leading human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong on hunger strike in Chinese prison, family says
Xu Zhiyong has been detained in China since February 2020. He has been on hunger strike for nearly a month, his family says.
China Sentences Leading Rights Activists to 14 and 12 Years in Prison (Published 2023)
Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were detained after organizing a small seaside gathering of activists to discuss human rights.
‘A democratic China must be realized in our time’: Beijing jails two prominent legal activists for subversion
Xu was sentenced to 14 years in prison and his long-time partner and fellow rights lawyer, Ding Jiaxi, received a 12-year prison sentence for “...
Democracy: a system that gives power to the people
Chinese political prisoner Xu Zhiyong, founder of the New Citizens Movement, describes in this article what democracy is.
Xu Zhiyong
Xu Zhiyong is a Chinese writer, legal scholar, and civil rights activist who has been an integral member of China's most important civil rights movements over...
China : Alarming degradation of Xu Zhiyong’s health in arbitrary detention
Although his family is allowed monthly visits, they have faced harassment, intimidation, and threats. Furthermore, he is referred merely as “...
Full Text of Xu Zhiyong’s Court Judgment
China Change, Janurary 29, 2026 In December 2019, Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi, and more than 20 other Chinese lawyers and ordinary citizens held...
2020 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award: Xu Zhiyong
This year, PEN America bestows its 2020 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award on detained Chinese essayist and activist Xu Zhiyong.
Xi vs. Xu: Two Visions for China’s Future
In late October, Radio Free Asia reported that Chinese civil rights advocate and lawyer Xu Zhiyong, who is serving a 14-year sentence for...
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Legal scholar and civil rights advocate founder of New Citizens' Movement promoting rule of law and government accountability.