Xu Zhiyong

The wrongful imprisonment of three Chinese human rights lawyers and an activist by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has attracted global attention.

Lawyers supportive of the New Citizens Movement urge delegates at the Chinese rubberstamp congress to pursue reforms and the rule of law

Human rights report and Chinese legal professors criticize activist trials in China.

Prominent Chinese legal activist Xu Zhiyong, famous for his founding of the grass-roots New Citizens’ Movement, was sentenced by the No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court in Beijing Sunday to four years in prison on the charge of “gathering a crowd to disturb public order.”

While the well-known Chinese dissident Xu Zhiyong is facing five years in prison for his political activism, an associate of his — the wealthy Chinese businessman Wang Gongquan — who was accused of the same crimes was allowed out on bail because he confessed.

Prominent human rights scholar and activist Xu Zhiyong’s trial began and concluded on Wednesday, with both Xu and his lawyer remaining silent.

Eleven things to watch for in the coming trial of activist Xu Zhiyong

Anti-graft activist Sun Desheng has been arrested and his lawyer denied visitation.

A prominent veteran journalist was detained on Friday after he called for the release of a fellow human rights activist, Xu Zhiyong, jailed on July 16.