Human rights lawyer faces 8 years in prison for 7 'tweets'

45 views · Published 16 December 2015 · 1:11 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: BNO News · 2015 · News & Politics

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A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer went on trial Monday. The lawyer potentially faces eight years in prison over seven social media posts. Pu Zhiqiang, who has previously represented Chinese activists including Ai Weiwei, is accused of inciting ethnic hatred and "picking quarrels and provoking trouble."

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