China's crackdown on rights lawyers shows no sign of abating
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-07142015170857.html
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Human Rights in China, July 14, 2015
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Congressional-Executive Commission on China, July 14, 2015
http://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/statement-by-cecc-chairs-representative-chris-smith-and-senator-marcoChina: Human rights lawyers detained during crackdown
Frontline Defenders, July 14, 2015
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/29112Sweeping attack on rights defense lawyers threatens China's entire legal profession
Committee to Protect Chinese Lawyers, July 13, 2015
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The Guardian, July 14, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/14/china-human-rights-crackdown-petition-barack-obama-us-xi-jinping
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Xinhua, July 15, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-07/15/c_128020030.htm