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China's 709 crackdown lawyer Wang Yu condemns authorities for the torment of her son | South China Morning Post

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The Chinese government initiated a crackdown against human rights lawyers in China on July 9, 2015, to tighten their grip on the legal profession. Wang Yu, the first to be arrested during this wave of detentions, condemns Chinese authorities for the torment of her son.

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