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China Sentences Human Rights Lawyer Xie Yang to Five Years Following Years of Pretrial Detention and Allegations of Procedural Violations

March 25, 2026 Harry Rosadi0Tagged activism, allegations, china, civil rights, detention, five, following, human, human rights, lawyer, ngo, pretrial, procedural, protests, rights, sentences, violations, years

The Changsha Intermediate People’s Court in Hunan province sentenced prominent human rights attorney Xie Yang to five years in prison on March 23, 2026, marking a significant development in a case that has drawn widespread international condemnation. Xie, a veteran legal advocate known for representing activists and victims of state abuses, was convicted on charges […]