The Weiquan movement is a non-centralized group of lawyers, legal experts, and intellectuals in China who seek to protect and defend the civil rights of...

"Weiquan movement" first appeared in the 1990s. The word wéiquán (Chinese characters: 維權) literally means "rights protection". As it implies, weiquan movement...

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was the Chinese poet Ai Qing, who was denounced during the Anti-Rightist Movement. In 1958, the family was sent to a labour camp in Beidahuang, Heilongjiang...

lawyers identify closely with the Weiquan (rights defending) movement. Among the notable cases taken on by Weiquan lawyers include Chen Guangcheng's effort...

Weiquan lawyers (Chinese: 维权律师), or rights protection lawyers, refer to a small but influential movement of lawyers, legal practitioners, scholars and...

society movement in mainland China since the beginning of the 21st century. The New Citizen's Movement has close ties to the weiquan movement (rights...

Xiang Li (向莉) (born 1976) is an activist for human rights causes in China. She was detained in March 2014 for protesting the detention of four human rights...

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Zeng Jinyan (Chinese: 曾金燕; born October 9, 1983), is a Chinese blogger and human rights activist. Zeng was put under house arrest in August 2006 and the...

Newsweek magazine ran a cover story on Chen and the "barefoot lawyer" movement in China, detailing his advocacy on behalf of villagers and disabled people...

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the Huayi Law Firm. Pu is known for being a prominent member of the Weiquan movement, having advocated for writers and journalists in a number of high-profile...

by dissidents living abroad. The website was used by the independence movement in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and the Falun Gong. He was jailed...

his family has not heard from him or about his whereabouts. Kai fang Weiquan movement Transcending Fear English pronunciation of Gao Zhisheng of China from...

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others who identified with the New Citizens' Movement. Prominent legal activist Pu Zhiqiang of the Weiquan movement was also arrested and detained. In 2017...

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as a lawyer, but had her license revoked for participation in the Weiquan movement. In August 2018, Zhang was warned by police for "incitement of state...

The Yan Xiaoling – Fan Yanqiong case (simplified Chinese: 严晓玲、范燕琼案件; traditional Chinese: 嚴曉玲、范燕瓊案件), also known as the Fujian Netizen Case (simplified...

of his "commitment to human rights and peace in China". Weiquan movement New Citizens' Movement (China) "China activist Liu Yuandong on trial in Guangzhou"...

transfers of land. Numerous lawyers identifying with the Weiquan (rights defending) movement have taken on cases related to forced evictions. These include...

internet has also allowed certain civil society advocacy, such as the Weiquan movement, to flourish. The authoritarian government in China suppresses protests...

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Guo Jianmei (Chinese: 郭建梅; pinyin: Guō Jiànméi; born March 27, 1960) is a Chinese lawyer, human rights activist and director of a women's legal aid NGO...

Legal Affairs Commission was also characterized by proponents of the Weiquan movement as having further solidified party control over legal and judicial...

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