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...lawyers who represented blind activist Chen Guangcheng in his trial last year on what would under other circumstances be considered the bizarre charges of damaging property and attempting to organize a crowd to obstruct traffic. In fact, Chen's crime seems to have been that he embarrassed local officials in his home province of Shandong...
...course, China's news media, which are still subject to Party control, are often unable to cover the most sensitive cases. One story that has been reported extensively in the foreign press but that has remained off limits to journalists in China is the case of Chen Guangcheng, a blind legal activist detained by police last year after he tried to help victims of a forced-abortion campaign sue their local government. Convicted in August of destroying property and "organizing a mob to block traffic," Chen was sentenced to four years in prison. A higher court ordered a retrial...
...Among those rooting for Chen was Gao Zhisheng, a feisty lawyer who has represented underground Christians and members of the banned Falun Gong sect. Gao wore a "Free Chen Guangcheng" T shirt and spoke openly of his contempt for what he called "the gangster Communist Party" (even though he's a member). This fall, he was arrested on charges of inciting subversion. Arrests like these have sparked debate among lawyers about tactics. Teng Biao, a lecturer at the China University of Political Science and Law, says Gao's willingness to push the envelope has widened the space "for other more...
...SENTENCES UPHELD. For Chen Guangcheng, 34, blind human-rights advocate who exposed forced sterilizations and abortions by family-planning officials in China's Shandong province; and Zhao Yan, 44, Chinese New York Times researcher accused of leaking state secrets; in Linyi and Beijing. While their cases were unrelated, irregularities in Chen and Zhao's trials-on charges of public disturbance and influence-peddling, respectively-drew international condemnation. Of the simultaneous announcements last Friday that the convictions would stand, Human Rights Watch senior researcher Mickey Spiegel said: "It's just a very bad day for justice in China...
...RETRIAL ORDERED. For Chen Guangcheng, 34, blind human-rights advocate who exposed forced sterilizations and abortions by family-planning authorities in China's Shandong province and was sentenced to four years and three months in prison for property destruction and public disturbance; after an appeals court ruled that his August conviction was marred by procedural violations, including the barring of his lawyers from the courtroom; in Linyi, China. Although the outcome of a future trial is still in doubt, Chen's supporters considered the ruling a rare victory. Said his lawyer, Li Jingsong, "At this stage, we could not have...