CHINA: Authorities place Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping under ‘residential surveillance’

Chinese human rights lawyer Chang Weiping, whose certificate to practice law was suspended in January 2020, was detained by Baoji City Public Security in absence of a notice of detention on 22 October 2020. Chang Weiping’s wife later received calls from the national security officer in charge, indicating that Chang Weiping was detained for actions … Continue reading CHINA: Authorities place Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping under ‘residential surveillance’