A human rights lawyer pays the price of standing up to Xi's China

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A human rights lawyer pays the price of standing up to Xi's China
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Hundreds of lawyers have been harassed, disbarred, detained or jailed in China for using the courts to wage a battle for civil rights in the country. One of them is Ding Jiaxi, who faced alleged torture and years of separation from his family. More here:

Ding Jiaxi is caught in a sprawling crackdown in which hundreds of lawyers and others have been jailed, disbarred or secretly detained.

Their offense: using the courts to wage a battle for civil rights in China. The story of Ding’s ordeal, including allegations of torture and years of separation from his family, shows the Communist Party's determination to crush the movement - and the activists' resolve to carry on.

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