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China targets rights lawyers in crackdown

音声ダウンロード

Chinese authorities have widened a crackdown on human rights groups, detaining or questioning more than 50 lawyers and activists, rights groups say.

Amnesty International said July 11 at least 52 lawyers and activists from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou had been detained or questioned over the previous 48 hours.

The U.S. State Department on July 12 condemned the detentions, urging China "to release all those who have recently been detained for seeking to protect the rights of Chinese citizens." (Reuters)

中国、人権派弁護士を一斉に拘束

人権団体によると、中国で人権派の弁護士や人権活動家50人以上が一斉に拘束された。政府が人権団体に対する締め付けを強化していると見られる。

The Japan Times ST: July 24, 2015