Nectar Gan from CNN covers the story of 2 lawmakers being jailed for advocating against anti-humanitarian Chinese laws and policies (subversion). Xu Zhiyong, a Chinese civil rights lawyer states: "A democratic China must be realized in our time...". This statement was shared by his court lawyer briefly after he himself was sentenced to 14 years. Gan also includes Ding Jiaxi, who is a Chinese human rights lawyer. He was been jailed for 12 non-consecutive years for publicly speaking against the Chinese government and leading an activist movement seeking reform.
Gan highlights the importance of these men to the movement as they're renowned lawyers with knowledge of the Chinese Constitution and know how to lead large groups of people to fight for people's rights. The Chinese government attempted to suppress activists for decades to sustain current authoritarian practices that undermine the human rights of Chinese citizens.
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/10/china/china-lawyers-xu-zhiyong-ding-jiaxi-sentences-intl-hnk/index.html
-Juan Castro
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