China court denies bail to human rights lawyer

[JURIST] A Chinese court on Tuesday denied bail to prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who is likely to be indicted in the country's attempt to deter growing legal activism. The lawyer was detained [JURIST report] last month for "causing a disturbance" after he attended a weekend meeting that urged an investigation into the 1989 crackdown of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. Pu is a leading free-speech lawyer who is well known to be outspoken on his opinions, and has...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/06/china-court-denies-bail-to-human-rights-lawyer.php

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