In Reversal, Chinese Lawyer Confesses, and Rights Groups Denounce His Trial
Xie Yang, a human rights lawyer, withdrew claims that he had been tortured and pleaded guilty to charges of subversion and disrupting court proceedings. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Political Prisoners
Topics: proceedings, court, disrupting, subversion, charges, guilty, pleaded, tortured, claims, withdrew, lawyer, rights, human, Trial, Denounce, Groups, Rights, Confesses, Lawyer, Chinese, Reversal
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/world/asia/xie-yang-china-lawyer-trial.html?partner=rss&emc=rss