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Chinese Court Sentences Human Rights Lawyer to 5 Years in Prison for ‘Subversion’

Summary by The Epoch Times
A Chinese court sentenced human rights lawyer Xie Yang to five years in prison on subversion charges on March 23, according to his ex-wife, in a case critics say serves as a warning to Chinese citizens against challenging the communist regime’s rights record. Xie, 54, has been kept behind bars since January 2022, after voicing support for a pregnant teacher who was committed to a psychiatric hospital by local officials for challenging the censor…

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Chinese Court Sentences Human Rights Lawyer to 5 Years in Prison for ‘Subversion’

A Chinese court sentenced human rights lawyer Xie Yang to five years in prison on subversion charges on March 23, according to his ex-wife, in a case critics say serves as a warning to Chinese citizens against challenging the communist regime’s rights record. Xie, 54, has been kept behind bars since January 2022, after voicing support for a pregnant teacher who was committed to a psychiatric hospital by local officials for challenging the censor…

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The Epoch Times broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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