Wang Yu

Top legal experts call for China to release detained rights lawyers

Twenty prominent legal experts across the world wrote a joint letter for Chinese President Xi Jinpin...

Jan 19, 2016 07:22 AM EST

China arrests prominent human rights lawyers on subversion charges

China has formally arrested the most prominent rights lawyer, Wang Yu, and five other human rights l...

Jan 14, 2016 01:18 AM EST

U.S. says China should see detained lawyers as 'partners, not enemies'

The U.S. ambassador to China, Max Baucus, called on China on Thursday to recognize several detained ...

Dec 10, 2015 03:14 AM EST

How support for a Chinese rights lawyer could have led to crackdown

China's state media last month accused Wang Yu, the country's most prominent female human rights law...

Jul 13, 2015 10:34 AM EDT

China investigates former top healthcare official for bribery

China is investigating the former head of a healthcare ministry unit responsible for drug trials and...

May 27, 2015 07:23 AM EDT