Wang Quanzhang
Chinese human rights lawyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wang Quanzhang (Chinese: 王全璋; pinyin: Wáng Quánzhāng, born 15 February 1976) is a Chinese human rights lawyer from Wulian County, Shandong. He was arrested in August 2015 as part of the "709 crackdown" on human rights lawyers instigated by General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping, and after being held incommunicado for three years, he was put on trial for subversion of state power in December 2018.
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Wang Quanzhang | |
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Born | (1976-02-15) 15 February 1976 (age 48) Wulian County, Shandong, China |
Nationality | Chinese |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Wang was released from prison on 4 April 2020 and was moved by authorities to his former residence in Jinan. The government has stated that Wang is being quarantined in precaution to the novel coronavirus, however it is feared that the virus has been used as an excuse to keep him under house arrest.[1]