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In Defense of Dylan in China

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Chinese Rights Defenders, Bob Dylan China, Weiquan, Jiang Tianyong, Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei, Maureen Dowd, Gao Zhisheng, Bob Dylan, China, Tang Jitian, Teng Biao, Liu Shihui, Li Tiantian, Tang Jingling, Rule of Law, Entertainment News
Elizabeth Lynch

Maureen Dowd's virulent critique of Bob Dylan makes one wonder, where has she been in all of this? China's "harshest crackdown on artists, lawyers, writers and dissidents in a decade" didn't just start this weekend.

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The Rule of Law and China's Recent Assault on Lawyers

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jasmine Revolution, Lawyers, Human Rights Lawyers, Weiquan, Public Security Bureau, Jiang Tianyong, Rule of Law, Falun Gong, Gao Zhisheng, Tang Jitian, China, Rule-of-Law, Chen Guangcheng, Beijng, World News
Elizabeth Lynch

I met Tang Jitian and was impressed with his understanding of his role in pushing the Chinese government to truly commit to a rule of law.

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A Necessary Addition to Obama's China Trip Agenda: Chinese Public Interest Lawyers

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rule of Law in China, Weiquan, President Obama Visits China, Nancy Pelosi, Public Interest Attorneys, Hu Jinato, Hillary Clinton, Harmonous Society, Barack Obama, Hu Jia, Human Rights in China, Obama-November-Visit-to-China, World News
Elizabeth Lynch

You would never expect attorneys to hold a serious meeting in a McDonald's, but that is where I found myself last Friday when I met with three public interest attorneys, all recently disbarred, in Beijing.

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