From prison in China, where he is serving a 14-year sentence for "subversion," #XuZhiyong sends a message saying he will fast on #June4 to commemorate the #TiananmenMassacre. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1664273747904446465#m

“For the world to become a better place, someone has to pay a price.”

How one man went from China’s Communist party golden child to enemy of the state

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/apr/17/how-one-man-went-from-chinas-communist-party-golden-child-to-enemy-of-the-state

#China #XuZhiyong

Teng Biao said Xu's conviction of democratic values, advocacy for non-violent regime change, and ability to attract supporters are seen as a threat by the #CommunistParty which, before it came to power in 1949, grew quickly through networks of young intellectuals who swore to fight #dictatorship.

How one man went from #China’s Communist party golden child to enemy of the state | #XuZhiyong | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/apr/17/how-one-man-went-from-chinas-communist-party-golden-child-to-enemy-of-the-state

In this powerful statement released a day before he was sentenced to 14 years in prison in a political trial, #XuZhiyong calls for freedom, #democracy, and the rule of law in #China https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/27353/a-democratic-china-must-be-realized-in-our-time-court-statement/

‘A democratic #China must be realized in our time, we cannot saddle the next generation with this duty’ —Xu Zhiyong’s Court Statement

#democracy #XuZhiyong
https://chinachange.org/2023/04/09/a-democratic-china-must-be-realized-in-our-time-we-cannot-saddle-the-next-generation-with-this-duty-xu-zhiyongs-court-statement/

My latest: After a court in #China sentenced Chinese human rights lawyers #DingJiaxi and #XuZhiyong to 12 years and 14 years, @tengbiao told me that the harsh sentences show that #Beijing is trying to remove the impact of liberalism and civil power. https://www.dw.com/zh/%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E6%83%B3%E7%9B%A1%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%BD%E6%B8%85%E9%99%A4%E6%B0%91%E9%96%93%E5%8A%9B%E9%87%8F/a-65275117 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/WilliamYang120/status/1645698733726896128#m

@tengbiao RT by @StephenMcDonell: When #XuZhiyong heard the verdict, he said "It's almost dawn." but he was not allowed to say anything else. Hours later, when his lawyers went to see him in the detention center, the authorities did not allow them to meet Xu with the excuse "all the equipment was broken". https://nitter.hongkongers.net/tengbiao/status/1645435011980509185#m

@tengbiao RT by @rachel_cheung1: Prominent human rights lawyer and activist #XuZhiyong was just sentenced to 14 years for "State Subversion". #China #许志永 被重判14年！ https://nitter.hongkongers.net/tengbiao/status/1645248244182577152#m

In China, civil rights activist #XuZhiyong has been sentenced to 14 years in prison & human rights lawyer #DingJiaxi to 12. Both have already spent years in detention. These outlandish sentences show just how bad things have gotten under the #CCP. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1645267587159273475#m

@hrichina RT by @badiucao: Just moments ago, #XuZhiyong, a prominent Chinese activist, was unjustly sentenced to 14 years in prison. Civic gatherings should not be considered a criminal act. The right to assemble and express oneself is a fundamental human right that should be protected and upheld. This… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1645250879652544519 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hrichina/status/1645250879652544519#m

@YaxueCao RT by @StephenMcDonell: Citizen movement leaders #XuZhiyong and #DingJiaxi will be sentenced on April 10 after more than three years in detention and 9 months since the trials ended. Deprived of paper and pen, Xu Zhiyong dictated the following statement. #许志永 #丁家喜 https://nitter.hongkongers.net/YaxueCao/status/1644303858485657600#m

@tengbiao RT by @rachel_cheung1: The verdicts in the case of leading human rights lawyers #XuZhiyong(#许志永) and #Dingjiaxi (#丁家喜) 's "subversion of state power" will be delivered on April 10, 2023 at 09:30, 10:30 am in Linshu County Court, Shandong Province. Both have been detained for more than 3 years. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/tengbiao/status/1643968271815786497#m

@tengbiao RT by @JessiePang0125: The verdicts in the case of leading human rights lawyers #XuZhiyong(#许志永) and #Dingjiaxi (#丁家喜) 's "subversion of state power" will be delivered on April 10, 2023 at 09:30, 10:30 am in Linshu County Court, Shandong Province. Both have been detained for more than 3 years. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/tengbiao/status/1643968271815786497#m