许志永

Ding Jiaxi was detained by the Chinese government since April the 18^th, 2013

• Voice of America, VOA news
  • http://www.voanews.com/content/anti-corruption-activists-detained-in-china/1645053.html
  • Quote: “Ding Jiaxi, a prominent human rights lawyer, was detained late Wednesday evening…”

• CNN reports Ding’s arrest
  • http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/22/world/asia/china-activists-detained
  • Quote: “Human rights groups named six supporters of the New Citizens Movement who they said had been rounded up by security forces in several waves starting on April 1. Among them were Ding Jiaxi, a human rights lawyer, and Zhao Changqing, a former student leader from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.  All six activists are being charged with unlawful assembly….”

• New York Times reports Ding’s arrest
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/world/asia/china-expands-crackdown-on-anticorruption-activists.html?_r=0
  • Quote: “The Chinese authorities have detained six anticorruption activists …who have been demanding that senior Communist Party officials publicly disclose their personal wealth,” “The men arrested last week include …Ding Jiaxi, a human rights lawyer…”