News

Actions

China begins first trial for activist tied to 2015 crackdown

Posted
TIANJIN, China (AP) — A court in northern China is trying the first of four human rights advocates charged with subversion of state power after being arrested last year in a sweeping crackdown.
 
The official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday that a trial had begun for the activist Zhai Yanmin, who was arrested last July as part of a countrywide government campaign against lawyers and activists. Prosecutors announced last month they would try a lawyer and three activists including Zhai. More than a dozen others remain jailed, their legal status uncertain.
 
Xinhua said the trial would be open and attended by five foreign media outlets and other observers. Police cordoned off the Tianjin No 2 Intermediate People's Court on Tuesday, one day after protesters flanked by foreign diplomats demanded more information about the cases.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Sunday

08/31/2025

Sunny

103° / 75°

0%

Monday

09/01/2025

Sunny

106° / 78°

0%

Tuesday

09/02/2025

Mostly Sunny

103° / 74°

5%

Wednesday

09/03/2025

Sunny

101° / 74°

0%

Thursday

09/04/2025

Sunny

102° / 74°

0%

Friday

09/05/2025

Sunny

99° / 72°

0%

Saturday

09/06/2025

Sunny

97° / 70°

0%

Sunday

09/07/2025

Sunny

95° / 69°

0%