In China, a 'black decade' for human rights lawyers
- Posted on July 8, 2025
- By Le Monde
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In China, a 'black decade' for human rights lawyers

NEWS ANALYSIS. On July 9, 2015, Chinese authorities launched a sweeping crackdown on lawyers who dared to defend critics of the regime. 10 years later, the legal profession's room for maneuver has never been narrower.