Article 5VMX6 ‘This is not justice’: Chinese activists held for two years await trial

‘This is not justice’: Chinese activists held for two years await trial

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Rhoda Kwan and Vincent Ni
from on (#5VMX6)

Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong expected to be charged with involvement in a covert meeting in late 2019

As millions of Chinese families gather this week to celebrate the arrival of the year of the tiger, Luo Shengchun is awaiting news of the fate of her husband, Ding Jiaxi, a human rights lawyer.

It's the third year that our family hasn't celebrated the Chinese new year. I don't know what celebrating new year means now," said Luo, who now lives in self-imposed exile in New York. It's beyond devastating for my family. My husband has not done anything illegal. Why did they deprive us of a normal life?"

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