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China: Rights defenders face increase in detention periods until sentencing (safeguarddefenders.com)
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Cross-post da: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/31485721

A study examining 969 cases of individuals arrested, prosecuted, and tried for "disturbing social order" (DSO) crimes between 2008 and 2022, alongside nearly 200 cases of "endangering state security" (ESS) crimes, reveals a significant increase in the duration from initial detention to the issuing of sentencing.

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DSO crimes are the most common charges against human rights defenders, and include the now infamous picking quarrels and provoking troubles (article 293) and gathering a crowd to disrupt Public Order (article 290).

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ESS crimes, considered the most severe charges against rights defenders, include the well-known subversion of state power, inciting splittism, and colluding with foreign forces charges.

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