In 2008, encouraged by a sense that China was opening up to more democratic norms, a group of lawyers in Beijing sought to directly elect the Beijing Lawyers Association. In this film, nine participating lawyers tell this story of struggle and persecution.
Full Transcript »Xie Yanyi, a human rights lawyer and 709 crackdown victim who was held in paramilitary detention and tortured in custody, speaks about his experiences.
Full Transcript »Sui Muqing, a human rights lawyer in China, reflects on his experiences in legal rights defense as the Chinese Communist Party undertakes a campaign of suppression of those like him.
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