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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13847
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NEWS BRIEFS / China

European Union welcomes release of lawyer and human rights defender Yu Wensheng, detained for three years

13/04/2026 (Agence Europe)In a press release published on Monday 13 April, the European External Action Service (EEAS) welcomed the release of Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng after three years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power”. The human rights defender was arrested in April 2023 with his wife, Xu Yan, on their way to the EU delegation in Beijing. While the EEAS has taken note of this release, it has nevertheless expressed its grave concern regarding the potential...

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