Wang Quanzhang (王全璋) is a Chinese human rights lawyer detained in the July 2015 ‘709’ crackdown on lawyers, convicted of subversion of state power in January 2019, and released in April 2020. This archive collects selected media coverage, organizational statements, and profiles documenting his case and its aftermath.
Selected coverage and statements
- January 15, 2018 — China Change: Wang Quanzhang: The 709 Lawyer Not Heard From Since July 2015 (profile by Yaxue Cao).
- April 3, 2020 — Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (NCHRD): Joint Statement Concerning the Personal Freedom of Wang Quanzhang After His Release.
- April 3, 2020 — Human Rights Watch (mirror): Joint Statement Concerning the Personal Freedom of Wang Quanzhang After His Release.
- 2020 — Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (joint statement): China: Wang Quanzhang should be free to join his family.
- April 25, 2020 — Radio Free Asia: Interview: ‘They Are Still Restricting My Freedom,’ Says Lawyer Wang Quanzhang.
- April 2020 — Human Rights in China: Wang Quanzhang: Released from Prison but ‘Still Serving his Sentence’.
- April 2020 — CSW: Human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang released into quarantine, but not free.
- June 5, 2020 — Human Rights Watch: Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Released After 4 Years.
- April 2020 — South China Morning Post: I was jailed for refusing to plead guilty, says Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang.
- April 2024 — NCHRD: Xi Jinping and Collective Punishment of Human Rights Defenders’ Families (documents his son being forced out of school in March 2024).
- July 6, 2025 — Human Rights Watch: China: 10 Years Since ‘709 Crackdown,’ Lawyers Still Under Fire.
- July 7, 2025 — Amnesty International (joint statement): Chinese government impunity for crackdown on lawyers fuels decade of repression.
- July 2025 — Human Rights in China: Twenty Years of China’s Human Rights Lawyers: Walking the Straight Path, Keeping the Flame of Rule of Law Alive.
Related
Person Profile — Wang Quanzhang: https://freechina.live/research-archive/people-organizations/wang-quanzhang/