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China authorities accuses Swedish co-founder of an advocacy group, Peter Dahlin, of setting up an illegal organization that endanger state security. In a televised pretrial confension, Dahlin admit to illegal activities that harmed Chinese government.

China has formally arrested the most prominent rights lawyer, Wang Yu, and five other human rights lawyers, on state subversion charge, after six months of secret detention. The serious charge could attract a life sentence.

On Sunday, China has formally arrested four labor activists who have helped workers fight for their rights. China Labor Bulletin reported that the number of arrests has doubled since 2014.