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    Rights Activist Xu Zhiyong Arrested In China Amid Crackdown On Dissent

    Friends of Xu tell NPR that the prominent legal and civil rights activist was arrested on Feb. 15 in southern China. Xu had managed to evade authorities tracking him for nearly two months.
    by Emily Feng Feb 17, 2020 2 minutes
    Prominent Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong speaks during a meeting in Beijing in a handout photo from 2013. Xu has been detained in southern China.

    Prominent Chinese legal activist and civil rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong has been detained in southern China, after spending nearly two months on the run as he taunted Chinese authorities and encouraged his followers through a steady stream of political commentary posted on social media and his personal blog.

    Friends of Xu Zhiyong confirmed to NPR that Xu was arrested at around6 p.m. local time on Feb. 15

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