The Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2010 by Stanley Lubman
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/02/22/stanley-lubman-uncertainty-in-chinas-legal-development-part-i-intimidation-of-activists-and-lawyers/?KEYWORDS=Berkeley
Recent convictions of Chinese human rights activists and efforts by Chinese government agencies to restrict the activities of lawyers on behalf of clients who are considered politically disruptive demonstrate ongoing manipulation of legal institutions to suppress dissent and to buttress the authority of the Chinese Communist Party.