ONE of China's most well-known civil rights advocates has been formally arrested on charges of disrupting public order, as Beijing cracks down on grassroots efforts to build a civil society that may challenge its rule.
Zhang Qingfang, a lawyer for Xu Zhiyong, said his partner learned of Xu's arrest from Beijing's prosecuting office on Thursday and that the arrest document should be delivered to Xu's family soon. The Beijing prosecuting office could not immediately provide information on Xu.
Xu is a moderate but outspoken voice in China's beleaguered rights movement, campaigning for issues that include equal rights to education, and for officials to declare their assets.
Xu, a founder of the loosely organised New Citizens group, has called for people to hold monthly dinners to discuss China's constitution and other issues.
During his detention, Xu urged Chinese citizens to unite in pursuing democratic freedoms in a video posted online.
"No matter how utterly defeated or absurd this society is," Xu said in the video, "this country needs brave citizens who can stand up and hold fast to their convictions, who can take their rights, responsibilities and their dreams seriously."
Last month, another figure in the New Citizens movement, Yang Maodong, was detained by police in southern China, also on the suspicion of disrupting public order.
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