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Activist’s Arrest in London Shows Changing Nature of Chinese Persecution Abroad

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Activist’s Arrest in London Shows Changing Nature of Chinese Persecution Abroad
Activist Drew Pavlou takes part in a protest in support of Hong Kong, outside the Chinese consulate in Brisbane, Australia, on May 30, 2020. Dan Peled/AAP Image
Peter Dahlin
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Australian human rights activist Drew Pavlou was arrested in dramatic fashion recently outside the Chinese embassy in London. A media storm is now brewing.
Peter Dahlin
Peter Dahlin
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Peter Dahlin is the founder of the NGO Safeguard Defenders and the co-founder of the Beijing-based Chinese NGO China Action (2007–2016). He is the author of “Trial By Media,” and contributor to “The People’s Republic of the Disappeared.” He lived in Beijing from 2007, until detained and placed in a secret jail in 2016, subsequently deported and banned. Prior to living in China, he worked for the Swedish government with gender equality issues, and now lives in Madrid, Spain.
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