China: State secrets: a pretext for repression: summarized version

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Index Number: ASA 17/037/1996
Date Published: 1 March 1996
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, China

Many people have been detained in China on charges relating to "state secrets" since a law to "protect state secrets" was introduced in 1988. AI is concerned that such legislation is being used to suppress freedom of expression and association.