Zhang Sizhi
Zhang Sizhi | |||||||
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张思之 | |||||||
 Sizhi in 2013 | |||||||
| Born | 12 November 1927 | ||||||
| Died | 24 June 2022 (aged 94) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Legal scholar, lawyer | ||||||
| Known for | Civil rights advocacy | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張思之 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张思之 | ||||||
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Zhang Sizhi (Chinese: 张思之; pinyin: Zhāng Sīzhī; 12 November 1927 – 24 June 2022) was an Chinese human rights lawyer. He was a professor at Central University of Finance and Economics.[1] He was known for defending many of the protesters involved in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.[2]
Zhang died from an illness in Beijing, China on 24 June 2022 at the age of 94.[3][4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "我院兼职教授张思之先生八十华诞暨律师执业五十周年庆祝酒会在京隆重举行". Central University of Finance and Economics (in Chinese). 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ 中国律师界的泰斗和良心张思之先生逝世. rfi.fr (in Chinese). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ↑ 中国“律师界良心”张思之去世. dw.com (in Chinese). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ↑ Chen Meihua (陈美华) (24 June 2022). 中国律师界的泰斗级人物 张思之逝世. rfa.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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